The mankind improved the immunity to viruses and bacteria for millions of years, however viruses have property to mutate, thereby maintaining incidence by them at rather high level.
Several years ago the mankind for the first time faced the new dangerous enemy – H1N1 virus, or a virus of swine flu. Whether the person can get sick with a virus of swine flu – unfortunately, maybe, and all thanks to the mutation which made the person and many animals vulnerable to it though initially exclusively domestic pigs from where it also prevailed the name were ill it. The question what to do if ached with swine flu is natural and relevant because even without suspecting many about existence of this type of flu self-medicate, and it is unsafe.
How to learn whether you got sick with swine flu?
Symptoms of this disease are similar to it seasonal flu habitual to all. At swine flu the fever, temperature increase up to 39-40 °C, sneezing and congestion of a nose, pain and irritation in a throat is also observed. Very often this virus causes disorder of digestion: diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. In the presence of these symptoms and deterioration in a state sick hospitalize in an infectious hospital and if the diagnosis is confirmed laboratory – isolate to the separate box where carry out treatment.
It is difficult to foresee the course of this disease, it can give serious complications, such as viral bilateral pneumonia, and can lead to a lethal outcome. However in the majority this virus of flu proceeds in an easy or medium-weight form.
Therefore it is important to pay due attention to prevention during a season of peak of incidence of a SARS and flu and to know what probability to ache with swine flu.
Actually, preventive actions for prevention of a disease of flu H1N1 the same, as for other diseases which are transmitted in the airborne way. It is recommended: to increase immunity, to avoid a big congestion of people, to minimize contact with the people looking unhealthy, to lead a healthy lifestyle, to accept vitamins, to carry out damp cleaning in the house and to often air the room.
Than to be treated if ached with swine flu?
This disease is usually treated in the conditions of a hospital. Nevertheless at an easy form the house mode can be shown.
- First of all apply antiviral medicines, namely interferona. But you should not self-medicate. The fact is that the virus actively destroys small doses of medicine therefore they are increased several times, and here when the doctor also has to appoint.
- Symptomatic therapy consists in removal of the main serious conditions – high temperature, a headache, intestinal frustration.
- At accession of a bacterial infection the prescription of antibiotics is justified and vital. Usually appoint antibiotics of the last generation from group of cephalosporins.
- Reception of vitamin and mineral complexes and also the raised vitamin C doses which positively affect ability of an organism to give the adequate immune answer is desirable.
- Reception of a large amount of liquid will also positively affect a condition of the patient with swine flu, will help to lower the general intoxication and will prevent dehydration.
- In case of numerous vomiting expediently use of antiemetic medicines and procedures for rehydration.
- If treatment is done at home, the high bed rest is recommended.
Where to address if ached with swine flu?
If a state satisfactory, then it is possible to be limited to a call of the district doctor, for diagnosis and recommendations about treatment. It is impossible to go to hospital independently at all – so the disease can occur infection of surrounding people. At deterioration in a state it is necessary to ask for emergency medical service urgently. Timeliness of the address to the doctor – guarantee of fast recovery and prevention of serious consequences for health.
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