You'll make new friends, acquire the knowledge that'll set you on the path to your future career and create memories that'll last a lifetime. Of course, your first priority is Fresher's Week. You've probably heard all sorts of rumours about what goes on here, but that's really not for us to confirm or deny. No, instead we'll focus on one aspect of Fresher's Week that you probably didn't want to think about - the dreaded Fresher's Flu.
For those not yet in the know, this is the name given to the illness that tends to strike down most new students at some point during their first year. While for most people, it's little more than a case of the sniffles, if it strikes at the wrong time it can really put a dampener on your new social life.
Unless you're planning on staying in your room forever, these are situations that you'll find it hard to avoid during Fresher's Week.
As such, you're unlikely to dodge Fresher's Flu. However, you can protect yourself and your housemates with good hygiene practices, such as washing your hands regularly to prevent bacteria from spreading, or breathing in steam to clear your airways and guard against respiratory tract infections RTIs.
The good news is that, despite its name, Fresher's Flu is not the same as actual flu. It's more like a cold really, which means it's not going to hang around that long. If you start to notice any of the following, it could be a sign that you're about to be hit with Fresher's Flu:.
In the unlikely event that these symptoms take longer than a week to go away, or they become particularly severe, you should speak to a doctor, as it might be something more serious. If you're struck down by Fresher's Flu, your main goal will be to shake it off as quickly as you can in order to rejoin your new friends.
The Fear of Missing Out FOMO is potentially one of the toughest symptoms to deal with, particularly during the most important week of your social calendar, so here's how to get back on your feet as quickly as possible. While some people might see it as some sort of badge of honour to be ready for the pub again after just a couple of hours sleep, studies have shown that doing this will make your immune system much weaker than it needs to be to fend off illnesses, including Fresher's Flu.
You need at least seven or eight hours of sleep to fully recharge your batteries, and we're talking proper sleep here. Factors such as alcohol can affect the quality of your sleep and mean you wake up feeling just as worn out as you were before you called it a night. Practise good hygiene Germs spread by coughs and sneezes are the primary way in which colds and flu — and Covid - are passed on.
To reduce the risk of spreading illnesses: wash your hands often with warm water and soap use tissues to trap germs when you cough or sneeze bin used tissues as quickly as possible Things like face masks and hand sanitisers also help stop the spread of illnesses. How can I train to become an HGV driver? Your questions answered. National Poetry Day: Poetry on the curriculum. Related content and links About the Education Hub The Education Hub is a site for parents, pupils, education professionals and the media that captures all you need to know about the education system.
Members of the public should call our general enquiries line on The damage caused to the respiratory tract can cause the cilia, small hair-like appendages found on the epithelial cells which move mucus out of the lungs, to stop working.
This contributes to increased infection due to the mucus and the pathogens trapped within it not being pushed up and out the lungs and into the stomach where they are destroyed. These effects on the immune cells not only make it easier for you to become ill but also exacerbate the symptoms, which is what makes you feel so awful! Another major reason for catching freshers' flu is the diet that most of us have during freshers' week, which is not great to say the least.
All the junk food that is usually eaten can really have an impact on the immune system. This happens due to the high amount of calories and fat found in junk food which causes the immune system to mount an inflammatory response. In the paper anticipated stigmatization and the desire to avoid this created a barrier to reporting symptoms — people worried about experiencing stigma in the workplace, in the wider community, and were concerned about social stigma that may be attached to family members of those who had developed severe illness.
Imagine being Patient 0 at your uni or on your course. In addition fear emerged as a recurrent barrier to symptom reporting, including fear of what may happen if a person caught the disease, fear of receiving treatment, fear of being infected in a healthcare setting and so on.
Near me you need to drive half an hour to get a test and nobody knows when you get the results. Some students I know would worry that they were overwhelming a system when others needed a test more. In the evidence review paper, many experienced low concern about symptoms and this acted as a barrier to compliance. For some people, this took the form of a fatalistic approach and others just did not feel sufficiently ill to report symptoms or access healthcare:.
Who wants to wreck Freshers for everyone in their flat just because their head is pounding from last night. I always felt ill in my first year, all year. In the paper economic barriers to accessing healthcare were also experienced, because participants could not afford healthcare, or were worried about a negative impact on their employment or had no paid sick leave. I would worry about losing out on work for sure.
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