How rude.

With cold and flu season underway, one would hope others would be considerate enough to cough and sneeze into the crook of their elbow, slowing down the spread of contagious droplets into the air nearby.

Unfortunately, we can’t control other people’s gross behavior — so if the worst does happen and you’ve gotten a face full of someone else’s infectious fluids, here’s exactly what you should do to slash your changes of getting sick.

Dr. Jessica Kiss, a board-certified family doctor in Torrance, California said on TikTok that you’re not necessarily doomed to suffer an infection — especially if you’re smart about it.

She shared her top tips for what to do right after exposure to a cold, flu or Covid, or some other respiratory illness this fall and winter.

1. Don’t touc

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