Dr.BS Ngo Chi Cuong - Deputy Director of Medlatec General Hospital, Head of Infectious Diseases said: Since the holiday of Tet holiday until now, when people have returned to work, the hospital receives about 30- 40 cases per day with symptoms like influenza such as cough, fever, sore throat and chest tightness.
Through examination, doctors discovered about 30-40% of them with influenza A. For mild cases, simply symptoms, the doctor prescribes medicine and instructs patients to treat at home. However, some cases of severe complications such as severe sinusitis, severe pneumonia needed to be hospitalized to monitor and treat actively.
When suffering from the flu, patients often have symptoms of headache, fever, chills, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue ... Non -specific symptoms can cause people to confuse with colds often.
Usually in the treatment of influenza, patients will stop fever within 24-48 hours. If after this time, there is no fever or symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, pneumonia, it is necessary to go to the hospital immediately for consequences.
The subjects need to be most vigilant when suffering from the flu
According to the doctor, people with weak immune systems need to be alert and may leave complications caused by the flu, including:
Children: Under 5 years old, malnutrition, obesity, bronchial asthma or congenital immunodeficiency;
Older people over 65 years old;
Pregnant women;
Adults suffer from chronic diseases (heart, diabetes);
Immunodeficiency (patients are treating anti -cancer, HIV/AIDS drugs).
Effective measures to prevent the flu easily and proactively
In the face of increased number of influenza flu, the current number of influenza cases did not change toxicity, mainly influenza A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and influenza B, however, people should not proactively prevent it by being able to prevent it by being proactive Applying the following easy measures:
Common prevention measures: wearing a mask when exposed to patients suspected of flu, hand washing the right process ...
Prevention of infection from patients: Isolate patients must wear masks during treatment; Regularly clean and disinfect the disease chamber and clothes and tools of the patient.
Flu vaccine vaccination: Annual flu vaccine should be vaccinated, especially high -risk group; Preventive treatment can be treated with antiviral drugs Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for people in the high -risk group with complications in contact with patients who are diagnosed with influenza. Preventive treatment time is 10 days.
Nutrition and diet: Maintain a healthy lifestyle, balanced nutrition, exercise regularly, get enough sleep and avoid stress can help strengthen the immune system, reduce the risk of influenza.
