When a person has watery eyes and itchy nose, the question “is it a flu or a cold?”? ” worries him the least, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net It is more important to be cured.

But doctors insist on the need for a correct diagnosis.. The flu and the common cold are fundamentally different diseases.. They can in no way be compared in terms of the degree of destructive effect on various organs and the whole organism as a whole.. But, what is also important, they are treated in completely different ways..

Cold disease " , Head of the Department of the Federal Scientific and Clinical Center of Otolaryngology. - Under the influence of low temperatures, foci of chronic infection are activated, which are in the body of every person. In a normal state, the immune system keeps the pathogenic flora under control, but under the influence of hypothermia, the levers of immunity weaken, and harmful microbes begin to multiply actively..

As a rule, a cold covers gradually - the peak of unpleasant local symptoms (cough, runny nose, sore throat) falls on the 2-3rd day of illness.

“To prevent them, sometimes it is enough to take a hot bath or just soak your feet,” advises Ekaterina Osipenko. “And if a person shows consciousness and takes a couple of days off to lie down at home, with a high degree of probability it can be said that he will soon forget about his problems.”.

Plan " Against the background of complete well-being, a person’s temperature suddenly jumps, a sharp headache, photophobia, and muscle aches appear.. All this suggests that the virus has settled in the body..

" The only effective treatment is taking antiviral drugs.. With the proviso that they are taken in the first 48 hours after the onset of the disease. After this period, the fight begins not with the flu, but with its consequences, which are similar to the symptoms of a cold.

It will not be possible to quickly forget about the flu - doctors believe that a month and a half after the disease, the so-called post-influenza asthenia will make itself felt, which develops after recovery: increased fatigue, mood instability, sleep disturbance, loss of the ability for prolonged mental and physical stress. All this time, it is recommended to observe a sparing regime - enhanced (vitamins and trace elements, not calories) nutrition, walks in the fresh air and a decrease in physical and mental stress.

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