How to prevent ourselves from flu
Each year at this time, experts advise to consider what steps to take to reduce the risk of influenza. How to prevent it, but if we have become sick, how to heal properly? Just now is the time to apply what many described as the “most effective weapon against the flu. It comes to vaccines. The optimal period is one month before the expected outbreak. In practice, you can always be vaccinated, but if late, you will receive only half of the possible effects. Of course, there are other ways to prevent or, where appropriate – for treatment.
How flu is different from the rest viruses
In essence, the flu is ARVI – acute respiratory viral illness. It can be caused by more than 200 different viruses, the symptoms are similar: fever, cough, scratch throat, fever … Focuses on the flu because it is the worst disease in this group (more precisely a disease associated with the most likely and complications) and may cause epidemics.
The typical flu begins acute: fever, headache, temperature is increased to 38.5 – 40 degrees. May appear weak, sore muscles and joints, vomiting, dizziness, runny nose. In the early days usually feel pain in the throat and nose is stuffy. After 2-3 days have already been dry cough and runny nose, and throat sores. Introduce the virus into epithelial cells mostly in the upper airways and produces hundreds of similar viruses that come out of the cell, destroying it and implemented in other cells. Fever lasts for about 4 days. Moreover, cells are damaged blood vessels, nerve cells, and this provokes complications.
Who is at risk in greater
The flu can get it all. Even the most hardened man who first meets with a new type of influenza, as a rule, ill. But most vulnerable are the elderly, people with chronic diseases of the kidneys, lungs, cardiovascular system, with disturbances in metabolism (especially diabetes) and immune deficiency. Higher is the chance to got flu and those who regularly take aspirin and imunodepresanti that enhances penetration of the vessels. Statistically there is high risk and the medics, teachers and workers in public institutions and transport, ie for those who communicate with many other potential virus carriers.
How to prevent ourselves
If you are often sick, your body probably has an outbreak of chronic infection, which weakens it. This could be tonsillitis, bronchitis, etc. These diseases must be treated promptly. It is useful to be longer in the air and to eat a full – diets make a person vulnerable to disease. If no contraindications, and after consulting a doctor, take medicine, producing interferon, which enhances the formation of antibodies and antiviral immunity restored. This will help to fight viral infections.
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