"為什麼生病時待在家裡很重要"

隨著較冷的天候和流感季節接近，許多人很快就會發現自己也得到了感冒。雖然人們通常會想吃吃藥、繼續工作，就這樣這撐過去，但有許多有說服力的原因告訴你不要這麼做。

首先，你有社會義務。抱病工作意味你極有可能會讓你的同事也生病。如果所有人都這樣做，辦公室的生產力會降低，而你造成了不健康的環境。如果你工作環境有年長者、免疫系統欠佳的人、或是小朋友，你會害他們處於病得比你更重的直接風險之下。對你來說只是輕微感冒，卻有可能讓他們大病一場。

此外，如果你沒有在剛感冒時就充分休息，你會讓自己面臨感冒拖更久以及併發其他症狀的風險。身體在康復的時候，休息至關重要──操勞過度會造成潛伏的症狀放大，並且對重要器官施加壓力。忽視充分康復時間的人，心臟病發、肝臟受損和腎臟受損的風險平均會增加10%到20%。適當休息也讓免疫系統能夠增加對抗感染的細胞和抗體，如果一感冒就好好休息的話就能夠減短兩到三天感冒的時間。

(Health) Why Staying Home When You Are Sick Is Important

With the colder weather and flu season approaching, many people will soon find themselves with a cold. While it may be tempting to push past it, take your medicine and continue working, there are many compelling reasons not to.

First, there is a social obligation. Going to work sick means you will, most likely, make your coworkers sick. If everyone does this, office production will decrease and you create an unhealthy environment. If you work with the elderly, immuno-compromised, or young children, you put them at direct risk for becoming much sicker than you. What you feel as a minor cold could cause them serious illness.

Additionally, if adequate rest is not taken at the onset of a cold, you put yourself at risk for prolonged sickness and other health complications. When the body is healing it is important to rest V overexerting yourself can cause underlying conditions to be amplified and put stress on vital organs. The risk of heart attack, liver damage, and kidney damage all increase an average of 10-20% in people who ignore adequate recovery time. Proper rest also allows your immune system to boost infection-fighting cells and antibodies, and if taken at the onset of a cold can reduce its duration by 2-3 days.

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