Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Yu Yanhong
At the end of December 25, the strongest wave of cold waves went south, and the wet and cold hit Guangdong, but on December 29, the temperature began to slowly pick up again. Affected by the fluctuating temperature in Guangdong, many hospitals in Guangzhou have reported that the number of cold and fever patients has increased significantly. Doctors remind that while strictly preventing new crown pneumonia, we must also pay attention to preventing influenza.
"The new crown must be prevented, the flu must also be prevented, and the flu should be specially guarded against in winter and spring." Zhang Wei, director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, said that influenza and the common cold are acute upper respiratory tract infections, and there are some of the same symptoms such as cough, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc., but the flu manifestations are more serious: acute onset, high fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches throughout the body, and some people also have gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., which are significantly different from the common cold.
Mr. Zhang took his 9-month-old daughter to the hospital. The daughter had a fever from the night before, so that the daughter could reduce the fever, she gave the child a nebulization treatment and took antibiotics, but it had no effect. He stayed by the child's side for one night and did not close his eyes, and the next day he took the child to the hospital for treatment, and after a blood test, he found that it was a flu virus infection.
Zhang Wei said that the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections should be under the guidance of doctors according to the physical medicine, some citizens are not willing to go to the hospital for a little symptom, you can in the early stage of the upper respiratory tract symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, appropriate use of some drugs such as Lianhua Qing plague, etc., or can alleviate the symptoms of the disease. However, if the effect is not good after taking the drug, you must seek medical treatment in time. Especially for children, the respiratory tract is immature, easy to catch a cold and fever, once there is a cough, high fever and other situations, we must seek medical treatment in time to further diagnose whether it is a common cold or influenza.
In addition to hospitals, pharmacies have also felt the impact of the cold wave + flu season. A number of pharmacies in the city reported that sales of anti-influenza virus drugs increased during the cold wave. At neptune Star Huanghua Road store, many citizens are buying medicines. Zhao Liufang, manager and practicing pharmacist of the store, said that once the cold wave arrived, the number of people buying cold fever, diarrhea, rhinitis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drugs in pharmacies increased significantly, about 30% more than before the cold wave. In particular, the use of drugs with upper respiratory infections is more common in infants, young children, pregnant women, and people with chronic underlying diseases.
"The medication is exquisite, and it is not advisable to buy medicine indiscriminately." Zhao Liufang said that some citizens will buy antibiotics to eat as soon as they have symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc., in fact, most of the colds are caused by viral infections, and antibiotics are not needed, but some antiviral drugs should be used.
In response to the cold wave of the south, what can be prepared in the home medicine box to meet the unexpected needs? Zhao Liufang suggested that masks, thermometers, and some commonly used cold medicines can be prepared at home, such as Lianhua Qing plague and antiviral drugs. If there are elderly people at home, it is best to have a sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure regularly.
Experts said that now in the high incidence of influenza season, prevention is greater than treatment, in addition to daily attention to keep warm, indoor ventilation, frequent hand washing, less to the place where there are many people, diet should also pay more attention. Zhang Wei said that in daily life, we should drink more water and eat relatively lightly. "In winter, the emphasis on supplementation may be more meat, which is a relatively large burden for the gastrointestinal tract." Therefore, we still emphasize that winter can be appropriately supplemented, but not excessive, and at the same time eat more vegetables and fruits. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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