In Reply to: beware of cold/ flu in bali posted by deerik on Monday, 2. April 2007 at 13:23 Bali Time:
There is no point taking antibiotics unless you have a serious infection, they do nothing for either the flu virus or the common cold. The overuse of antibiotics is causing bacteria to become antibiotic resistant, and is a looming world health problem.
Better to take echinacia, olive leaf extract, and good old vit C. Keep your hands clean, and if you are getting a sore throat do 2-3 hourly warm salt water gargles.