How to protect yourself from influenza and other acute respiratory

With the onset of the cold season,there are favorable conditions for the spread of pathogens of acute respiratory viral infections, leading to an increase in the incidence of these infections, as well as a threat of a flu epidemic. The group of acute respiratory viral infections owns a large number of viral diseases that occurs with lesions of the upper respiratory tract. The most common SARS: influenza, para-influenza respiratory sentytsialna, and rynovirusna adenoviral infection.

The source of infection is the sick man of these infections: SARS patient identifies pathogens in the environment with droplets of saliva and mucus in cough, sniff, conversation. The patient, being at work or classes, one day can infect nearly one hundred of their colleagues. Infection of healthy humans is by inhalation of particulate mucus and saliva selected patients.


" Typical clinical signs of SARS: fever, weakness, malaise, headache, scratchy or sore throat, dry cough, runny nose, difficulty breathing through the nose. The disease usually begins acutely with chills, hot flashes, severe headache, pain in the eyes. Disturbing ache in the back, buttocks, joints, muscle pain, disturbed sleep. Already in the early hours of the disease the body temperature reaches 39-40 ° C. Difficult breathing through the nose, the face becomes puffy, his eyes shine. Whole face of the patient with influenza like face tearful child. On the second day of the disease there is a dry cough, trouble begins chest pain , "- says Yuri Randyuk , assistant professor of infectious diseases and epidemiology Bukovina State Medical University .


For the prevention of influenza and other acute respiratory specialist advises follow these tips. Regulate the regime of work and rest, avoid excessive physical and psychological stress, isolated enough time for sleep. Make outdoor exercise, using the parks, gardens or area adjacent green space. Based on the street, Dress according to the weather, avoid hypothermia, drafts, getting wet feet. Limit attendance of crowded (cinemas, discos, etc.). Should also limit the use of public transport if the distance is small better go. If necessary, use a gauze bandage on classes, indoor shopping facilities, public transport, etc..


It is advisable to regularly wet cleaning and airing the apartment. Another important aspect in the prevention of acute respiratory infections are regulated regime and diet: Eat at least 3 times a day with a mandatory first course at dinner time every day eat fruits (apples, pears, oranges, tangerines), and also salads with raw cabbage, carrots, beets, dressed greens, garlic, onions, prefer drinks with berries, such as teas and decoctions of dried, frozen or mashed with sugar viburnum, blackberry, currants, strawberries. However, the most effective way to prevent the flu is vaccination, which is held for 2-3 weeks before the epidemic.