Online Reporter
BULAWAYO is under attack, not from zombies or goblins, but from a nasty flu bug that’s turning schools into ghost towns, offices into echo chambers, and kombis into mobile coughing rides.
But before you run to your nearest clinic begging for an injection or stuff yourself with random pills from your granny’s stash, listen up — Dr Ruwende X has the real flu survival kit, and it doesn’t include antibiotics!
Here’s how to beat the flu wave without turning your body into a pill testing lab:
1. Become a Ghost (Temporarily)
Yes, disappear! If you catch the flu, isolate yourself. Don’t be that person who shows up at work sneezing over the printer and offering flu with a side of spreadsheets. The more you mingle, the more people you infect.
2. Drink Like a Fish (But Not Umqombothi!)
Water is your best friend right now. With your body sweating, heating up and working overtime to fight the virus, dehydration creeps in fast. Aim for pee that’s clear or light yellow — anything darker and your kidneys might start filing complaints.
3. Netflix and Sleep
Your immune system needs you in bed — not scrolling TikTok for flu cures involving garlic and onion socks. Real rest is a weapon.
4. Paracetamol Is Your MVP
No need for fancy meds — good old Paracetamol every 8 hours will sort out that pounding head, aching joints and fever. Keep it simple.
BONUS FLU FIGHTERS
Swing by the veggie stall and stock up on ginger, oranges, lemons and naartjies. Vitamin C won’t kill the virus, but it gives your immune system a much-needed uppercut.
AND HERE’S THE BIG ONE — NO ANTIBIOTICS!
Don’t even think about that amoxicillin bottle or begging for the “big injection”. Flu is caused by a virus, and antibiotics only work on bacteria. Taking them for the flu is not only useless, but you’re also training your body to resist antibiotics when you might really need them — like during a real bacterial infection.
So be smart. Be safe. Fight flu the right way — not the rumour way!
Stay alive, stay hydrated, stay away!
