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Each of us is well aware of the symptoms of the common cold. But not everyone knows how to deal with it competently.
What is a cold?
There is a tickle in the throat, the nose runs, the head breaks, weakness, the whole body aches, and the mercury thermometer ruthlessly passes the 37-degree mark. Did you know that any cold is a disease caused by respiratory viruses? Not hypothermia, wet feet or a serving of ice cream, but viruses are the cause of the disease. Hypothermia is only a trigger for its development.
In addition to the well-known flu, there are also adeno-, rhin-, respiratory syncytial viruses, parainfluenza viruses and many others. All of them affect the human respiratory tract and are transmitted by airborne droplets. They are collectively called “acute respiratory viral infections”, or ARVI for short.
All these diseases (with the exception, perhaps, of the flu) are taken lightly. There is such a proverb: “If a cold is treated, it will go away in a week, and if not, it will last for seven whole days.”
Such an attitude towards ARVI is unjustified. Complications after respiratory infections can lead to chronic diseases of the respiratory tract (sinusitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, etc.), pneumonia, heart and kidney disorders. A common cold can be as bad as the flu.
How to treat ARVI?
What can not be done
How you don’t want to lock yourself in four walls and lie in bed all day! But what about the unfulfilled plan at work? School?! Important seminar? !! And many, having swallowed antipyretic drugs, rush to plunge headlong into working life. But you shouldn’t do that.
Why? First, in this case, the risk of complications increases many times over. Secondly, in an office, educational institution, public transport and other crowded places, you can become infected with a new respiratory virus. An organism weakened by an infection is an easy prey for it. Finally, you are contagious to those around you.
And what can you
Have you made a sensible decision to stay at home for a couple of days? Congratulations! What do you need to know about treatment now?
For colds, symptomatic remedies are usually used. They help get rid of the unpleasant manifestations of the disease: sore throat, runny nose, cough, etc.
Of course, the high temperature should be brought down, bronchitis should be treated, and in case of rhinitis, the nasal cavity should be treated with special solutions. However, you should not expect that after swallowing one pill at night, you will wake up completely healthy in the morning.
This is the insidiousness of such diseases. When the symptoms disappear, the person thinks that he is already completely cured. But in fact, the culprits of the disease – viruses – remained safe and sound. Such a “recovered” person is in a hurry to return to his old way of life. But, having suffered an illness on your feet, there is a risk of earning dangerous complications.
To avoid this, in addition to symptomatic remedies for respiratory infections, antiviral drugs are used. With ARVI, it is advisable to use drugs that affect all types of respiratory viruses.
Protein plays an important role in protecting against viruses … It is produced when viruses enter the body and blocks their reproduction.
Interferon affects all types of respiratory viruses. For diseases caused by rino-, adeno-, respiratory syncytial viruses and parainfluenza viruses, nasal drops and spray are used created on the basis of recombinant interferon alpha-2b.
showed the effectiveness of the drug in the treatment and prevention of influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections. Grippferon® significantly reduces the duration of the disease, reduces the amount of drugs taken and helps prevent the development of dangerous complications. The drug is approved even for newborns and pregnant women. It can be used as a means of emergency prophylaxis: upon contact with a patient, when visiting crowded places during an epidemic.
If signs of ARVI appear, it is recommended to consult a specialist. It is imperative to consult a doctor at temperatures above 38,5–39 degrees, as well as if you suspect bronchitis, otitis media, sinusitis and other complications. A doctor’s consultation is also necessary for people with chronic diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory system.
It is important to remember that complications may develop after an infection, so listen carefully to the state of your body. If something is alarming, be sure to see a doctor. Be especially careful for two weeks after the illness ends. Do not overwork, temporarily give up sports and take care of yourself. showed the effectiveness of the drug in the treatment and prevention of influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections. Grippferon® significantly reduces the duration of the disease, reduces the amount of drugs taken and helps prevent the development of dangerous complications. The drug is approved even for newborns and pregnant women. It can be used as a means of emergency prophylaxis: upon contact with a patient, when visiting crowded places during an epidemic.
If signs of ARVI appear, it is recommended to consult a specialist. It is imperative to consult a doctor at temperatures above 38,5–39 degrees, as well as if you suspect bronchitis, otitis media, sinusitis and other complications. A doctor’s consultation is also necessary for people with chronic diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory system.
It is important to remember that complications may develop after an infection, so listen carefully to the state of your body. If something is alarming, be sure to see a doctor. Be especially careful for two weeks after the illness ends. Do not overwork, temporarily give up sports and take care of yourself.