The difference between flu and the common cold

Identification of the flu or common cold, but also to the hospital where the diagnosis, the need to check, check out is the influenza virus is influenza, other viruses is the common cold.

Parents, according to the following expression to estimate the number of symptoms and whether the child is infected with the flu: Symptoms relatively heavy, relatively high fever, there is weakness, fatigue, whole body pain, of course, is relatively older children could talk and express more clearly, the parents are relatively easy to estimate; but young children or can not speak, or expression is not clear, parents in particular, to observe, if we find a child persistent high fever, and the apathetic, parents with children should be immediately to the hospital.

The incidence of influenza in general concentrated in the winter and spring seasons, but also highly contagious, so if find that their child has a fever, cough, headache and other symptoms, but is also surrounded by children or adults, have similar symptoms at the same time, we can suspect that a child is infected with influenza, we should pay more attention. But the ultimate in disease diagnosis, or within 2-3 days to a hospital for a check to determine whether it is caused by influenza virus infection.

Influenza and the common cold clinical identification of

Symptoms
Common Cold
Influenza

Fever
Rare
Typical symptoms, and often high fever (39 ~ 40 ℃), continue to 3 days

Headache
Rare
Significantly

Ache
Minor
Common and serious

Pain, lack, weakness
Minor
The early stage, significant, sustainable 2 to 3 weeks

Stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat
Common
Sometimes accompanied by

Chest discomfort, cough
Mild to moderate
Common

Complications
Rare
Bronchitis, pneumonia can be life-threatening


If the parents found that many children around the fever, kindergartens, schools, there are many children cough, fever and other symptoms, which is that if their children have a fever, you may be suspected to be influenza.

The basic principles of treatment of influenza

(1) isolate patients during outbreaks of public places to enhance ventilation and air disinfection.

(2) early application of anti-influenza virus drug therapy: anti-influenza virus drugs is only an early (onset 1 to 2 days) to use, in order to achieve the best effect.

(3) strengthening support for treatment and prevention of complications: rest, more water, pay attention to nutrition, diet should be easy to digest, especially in children and the elderly patients should be respected; close observation and monitoring of complications, antibiotics only in clear or there is sufficient evidence to suggest that secondary bacterial infection indications side applications.

(4) the rational use of symptomatic therapy with caution: Most of the early application of anti-flu drugs can effectively improve the symptoms, if necessary, can be combined with drugs to ease nasal congestion, cough expectorant drugs. Children hanged aspirin (or aspirin-containing medicines ingredients), and other salicylic acid preparations, because these drugs can easily influenza complications in the liver and nervous system to produce that Reye syndrome, even can be deadly.

Treatment:

Influenza is appropriate to adopt the traditional Chinese medicine, and many more consumers plague detoxification, mainly sweating. Such as: Yinqiaojiedu pills, Sang Ju cold tablets, granules, etc. Isatidis. Solution of the common cold to warm inside the main table, light brown sugar, ginger soup are available, in serious cases can be quick cold capsule, pass Lifei pills, Fang Feng Tong Sheng balls. If complicated with bacterial infection, the choice of antibiotic therapy. Bearing in mind the rest, more drink boiled water.