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Hi @briantoh this is an interesting question. The best way is to sneeze into a tissue, throw that away, and then wash your hands immediately. Some individuals like to gradually fold and re-use their tissues eventually resulting in a complicated origami piece with mucus leaking out onto their hands. That defeats the purpose of sneezing into the tissue to avoid getting infectious mucus onto your hands. Of course those buggers have a tendency to sneak up on people. If you get caught by surprise and empty-handed (with no tissue), the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC - an esteemed authority on infection control) recommends to sneeze or cough into your upper sleeve instead. Here is a reliable resource with some further details: https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/etiquette/coughing_sneezing.html Hope this helps!
Dr. Dinesh G
Hi Jess,

Sorry to hear about your compression fracture! I presume this is a compression fracture of your spine. These fractures usually are healing at 2 months so it would not be usual to be having cold sweats and symptoms at 2 months. It could be because the fracture is not healing well, or complications such as an infection or nerve compression have developed. Would suggest getting it checked by your specialist or a specialist to assess if any of these issues have developed.
Dr. Ken J T
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