[Wetzel]

I've seen a lot of ways to deal with an illness, but not much on prevention.

Tip #1
Wash your hands. Often. Often. Often.
The waterless hand sanitizers work very well. Get a small bottle of Purell and keep it in your pocket.

Tip #2
Don't sneeze into your your hand. Use your elbow. This removes a link in the common transmission chain.

Tip #3
Keep your hands out of your face. Most cold type illnesses are introduced via the nose or mouth.

The easy part of prevention is preventing transmission and exposure. The influenza virus can survive on a hard surface for more than a day. Some things can survive even longer but that illistrates why frequent hand cleaning is important.

Good luck and good health

Wetzel