How to distinguish swine flu from regular flu?
Posted on November 7, 2009
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Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Dr. Tong Zhaohui Respiratory said in an interview, in fact, a great difference between the three, although the cold and flu are caused by a respiratory viral infection, but they are two different diseases. A correct understanding of “cold”, “flu” and “upper respiratory tract infection” is conducive to proper prevention and treatment.
Influenza
Referred to as influenza, is caused by influenza viruses in acute respiratory infections, morbidity is more prone to cause outbreaks of epidemic or pandemic, pathogens A, B, C and 3 types of influenza virus, mainly through the air droplets. Clinically Taiwan stay high fever, fatigue, aching muscles, eye conjunctivitis and mild respiratory infection symptoms significantly, although self-limiting, but the elderly and associated with chronic respiratory disease, heart disease complicated by pneumonia.
Common Cold
Referred to as influenza, commonly known as “cold,” is acute upper respiratory tract viral infection the most common diseases, although mainly in the early winter, any season, such as spring, summer, may also occur in different seasons of the pathogenicity of influenza viruses are not entirely the same as . The main pathogens are rhinovirus, followed by parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses, Egypt virus, Coxsackie virus, and respiratory syncytial virus, often easy to merge bacterial infection.
Upper respiratory tract infection
Is the most common infectious diseases. About 90% caused by a virus, bacteria, usually secondary to infection after viral infection. Four Seasons of the disease, the incidence of any age may, through droplets containing the virus, droplet, or spread through contaminated equipment. Frequently used in the body resistance is lowered, such as the catch cold, tiredness, rain, etc., already exist or by an outside invasion of viruses and / or bacteria, rapid growth and reproduction, leading to infection.
Influenza A H1N1 influenza
Referred to as a stream, the early symptoms are similar to ordinary flu, including fever, cough, sore throat, body pain, headache and so on, some people will emerge diarrhea or vomiting, muscle soreness, or fatigue, eye redness and other symptoms.
Part of the patient’s condition can be the rapid development of ferocious sudden high fever, a temperature over 38 ℃, and even secondary to severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary hemorrhage, pleural effusion, systemic blood cells decreased, renal failure, sepsis, shock and Reye syndrome, respiratory failure and multiple organ damage, leading to death.
Common cold prevention
It should be noted cold warm, hot and cold on climate change at any time increase or decrease in clothing, to avoid the cold rain and fatigue, patients should be discouraged for its go to public places, so as not to turn infection, controlling the epidemic. Enhance the body resistance to combat viruses is to prevent colds the key. Peacetime should pay more attention to physical exercise, mostly in outdoor activities, to improve cold tolerance, acceptance sunlight.
Influenza prevention
Frequently washing hands, a large number of water, do the old sit inactive, eat with vitamin E and C, food, keeping in mind a rest, and sleep to keep indoor ventilation. Adequate sleep can greatly improve the capacity of human anti-flu.
Upper respiratory tract infection prevention measures
Water rub ears: every night when you wash your face with hot towel rub their ears, ears up and down gently friction Gallery 40. Cold-water wash: wash your face with cold water every morning persist. Hot foot: No sleep at night before the feet with hot water, it is best to soak 5-10 minutes. Eat breakfast, the body produces enough heat to increase the ability to keep out the cold.
Influenza A H1N1 flu preventive measures
(1) to avoid contact with flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.) or pneumonia and other respiratory tract of patients.
(2), observe good personal hygiene, frequent use of hand-washing liquid (soap) and water hand-washing, especially after coughing or sneezing.
(3) to avoid contact with pigs or pig to have a place.
(4) to avoid going to crowded places.
(5), with tissue paper when coughing or sneezing, cover mouth and nose, and then thrown into the trash tissue.
(6) If sick, please stay at home and to reduce contact with others, to avoid infecting others.
(7) try to avoid touching their eyes, nose or mouth, because germs can be spread through these channels.
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