Methods of prevention and treatment of acute respiratory viral infection and influenza. Vaccination, antiviral drugs and folk methods

With the onset of cold weather, most people, regardless of age and sex, are at risk of contracting ARVI and influenza.

How can you protect yourself against these diseases, and how to properly treat them?

The best way to prevent flu is vaccination. It will help protect the body from the virus. To date, influenza vaccines differ in the method of administration and its multiplicity, as well as their varieties and dosage. Residents of the middle lane of our country are recommended to be vaccinated against this disease, starting from the end of September and until November. Earlier, there is no sense to vaccinate, because the level of antibodies in six months after vaccination is reduced. Yes, and the vaccine made after the epidemic begins is likely to be ineffective. Vaccination against the flu is provided for both breastfeeding and pregnant women. They not only do not harm the child and the fetus, but also provide them with additional protection, because the mother's antibodies produced by the mother are transmitted to the child.

Prevention of influenza and SARS provides for other measures to avoid infection. The most effective way is not to contact patients or use a medical mask. You should try to touch the eyes and nose with your hands as little as possible. Wash hands as often as possible. Regularly it is necessary to carry out wet cleaning, to air the rooms. You can place in the room finely chopped garlic or onions in saucers, because the substances they release kill viruses.

Characteristic symptoms of the flu are a sharp onset of the disease, cough, chills and fever, aches in joints and muscles, weakness, severe headache, sore throat, stuffy nose. It is important not to bear this disease on your feet. In any case, you will not be able to get rid of this misfortune instantly. But you can help the body survive the disease with less loss and for a shorter period of time. Especially infectious with the flu in the first few days after the onset of the disease.

The way to treat this disease is to alleviate its symptoms. Reception of antibiotics and sulfonamides is useless, because the virus does not react to them.

You can resort to folk medicine: use honey, lemon, raspberries, fruit drinks, compotes and other drinks, rich in vitamin C. Abundant drink is extremely useful for influenza and ARVI. It is not recommended to take antipyretics at temperatures below 38.5 °. But here there are exceptions, especially it concerns children who have had convulsive phenomena. Cramps can provoke fever. To reduce the temperature, it is better to use paracetamolosoderzhaschie drugs.

What medicines to use in the treatment of influenza and ARVI should be decided by the attending physician, in fact practically all of them have side effects. Homeopathic antiviral drugs, such as "Antigrippin", "Aflubin", have fewer contraindications. The use in the first two days of the disease of these funds helps to reduce the duration and manifestation of symptoms of influenza and ARVI. Adults with this purpose may take such antiviral drugs as "Remantadin" or "Amantadine." Above listed drugs are effective in case of infection with influenza A. Such antiviral drugs as "Arbidol", activate immunity, due to which the body's resistance to catarrhal diseases increases. It can be used to prevent or treat symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection and influenza in adults and children aged 6 years. To date, developed antiviral drugs that are effective in fighting influenza B. Scientists are testing them for safety and effectiveness.