India, Sept. 8 -- Lately, during the monsoon season, more people are falling sick due to the surge of respiratory illness, thanks to the rainy season's conducive environment for germs to spread.

Johns Hopkins Medicine shared in an Instagram post in December 2024 how one can take precautions against respiratory illnesses. Given the seasonal changes and the rising number of people falling sick, the insights are even more relevant now.

Dr Agwu, an adult and pediatric infectious disease specialist at Jon Hopkins, revealed that the first step in preventing respiratory viruses is masking up. But one should correctly wear it, other it defeats the purpose.

She explained the correct ways to wear a mask. "A mask worn correctly over the nose and ...