Flu

Acute respiratory disease caused by different types of influenza viruses. their source - a person, especially in the initial period of illness. The virus is released during talking, coughing and sneezing up to 4-7 days of illness. Infection of healthy people occurs through airborne droplets.
The incubation period lasts 12-48 hours. Typical influenza begins acutely, sometimes with chills or chilling. Body temperature reached a maximum 1 day (38-40 ± C). Clinical manifestations consist of the syndrome obschegotoksikoza (fever, weakness, sweating, muscle aches, severe headache and eyeballs, lacrimation, photophobia) or signs of defeat of respiratory organs (cough, sore throat, soreness behind the sternum, hoarse voice, nasal nose). The examination noted a decrease in blood pressure, cardiac muted tones. Identify diffuse lesion of the upper respiratory tract (rhinitis, pharyngitis, tracheitis, larepgit). Peripheral blood is characterized by leukopenia, neutropenia, monocytosis. ESR in uncomplicated cases is not increased. Frequent complications of influenza are pneumonia, frontal sinusitis, sinusitis, otitis, and others.
Recognition during influenza epidemics is not difficult and is based on clinical and pidemiologicheskih data. In interepidemic time flu is rare, and diagnosis can be made using laboratory methods - detection of pathogens in the mucus of the nose and throat using a fluorescent antibody. For the retrospective diagnosis using serological methods.
Patients neoslozhnepnym flu treated at home, placed in a separate room, or isolated from the surrounding screen. During the hectic period - bed rest and heat (hot water bottles at the feet, copious hot drink). Assign a multivitamin. Widely used pathogenetic and symptomatic medications: antihistamines (pipolfen, suprastin, diphenhydramine), at a cold 2-5% solution of ephedrine, naftizina, galazolin, sanorip 0.25% oxolinic ointment, etc. In order to improve the drainage of airway function - expectorants..
Use vaccination. You can apply for the prevention of influenza A or rimantadine amaptadin on 0,10,2 g / day. Ill allocate a separate bowl, which is disinfected with boiling water. Persons caring for patients, it is recommended to wear a gauze bandage (4 layers of gauze).