According to him, the traditional flu has a set of symptoms that differ from other infections. The onset of the flu is acute, so that the infected person can determine at what time his symptoms began, and his temperature rose, headache, poisoning, and muscle and joint pain.
Respiratory symptoms appear later, and coughing appears after 2-3 days. It is initially mild and then becomes recurrent in the form of attacks because influenza primarily affects the trachea, so during coughing attacks the infected person feels constant pain in the chest. As for the cold and sore throat, they are usually mild. Complications of influenza vary, some early and some late. Early complications include: pneumonia, possible involvement of the central nervous system, and acute toxicity syndrome, which can lead to shock.
According to him, late complications of influenza are more common, and are primarily secondary bacterial complications of the respiratory system: tonsillitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis and secondary bacterial pneumonia. After the flu, it is not unlikely that a person will suffer from unstable body temperature, profuse sweating and fatigue.
Influenza can be effectively treated with antiviral medications, so it is necessary to determine whether a person has influenza or not, with special tests. If treatment is started early, complications will not occur.
He points out that antibiotics can be taken in the case of influenza, but not at the beginning because it may harm the body, but rather after 3-4 days because antibiotics do not affect viruses, but rather bacteria, meaning that they will prevent the proliferation of bacteria and the occurrence of complications, but the doctor must determine the type of antibiotic that should be taken.
Source: Novosti
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2024-09-25 19:05:11
