The flu is the most dangerous. Every year we are dealing with a more virulent variety of the virus. Therefore, even if the flu has a medium sharp mileage, Don't underestimate her. Untreated, it is often the cause of many complications, threatening not only health, but even life!
If you "pass" the flu, You have a huge "chance" for myocarditis, cerebral tires, and even the brain. Fortunately, flu infections are just a few percent of autumn diseases. The disease leaders at this time of year are mainly colds and infections of the upper respiratory tract. They are not as dangerous as flu, but they can be very tiring.
Flu
■ Jak ją poznasz?
It always starts suddenly and has a very ostiy mileage. Tall – reaching 40 degrees! – The fever increases quickly. An important symptom are bone and musculoskeletal pain and weakness combined with discouragement.
■ Jak powstaje?
This is a viral infection. The disease moves along the droplet, So being in the company of the sick, It is very difficult not to get infected.
■ Jak ją przywitać?
It is often confused with a cold. If home treatment methods used for three days prove ineffective, Be sure to go to the doctor.
■ Powikłania
The most common is pneumonia and bronchitis. Otitis media are also common, which untreated can lead to partial hearing loss – Especially in children! Rarer, but dangerous, to m.in. meningitis and brain, myocarditis, Muscatitis with accompanying kidney failure. In chronically illness, it is possible to exacerbate the disease, which they suffer from, np. severity of epileptic seizures. With severe flu, even acute psychosis occurs, with visual and auditory hallucinations.
Angina
■ Jak ją poznasz?
It develops quite quickly. It starts suddenly with a high fever, even reaching 40 st. C. There is always a feeling of dryness and scratching in the throat – often strong enough, that causing cough. Angina causes redness of the throat mucosa, Almonds are also enlarged and bloodshot. A lot of pain is caused by swollen lymph nodes. Are they enlarged, You will find out, sliding his fingers to Bokaelrsya and under the chin.
■ Jak powstaje?
Angine, that is, tonsillitis, in almost 70 proc. they cause viruses. Other cases are caused by bacteria. The disease caused by viruses is definitely more infectious.
■ Jak ją przywitać?
Necessarily visiting a doctor, because it may turn out, that an antibiotic will be needed. Angina must be leaned, until even the smallest symptoms of the disease disappear. This is especially true of children, in which angina often recur.