Influenza
November 26, 2008
Influenza is colloquially known as flu; actually it is a viral infection. The mass occurrence of influenza infection is seen in early of winter when frequent fluctuation of temperature is observed and mostly that time the virus of this disease remains active. There are two types of influenza virus, A-type and B-type but there is certain auto changes are seen on these viruses every year. This change of characters is mentioned as strains of this particular virus.
Symptoms of influenza is very easy to detect, it causes fever mild or high, body ache, sever pain in head, dry couch and sore throat. In some cases dry mouth also seen in the patients. The intensity of the problems remains severe in first 2-3 days but it takes minimum seven days span to get fully cured from the discomfort and ailments of this viral disorder.
This is a contagious type of viral infection and spreads quickly from one affected person to another. It takes 24-48 hours to be physically infected by this problem where the virtual infection may have occurred before 48 hours.
In most of the cases the ailments gets cured on mild problems but in some cases this infection may lead to serious disorders like sinus, bronchitis, in ear infection or in some cases in severe attack of pneumonia.
This disorder can affect any person irrespective of his age. But children, aged persons, pregnant ladies, and patients of chronic ailments whose immunity is system is slightly down are more vulnerable to this disease.
Normally treatment of flu is simple. Doctors provide advice to tale paracitamol tablets to low the fever and in some cases some expectorant to drag the cough out from body. It is possible to take care of influenza at home with the aid of mild medicines in normal and in mild conditions and it is better to take vaccine of flu if there is Children; Aged persons, above 50 age; pregnant woman; A patient suffering from chronic disease; and for the health workers who work with patients with chronic disease. It is better to consult doctor about the vaccine, he can guide better.
Despite of taking this vaccine of flu sometimes infection of flu does sot spare but in that case the symptoms and aliments are of mild type.
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