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What is forbidden to do with the flu?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The very first thing that is forbidden to do with the flu is to be treated. Are you surprised? It is not necessary - with the flu it is forbidden to be treated independently, but on the recommendation of a doctor - it is possible and necessary. The fact is that self-medication with influenza can create much more problems for your body than if you were not treated at all. For example, to provoke complications in the form of deafness, problems with breathing, disruption of the kidneys and liver. What else can you do with the flu?
What happens when the flu is treated incorrectly?
If it is wrong to use the wrong drugs in the fight against the flu or to get treatment for the flu, complications in the form of poor work of vital systems and organs can certainly develop. Therefore, the doctor must first carefully assess the patient's condition in order to properly treat it. For example, literally from the first days with improper treatment of influenza in humans, a disease such as pneumonia (pneumonia) can develop. Therefore, the doctor may prescribe antiviral or antibacterial drugs (depending on the pathogen).
If the diagnosis of the disease is difficult, the doctor can recommend additional methods of examination. For example, a chest X-ray or an electrocardiogram.
It is unfortunate that with serious symptoms of influenza, few people immediately go to the clinic. Such patients, according to medics, only 10%. And therefore, in not diagnosed and untreated patients, there may be a condition in which urgent hospitalization is needed - due to serious complications. There are about 30% of such people in the country, especially in the influenza season.
In order not to fall into a risk group with subsequent hospitalization, at the first symptoms of influenza it is advisable to consult a doctor right away. If after the onset of the disease passes for up to 6 days and at this time the condition does not improve, it means that you were treated incorrectly. From now on, you have every day counted.
Can I get vaccinated in the middle of the flu?
Many people support the view that in the midst of an epidemic, vaccines do not need to be done. It is not right. If you have not already become ill, a flu shot can help you stay healthy or significantly reduce complications after the flu, in case you still get sick of it.
Although, if you have a virus in your body , and at the same time you have a flu vaccine, it may not have any effect on the body. True, it is worthwhile to know that the virus in a latent form can be hidden in the body in the period from 1 to 5-6 days.
[Are antibiotics for influenza prohibited?
Antibiotics against viruses do not help, so with a viral infection, stabbing or drinking them is useless. And even harmful, because with this self-treatment a person misses other methods that can cope with the flu. In addition, improperly applied medications with a general weakening of the body can cause allergic reactions with skin rashes, respiratory depression, dysbiosis. But to take antibiotics in any form with bacterial infections, on the contrary, it is necessary. But only with the advice of a doctor.
Do I need to disinfect the house if the person is already infected with the flu?
Yes, and not only it is possible, but also it is necessary. Scientists have calculated that a person touches different parts of his face up to three hundred times throughout the day, in particular, the nose and mouth, through which infections are transmitted. And the contents that remain in his hands (droplets with infected microflora) are transmitted through unwashed hands.
Therefore, if you have a patient in the house, you need to periodically disinfect the door handles and wash the floors every day with a disinfectant solution. Also, you should always wash your hands with soap and wash.
What drugs should not be chosen for the flu?
If a child gets sick with the flu, do not treat it with drugs with acetylsalicylic acid in the composition. This applies not only to young children, but also to those who have not turned 16 years old. If you overdo it with acetylsalicylic acid, the child may develop Reye syndrome, which can result in severe vomiting and coma.
On the recommendation of a doctor, it is better to give preference to antiviral agents that significantly alleviate the symptoms of the flu. With their correct application, the disease can stop for three days earlier. However, when choosing these drugs you need to consider what kind of influenza virus you were struck down.
We know that the most popular types of influenza are at least three. It is influenza type A, B and C. Of these, only influenza type C causes malaise or is asymptomatic. But this can not be said about the influenza viruses B and A - they are capable of causing complications and conditions with these types of influenza quite heavy.
Do not buy even the most advertised drugs without the advice of a doctor, because they can cause adverse reactions to a particular component. In addition, you need to be treated in the first two days after you feel unwell. If you started using drugs at the height of the flu, there is a good chance that they will be ineffective.
So, now you know what is forbidden with the flu, and what it is desirable to use immediately. This knowledge will help you to cope with this disease more quickly and effectively.