Common infectious diseases in winter generally include epidemics, chickenpox, measles, hand, foot and mouth disease, etc. It is recommended that the patient see a doctor for examination in time and proceed according to **.
Common Infectious Diseases in Winter:
1. Epidemic infection: Acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus, the transmission route is mainly direct transmission of air droplets, which is highly contagious. The incubation period is 1-3 days, the main symptoms are fever, headache, runny nose, sore throat, dry cough, muscle and joint aches and discomfort all over the body, fever generally lasts for 3-4 days, and there are also severe pneumonia or gastrointestinal influenza. The source of infection is mainly a sick person, who is contagious from the end of its incubation period and has an infectious period of 1 week. The population is generally susceptible to influenza.
2. Chickenpox: It is an acute infectious disease, it is caused by varicella-zoster virus, mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets or direct contact, the main symptoms include fever, chickenpox, etc., patients should be isolated, and drugs such as acyclovir can be used at the same time.
3. Measles: It is an acute respiratory infectious disease, caused by measles virus, mainly fever, cough and runny nose in clinical practice, mainly symptomatic, and drugs such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen are commonly used.
4. Hand, foot and mouth disease: Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease caused by enterovirus, which mostly occurs in infants and young children under the age of 5, generally without obvious prodromal symptoms, and can have cold-like symptoms, such as fever (usually around 38), cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and headache. Fever can last for 4-5 days. Oral mucosal rash appears relatively early, and flat or convex maculopapular rash or herpes appears in distal parts such as hands and feet, which generally turns from red to dark in about 5 days and then subsides.
Precautions: In autumn and winter, we should pay attention to enhancing physical fitness, keeping warm, strengthening personal protection, and preventing the occurrence of infectious diseases. Patients with infectious diseases should go to the hospital in time and actively ** under the guidance of doctors to avoid delaying their illness.