{"id":1673,"date":"2015-09-29T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T16:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartchoicecleaning.com\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2015-09-29T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T16:15:02","slug":"flu-season-starts-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartchoicecleaning.com\/flu-season-starts-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu Season Starts Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #2c1c1e;\">\n<div><b><i><br \/>Keep yourself and your family healthy this fall with these tips.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/influenza-flu-northern-virginia-150x150.png\" alt=\"influenza-flu-northern-virginia\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1674 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Flu season has started in our area, and most pharmacies and doctors&#8217; offices have been offering flu vaccines for weeks already. In addition to getting vaccinated, there are several things you can do to prevent getting sick.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth, where it&#8217;s especially easy to transfer germs.<\/li>\n<li>If you can, avoid being near people who are sick.<\/li>\n<li>Get lots of sleep and exercise, relax, drink plenty of fluids and eat healthy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and throw that tissue out &#8211; then wash your hands.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span>If someone in your home has been sick, it&#8217;s very important to get your whole home disinfected. Germs and viruses can live on surfaces and in your carpet fibers for\u00a0<em>weeks<\/em>, putting everyone in your home at risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>If someone in your home gets sick this fall, call Smart Choice Cleaning immediately at (703) 455-1440 for a disinfecting home cleaning. Ask about our specials when you call!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #2c1c1e;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep yourself and your family healthy this fall with these tips. \u00a0 Flu season has started in our area, and most pharmacies and doctors&#8217; offices have been offering flu vaccines for weeks already. In addition to getting vaccinated, there are several things you can do&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Flu Season Starts Now - Smart Choice Cleaning<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flu season in Northern Virginia and the DC has started. 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