A Univisión report details that in a communication from the Johnson & Johnson company they refer to the fact that they are experiencing a high demand for drugs used to combat various flu viruses in minors. Amazon also reports the same situation.
The winter season increases the presence of respiratory viruses and parents seek medication to help relieve symptoms.
In some stores in the United States, shortages of some combat treatmentsr flu. The quantities that can be purchased would also be limited in stores.
An expert who shared her point of view at Univisión mentioned that the viruses that may be causing influenza, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus they are not treated with antibiotics.
In the case of fever, it can be treated with medications such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, a cool water bath, as well as offering a lot of hydration.
INCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS DUE TO VIRUSES
Dr. Laura Pugsley, director of inpatient pediatric nursing at Boston Hospital, said the past year has been different now with the advent of the RSV o Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
According to CBS, Dr. Douglas Chiriboga, a California family medicine physician, said the emergency room is full of cases and people are being hospitalized.
About the Covid, at least in the county of The Angels, they have shot up 75% in the last week alone. Chiriboga said the implications of that are clear. These three viruses are transmitted in the same way (droplets that come out of the mouth or nose of the affected person and infect another).
COVID SYMPTOMS
CDC reports the following symptoms:
- Fever or chills
- Tos
- Difficulty breathing (feeling short of breath)
- Fatigue
- Muscle and body aches
- Headache
- Recent loss of smell or taste
- Throat pain
- Congestion or runny nose
- nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
INFLUENZA SYMPTOMS
People with the flu sometimes feel some or all of these symptoms, according to the CDC:
- Fever
- Tos
- Throat pain
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Muscle or body pain
- Headaches
- Fatigue (tiredness)
SYMPTOMS OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS
- Runny nose
- Decreased appetite
- Tos
- sneezing
- Fever
- wheezing