Practically every year in the end of winter – the beginning of spring, during time when immunity of people is lowered, we deal with such disease as a flu. With a flu are ill both children, and adults. The flu is understood as a sharp virus infection which is accompanied by cough, заложенностью a nose and a strong intoxication. The given disease very artful if not to finish the cure of it it is necessary to deal with serious complications. It is possible to carry rhinitises, a bronchitis, an otitis, a sinusitis, cardiovascular diseases to the most widespread complications.
The flu is transferred air-drop by (through cough, at чихании, at conversation particles of a saliva, slime and мокроты with pathogenic microflora which there and then "catches" nearby standing are allocated), and also can be transferred and through use subjects. The flu, as a rule, develops promptly. The incubatory period can last from several o'clock, till 4-5 days. Disease begins suddenly, the temperature grows and reaches to 39-40°С. With the advent of such heat, the person знобит, the general weakness, dizziness is observed, joints are ill. Such symptoms as plentiful потоотделение, a headache, pains in temporal area are observed also, dream infringement, absence of appetite, at times vomiting, is available also a segmentary hypostasis of lungs. How to distinguish a flu from banal cold? Many often confuse a flu to banal cold, and at occurrence in a flu epidemic of temperature and the symptoms similar to a flu, many start to be treated for a flu there and then. Actually to distinguish a flu from cold not too difficult. At a flu as it has been told above, the illness beginning always sharp, and at cold – gradual, slow. At cold the temperature raises slightly, and it, as a rule, small (37-37,5 °С), at a flu the temperature already in the first day reaches disease 39-40°С and keeps throughout 3-4 days. The flu is accompanied by a strong intoxication (plentiful потоотделение, a strong headache, an ache in muscles, a fever), and at cold it is expressed rather poorly. At cold the strong cold is observed заложенность a nose, and at a flu the cold practically never happens strong and appears, as a rule, only for 2-3 day of disease. At a flu and at cold often there is a cough, however at cold it, as a rule, dry, abrupt and is shown from the very beginning. At a flu cough arises for 2-3 days, it, as a rule, chest and painful (fits of coughing are observed). Flu treatment During treatment of the given disease the strict confinement to bed, at least till 7 days is necessary, and also: Plentiful drink (berry juices, infusions on grasses, green tea). It is recommended to drink to 2 – 2,5 litres a day. Febrifuges. Complex of vitamins and microcells or usual ascorbic acid (dragee). Preparations for simplification of breath. Откашливающие preparations, and also sprays for a throat on grasses. Антигистаминные preparations. Rinsing of a throat by infusions from a camomile, calendulas, a sage. Inhalations. Flu preventive maintenance The basic method of preventive maintenance are usual inoculations which should become during the autumn period, 3 months prior to usual time of arrival of disease. To preventive maintenance methods the use in garlic food, application of a gauze bandage, the use of a good complex of vitamins and microcells (for strengthening of immune system) is also.
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