What are some common sense about spring flu

There is more wind in spring, so if someone has the flu, it is very easy to spread the infection. Therefore, we must take active preventive measures during the spring. Especially for those who are already in weak health, they should pay more attention to taking additional preventive measures. So what are some common sense tips for spring flu? Let us give you a detailed introduction below.

Everyone knows that flu is the abbreviation of influenza. Don’t think that influenza is just a common cold. In fact, the symptoms of influenza are more serious than those of the common cold. The main symptoms include sudden chills, fever, headache, body aches, nasal congestion, runny nose, dry cough, chest pain, nausea, and loss of appetite. Infants, children, and the elderly may develop pneumonia or heart failure. Patients with toxic influenza experience high fever, delirium, coma, convulsions, and sometimes death.

There is no specific susceptible population for influenza; the general population is susceptible to influenza. But teenagers under 12 are more susceptible to the flu. The other is some frail and sick patients. Such patients are prone to complications after contracting influenza. For example, some people with low immunity, long-term chronic respiratory diseases, or some cancer patients have reduced resistance after radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and are prone to complications such as pneumonia and viral myocarditis, which is very dangerous. Other people who get influenza generally have fewer complications and can recover in 3-5 days after symptomatic treatment.

Treatment of influenza

When patients encounter the initial stage of influenza with mild symptoms, they can drink ginger, brown sugar and scallion boiled water, which can play a certain role in preventing and treating influenza. More serious patients should be sent to hospital for treatment in time. According to the patient's condition, symptomatic treatment such as antipyretic, analgesic and antiviral treatment is given. Patients with high fever should pay attention to fluid replacement to prevent dehydration. For some patients with chronic respiratory diseases, in addition to antiviral treatment, they should also be given preventive antibacterial treatment after contracting influenza. Severe complications will be treated comprehensively according to the circumstances.

How to eat to prevent spring influenza

Supplement high-quality protein

High-quality protein mainly comes from milk, eggs, fish, shrimp, lean meat, soybeans and their products.

Supplement fungal food

The protein content in mushrooms such as enoki mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, winter mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms is high, higher than that in ordinary vegetables and fruits.

Take a multivitamin

You should choose fruits rich in vitamin C, such as bananas, oranges, kiwis, strawberries, red dates, etc.

Zinc supplementation

Among trace elements, zinc is closely related to immune function. Zinc has bactericidal effects. Zinc supplementation can improve immunity for adults and infants, and can also promote intellectual development.

If we can always follow the above attempts, the chances of us getting the flu in the spring will be much smaller. In addition to paying attention to these little common sense, we should also pay more attention to maintaining our bodies in normal times, increase our body's resistance, appropriately increase nutrition and participate in physical exercise, especially the elderly and children.