With the onset of cold weather, most people, regardless of age and gender, are at risk of contracting SARS and influenza.
How can you protect yourself from these diseases, and how to properly treat them?
The best way to prevent influenza is to get vaccinated. It will help protect the body from the virus. To date, influenza vaccines differ in the method of administration and its multiplicity, as well as their varieties and dosage. Residents of the middle zone of our country are recommended to be vaccinated against this disease, starting from the end of September and up to November. It makes no sense to get vaccinated before, because the level of antibodies decreases six months after vaccination. And the vaccination made after the start of the epidemic is likely to be ineffective. Influenza vaccinations are also provided for lactating and pregnant women. They not only do not harm the child and the fetus, but also provide them with additional protection, because the antibodies produced by the mother's body are transmitted to the child.
Prevention of influenza and SARS provides for other activities that allowavoid infection. The most effective way is not to contact the sick or use a medical mask. You should try to touch your eyes and nose with your hands as little as possible. Hands should be washed as often as possible. Regularly you need to carry out wet cleaning, ventilate the rooms. You can place finely chopped garlic or onions in saucers indoors, because the substances they release kill viruses.
Characteristic symptoms of the flu are a sudden onset of the disease, cough, chills and fever, aches in the joints and muscles, weakness, severe headache, sore throat, stuffy nose. It is important not to carry this disease on your feet. In any case, it will not be possible to get rid of this misfortune instantly. But it is possible to help the body survive the disease with less losses and in a shorter period of time. The flu is especially contagious in the first few days after the onset of the disease.
The way to treat this disease is to alleviate its symptoms. Taking antibiotics and sulfonamides is useless, because the virus does not react to them.
You can resort to traditional medicine: use honey, lemon, raspberries, fruit drinks, compotes and other drinks rich in vitamin C. Drinking plenty of water is extremely useful for flu and SARS. It is not recommended to take antipyretic drugs at temperatures below 38.5 °. But there are exceptions here, especially for children who have experienced convulsive phenomena. After all, convulsions can provoke a high temperature. To reduce the temperature, it is better to use paracetamol-containingdrugs.
What medications to use in the treatment of influenza and SARS should be decided by the attending physician, because almost all of them have side effects. Homeopathic antiviral drugs, such as Antigrippin, Aflubin, have fewer contraindications. The use of these drugs in the first two days of the disease helps to reduce the duration and manifestation of symptoms of influenza and SARS. Adults for this purpose can take antiviral drugs such as Remantadine or Amantadine. The above drugs are effective in case of infection with influenza A. Antiviral drugs such as Arbidol activate the immune system, thereby increasing the body's resistance to colds. It can be used to prevent or treat symptoms of SARS and influenza for both adults and children over the age of 6 years. To date, antiviral drugs have been developed that are effective against influenza B. Scientists are testing them for safety and effectiveness.
