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.
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