Mr. Liang's 9-month-old daughter had a fever from the night before, and in order to reduce the fever, she gave the child a nebulization treatment and took antibiotics, but it had no effect. The next day, he took the child to the hospital for treatment, and after a blood test, it was found that it was a flu virus infection.
Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of colds and fevers in hospitals
Affected by the fluctuating temperature, many hospitals have reported that the number of cold and fever patients has increased significantly recently. "The new crown must be prevented, the flu must also be prevented, and colds and flu should be especially 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.
Zhang Wei, director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Zhang Wei said that the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections should be under the guidance of doctors according to the physical medication, some citizens are not willing to go to the hospital for a little symptom, you can in the early stage of the upper respiratory symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, appropriate use of some drugs such as Lianhua Qing plague capsules, 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 are also feeling the effects of weather changes. A number of pharmacies in Guangzhou have reported that in recent times, the sales of anti-cold and anti-influenza virus drugs have increased. At the Neptune Star Pharmacy on Huanghua Road in Guangzhou, many citizens are buying medicines. Zhao Liufang, manager and practicing pharmacist of the store, said that whenever the weather changes, the number of people who buy cold fever, diarrhea, rhinitis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drugs in pharmacies will increase significantly, especially the drugs for upper respiratory infections, and the users are infants, 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.
People who have cold symptoms usually go to pharmacies to buy medicines
For the changing weather, what can the home medicine box prepare to meet the unexpected needs? Zhao Liufang suggested that masks, thermometers, and some commonly used cold medicines and antiviral drugs can be prepared at home. 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. ”
[Reporter] Ou Xujiang
【Author】 Ou Xujiang
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