With the arrival of December, the weather has gradually cooled down, and respiratory infections have also entered a high incidence period, and many people have reported that they or their children have respiratory infection symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat, ......During this season, people need to pay special attention to the knowledge of flu prevention to protect themselves and their families' health.
Influenza virus is the pathogen that causes human epidemics, and there are three types of influenza viruses that infect humans: A, B, and C. Among them, influenza A virus can cause global outbreaks, influenza B viruses can cause local outbreaks, and influenza C can be sporadic and epidemic in the population. Influenza is typically characterized by annual seasonal epidemics, with influenza being active in the winter and spring of each year in our northern region.
So what's the difference between the flu and the common cold?Influenza is highly contagious and seasonal, while the common cold is less contagious and has no obvious seasonality.
The common cold is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by a variety of pathogens such as rhinovirus, adenovirus, and parainfluenza virus, and its clinical manifestations are mainly sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, etc., with no fever or moderate or mild fever, mostly self-limited, and mostly sporadic.
The epidemic is caused by the influenza virus, mainly with fever, headache, myalgia and general malaise, the body temperature can reach 39 40, there may be chills, chills, often accompanied by systemic symptoms such as muscle and joint pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, often sore throat, dry cough, nasal congestion, runny nose, retrosternal discomfort, facial flushing, conjunctival hyperemia, etc. Pneumonia is the most common complication, and other complications include nervous system damage, heart damage, myositis and rhabdomyolysis, and shock.
How to effectively prevent the flu?
1. Influenza vaccination is an effective means to prevent influenza. The flu vaccine is updated annually to deal with emerging strains of the virus. Annual influenza vaccination is an effective way to prevent influenza and significantly reduce the risk of influenza and serious complications.
2. Avoiding contact with viruses is also an important measure to prevent influenza. Try to avoid crowded places such as public baths, playgrounds, etc. In public places, masks should be worn, social distancing should be maintained, and contact with people who are sick should be avoided.
3. Maintaining good hygiene Xi is the basis for preventing influenza. Frequent hand washing is an important measure to prevent the spread of the virus, especially after handling food and touching objects in public places. In addition, maintaining indoor air circulation and regularly cleaning and disinfecting household items and surfaces in public places can also effectively reduce the spread of the virus.
4. Drug prophylaxis. Some traditional Chinese medicine can be taken for prevention, such as oral administration of Chinese medicine or proprietary Chinese medicine such as banlan root and wild chrysanthemum.
According to the study, in the early stage of influenza, the root of the influenza not only helps to inhibit the replication and release of the influenza virus, but also can effectively inhibit the inflammatory response, alleviate the symptoms of physical discomfort, according to the multi-target, multi-channel antiviral mechanism of the root, the active ingredient group of the root of the root is clarified, and the active ingredients of the root polysaccharides, lignans and indoles have the dual effect of antiviral and anti-inflammatory. Traditional Chinese medicine theories and modern pharmacology suggest that the root of Banlan has a strong effect of "clearing internal heat". Therefore, in the early stage of influenza, Baiyun Mountain Banlangen granules can be used for intervention.