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Why are middle-aged Beijingers so helpless under the flu? What can we do to prevent the virus?

Why are middle-aged Beijingers so helpless under the flu? What can we do to prevent the virus?

Beijing middle-aged under the flu" has exploded on WeChat in the past few days, the author used an almost white narrative to record the whole process of his father-in-law's unfortunate death from influenza infection day by day, showing people a three-dimensional tug-of-war scene with the Grim Reaper, with one end of the rope being the family's helplessness and the helplessness of medical science; and the other end being the hideousness of the influenza virus, with the patient in the middle torn to pieces, but ultimately The patient is torn to pieces in the middle, but ultimately fails to escape the clutches of death.

As a staff member on the CDC line, I am well aware that influenzaof infamy,The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 caused a global death toll of 50-100 million (the combined death toll from the wars of World War I and World War II), while the global population at that time was probably less than 2 billion. Despite the relative advances in modern medicine and the development of the flu vaccine, we are still helpless in the face of the ferocious flu virus. We can't help it that the influenza family is "thriving"."(Influenza family has A, B, C, three types, of which type A according to the main glycoprotein HA and NA progress step by step into subtypes, HA has 17 subtypes, NA has 9 subtypes; type B has two subtypes; type C has three subtypes), helpless in the influenza virus "cunning and fickleness" (viral mutation), The powerful ability of influenza viruses to spread ......

We are more helpless in our own ignorance and arrogance than in the power of the flu as an adversary.

The first inactivated influenza vaccine was approved for use in the United States in 1945, and through the unremitting efforts of scientists, the production process of the quadrivalent influenza vaccine, which can prevent the H1N1, H3N2, and the Victoria and yamagata strains of influenza B, has become very mature, and the World Health Organization called for the approval of the production of the quadrivalent influenza vaccine in various countries as early as in 2012, but it is hopeless. However, the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine produced and supplied in mainland China still does not have preventive protection against this year's prevalent influenza B virus of the yamagata lineage.Disaster is a ladder of progress.The good news is that China's Food and Drug Administration has included quadrivalent influenza vaccines in its priority approval process, and quadrivalent influenza vaccines are expected to be available in the fall of 2018;

Another helplessness is people's ignorance about vaccinesVaccination is the most effective measure to prevent infectious diseases, and vaccines are the most powerful weapon for human beings to deal with infectious diseases. However, due to a variety of reasons, there is a general misperception of vaccines, and the influenza vaccination rate of the Chinese mainland population is less than 2% (in the past five years, an average of 25 million influenza vaccines have been listed annually, and the actual vaccination rate was about 20 million vaccines).

A final word on how we should respond when the virus is current:

1. Go to a vaccination unit where you can find flu vaccine around you, especially for pregnant women, children under 5 years old, elderly people over 65 years old, and people with underlying chronic illnesses (since flu vaccine is usually available from September to March every year, many vaccination clinics are now out of the vaccine);

2, pregnant women, children under 5 years of age, the elderly over 65 years of age, people with underlying chronic diseases belong to the influenza severe high-risk groups, this group of people infected with influenza is more likely to develop into severe cases, should pay great attention to, should be in the regular health care institutions in the early standardization of antiviral treatment;

3, daily life, should pay attention to hand hygiene, room ventilation, go out to wear a mask, avoid going to crowded places, reasonable diet, ensure adequate sleep, etc., in addition to the Spring Festival is approaching, travel to understand the local influenza incidence in advance to do a good job of personal protection against related diseases.


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Recently, the circle of friends a "flu under the middle-aged" brush screen caused heated debate, the author recorded his father-in-law from the detection of the flu to the death of the whole process, the mutated virus is like the devil, step by step, step by step immersed in the father-in-law's consciousness and body, step by step ......

Why are middle-aged Beijingers so helpless under the flu?

The flu virus itself is not scary; what's really scary is the range of systemic symptoms it induces.

The author's father developed severe pneumonia combined with ARDS (respiratory distress syndrome) after contracting influenza.

Pneumonia is the most common complication of influenza , further aggravation of the disease 2-4 days after the onset of influenza, or after the recovery period of influenza instead of aggravation of the disease, the appearance of high fever, severe cough, purulent sputum, dyspnea, wet lung rhonchi and signs of pulmonary solid changes. (Severe cases can be fatal). The father-in-law of the author of "Middle Age with Influenza" ended up with severe pneumonia with ARDS (Respiratory Distress Syndrome). When influenza progresses to severe pneumonia, the disease progresses very rapidly and the prognosis is very poor. ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Pulmonary Oxygenation) has increased the cure rate by 50%. The Lancet and JAMA have also repeatedly published articles affirming the therapeutic status of ECMO, which is now the standard treatment for severe pneumonia with severe ARDS. The author finally got his father-in-law admitted to the ICU with ECMO after using his own contacts, but the problem is that the cost of ECMO installation is at least 50,000 RMB, and the cost of one day in the ICU is 20,000 RMB, which is an unimaginable pressure on a middle-aged man with an old man and a young man. If the money is spent and the person can be saved, there is still some hope, but a little bit of medical background knows that severe pneumonia with severe ARDS can be saved hope is extremely slim, and the patient delayed the most critical first 48 hours of influenza medication, and now it is to the wheel of time, no matter how much you drag and can not stop its footsteps to the death of the God of the close.

Money spent and people gone, this is the helplessness of middle-aged Beijingers under the flu.

We have not yet suffered from the flu in the celebration at the same time do not be careless, proactive prevention is the key. Know your enemy and know yourself in order to win a hundred battles, here are some things to know about the flu.

What are the symptoms of the flu?

  • The main manifestations are fever, headache, myalgia and general discomfort, and the body temperature can reach 39-40℃.

  • There may be chills, chills, mostly accompanied by generalized muscle and joint pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, etc.
  • Often have a sore throat, dry cough, may have nasal congestion, runny nose, retrosternal discomfort
  • Flushing of the face and congestion of the conjunctiva of the eyes
  • Partially characterized by vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, common in children infected with influenza B

The Influenza Diagnosis and Treatment Program (2018 Edition) specifies that the following groups of people are susceptible to developing severe cases of influenza once infected:

1. Children aged <5 years (age <2 years is more likely to have serious complications);

2. Elderly people aged ≥ 65 years;

3. With chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, hematologic, neurological, endocrine, and immune system diseases

4. Obese (BMI greater than 30);

5. Women during pregnancy.

(The author's father-in-law belongs to the elderly, coupled with years of smoking respiratory chronic diseases can not run away. At least two of the five high-risk factors mentioned above are accounted for.)

The Influenza Diagnosis and Treatment Program (2018 Edition) gives the following authoritative recommendations for prevention and treatment:

  • Flu vaccination is the most effective means of preventing the flu

The main application is the trivalent vaccine (H1N1, H3N2, BV /BY). It is recommended that influenza risk groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, chronically ill patients and medical staff should be prioritized for influenza vaccination before the annual influenza epidemic (September-November).

  • Enhance physical fitness and immunity; wash hands regularly; keep the environment clean and ventilated

  • Minimize activities in crowded places and avoid contact with patients with respiratory infections
  • Maintain good respiratory hygiene habits and cover your mouth and nose with tissues, towels, etc. when coughing or sneezing
  • Wash your hands after coughing or sneezing and try to avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth
  • Stay home and seek early medical attention for respiratory symptoms (this is key, as the author's father-in-law missed the best time to intervene because he was delayed at home for too long)
  • Early identification and antiviral treatment are critical to improving prognosis. People at high risk of influenza virus infection are susceptible to severe influenza, and early antiviral treatment can reduce influenza symptoms, shorten the duration of influenza illness, and reduce the mortality rate of severe influenza. People at risk of severe influenza and patients with severe diseaseGive antiviral therapy (oseltamivir, trade name Tamiflu) as soon as possible (within 48 hours) without waiting for viral test results


People will reach middle age, there are old people on top and young people underneath, so if you do your best, you will have no regrets.

Dr. Clove is here to answer that question.

The article "Middle-aged Beijingers under the Flu", published by the public number Hopeful Buffett, tells the whole process of the author's father-in-law's death from the infection of the flu. After reading the long article, it is so saddening in many places that sometimes we are so powerless in front of the disease.


Until today, there are still a lot of people who confuse the flu with the common cold, thinking that it's just a cold that can kill you. But in fact, the flu and the common cold are two different things, they are infected with different pathogens, different symptoms, the spread of different strength. Influenza can be fatal.

One, the flu is much more dangerous than the common cold


Though also known as a 'cold', influenza is a dangerous one. When infected with the influenza virus, patients may suffer from sudden onset of high fever, coughing, headache, generalized weakness and muscle aches, which significantly affects their quality of life.

According to 2015 estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), seasonal influenza affects about 5% to 10% of adults and 20% to 30% of children globally each year, resulting in 3 million to 5 million severe cases worldwide.

The flu kills about 250,000 to 500,000 people each year. It is not the flu itself that is scary, but the complications.

Influenza prefers people with weak resistance, including the elderly, infants and young children, and people with other underlying disease illnesses. Moreover, influenza can easily lead to a variety of serious complications, including pneumonia, otitis media, myocarditis, meningitis, and so on.

Among other things, severe influenza is very sinister, often vocalizing pneumonia and severe respiratory distress, among other things. This is the leading cause of death from influenza.

Second, against influenza, prevention is more important than treatment


Elderly people and children have a weaker resistance to the flu and need extra protection - a flu vaccination.

The flu vaccine is an inactivated vaccine, that is, a virus that has been killed and injected into the body in such a way that it does not make a person sick, yet encourages the body to produce antibodies to fight off the virus.

Typically, the number of cells in the blood capable of producing protective antibodies peaks on the 7th day after the flu vaccine is administered, and the vaccine begins to protect the body.

After that, when the body comes into contact with the influenza virus, it reduces the chances of being infected, and even if one is infected, the vaccine reduces the symptoms of the flu and reduces the risk of serious complications in high-risk groups, such as the elderly, children, and people with chronic illnesses. One study found that during the 2010-2012 flu season, influenza vaccination reduced the risk of serious and fatal influenza complications in children by about three-quarters.

Third, do authorities recommend the flu vaccine?


Vaccination is recommended by major medical authorities such as the WHO, CDC, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

The effectiveness of the flu vaccine seems to be somewhat disappointing compared to other vaccines, with most past years being about 40% to 60% effective, so it is possible to still get the flu even if you are vaccinated.

Yet even so, vaccination is still the most effective way to prevent the flu today.

The AAP recommends that all people 6 months of age and older should receive the flu vaccine annually, including children and adults. For children under 6 months of age, since there is currently no flu vaccine for them, people who are in close contact with them should be vaccinated to minimize the risk of transmission. Therefore, mothers should get the flu vaccine, either at any stage of pregnancy or while breastfeeding; also, everyone else in the family who cares for the baby should get the flu vaccine.

IV. Why do I need to be vaccinated every year?


There are two reasons for this:

1. Influenza viruses mutate quickly

Since influenza viruses undergo mutation (mutation into viruses of other structures) more frequently; also, different types of influenza viruses may genetically reassort with each other into another new type of influenza virus when they infect the same cell.

2. The number of vaccine antibodies will decay

The protective effect of the vaccine on the human body depends on the number of antibodies acquired after receiving the flu vaccine or being infected with the flu virus. However, the number of antibodies begins to decrease gradually after 6 to 8 months of vaccination, so the protective effect also decreases gradually, and after a year of vaccination for most types of influenza vaccine, the remaining antibodies in the body are no longer sufficient to fight the virus, and then it is almost necessary to be re-vaccinated.

V. How do I know if this vaccine is up to date?


The vaccines produced each year are rigorously predicted and validated, so they must be up-to-date.

WHO has a well-established system for keeping vaccines up to date. This is how the viral strains for the flu vaccine are 'selected' each year:

WHO monitors the variation of influenza viruses around the world through the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), and based on the results of this surveillance, WHO makes predictive recommendations in February and September of each year for the types of influenza vaccines that are likely to be available in the next influenza season. The WHO Collaborating Center then identifies new viruses, prepares and validates vaccine strains, and distributes them to vaccine manufacturers for mass production.

There are also concerns that the vaccines the CDC gives us are updated every year? Could it be an older type of vaccine that was previously in stock?

There is no need to worry about this, the flu vaccine is only valid for 1 year, the CDC will change the pandemic strain vaccine every year according to the arrangement of the higher level of the CDC system, basically there will be a change every year; unless the CDC is emboldened, it is not possible to give everyone the old type of vaccine that is in the stockpile. If you're really unsure, just pay attention to the shelf life on the vaccine.

VI. I had the flu that year, is it still necessary to get vaccinated?


Yes Required.

Because more than one type of influenza virus spreads each year, the influenza virus vaccine protects against the type of virus predicted by the WHO this year.

Although immunity to the same flu virus develops after having the flu, is the virus of the "flu" you had the same virus that is included in this year's vaccine? Have the antibodies diminished to the point where they are no longer able to provide protection? The answers to these questions are uncertain.

For maximum protection, even if you have had the flu, you should get the flu vaccine in order to prevent being infected by other types of viruses.

China's influenza epidemic time is generally in November to March of the following year, and the vaccine needs at least two weeks after vaccination to play a preventive role, so it is generally recommended to vaccinate between September and November, and later can also play a preventive role.


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Two Meow Junkies "Over 250,000 people die from the flu each year, so why don't people like to get vaccinated?

Metis, "Did you get your flu shot this year?

Editor / Lee Bad

Thanks for the invite, that's a good question, the flu in Beijing has been more aggressive this year than in previous years.

From my perspective as a medical professional, let me give you a few examples of how bad the flu has been in Beijing this year.

First, this winter, we've had a record number of febrile outpatients in our hospitals

Fever is one of the main clinical manifestations of influenza, and patients with fever are prioritized to go to the fever clinic, and the number of patients in our hospital's fever clinic is about three times higher than usual. The picture below is taken from Dr. Lee, our pediatrician.

Secondly, hospitals have opened special influenza wards and monitoring rooms.

The hospital opened a special influenza ward and monitoring room, and every morning during the morning shift of the whole hospital, you will hear the respiratory department report how many cases of severe influenza were admitted yesterday, and occasionally you will hear about a patient who died of severe influenza pneumonia.

Thirdly, doctors and nurses are also frequently hit.

To share the story of our department, several doctors and nurses have been infected with the flu, and at the same time, patients have to be infected, and the operation had to be postponed, but fortunately, none of them had a serious flu, and all of them were cured after taking Tamiflu orally.

Fortunately, the peak of flu season in Beijing has passed, and in the past few days, the morning shift has found the flu wards with empty beds, and there are no more patients with flu in our department.

How to Prevent the Flu

There are several things you need to do to prevent the flu:

1. Vaccination

The peak season for influenza each year is winter, and vaccination is a reliable method of prevention before an outbreak occurs. This is especially true for children and the elderly, people with low resistance.

2. People at high risk can take oral antiviral drugs in advance.

Oral antiviral medications can be taken by healthcare workers who are frequently exposed to the flu or by someone in the family who has contracted the flu, which can also help prevent it.

3. Go to less crowded places, pay attention to open windows and ventilation, go out and wear a mask.

Influenza is a droplet-transmitted disease, and droplet transmission is only possible with close contact with the infectious agent, while 1 meter away from the infectious agent is relatively safe, and more than 2 meters away is absolutely safe. So try to go to less crowded places, keep air circulation inside the home, go out and wear a mask, these are feasible preventive measures.

4. In case of inadvertent infection, seek medical attention as soon as possible.

Early detection and treatment of influenza is effective. Early antiviral treatment prevents serious complications such as pneumonia and myocarditis.

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Damn, almost New Year's Eve, there are two old people at home, eighty years old, brother to come back, but just got the flu one day, and stay until the eighth, our old people are dogs, is the year of the calendar, I feel this is to come back to urge life ah! I don't want him to come back, but I really can't open my mouth to see the old man once a year, but if he comes back, I have to go to the hospital for the New Year ah! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

An article "Beijing middle-aged under the flu" has been widely circulated on the Internet, making many people sigh.A pandemic flu outbreak at the end of 2017 has not dissipated and can be said to persist. Dr. Zhang listed three cases today, through which he gave you some warning. If you are experiencing a similar situation, please seek medical attention.

Case 1: Elderly women

This elderly lady came to see me around December 2017 for a consultation. Like many older women, she had retired from her hometown and came to Beijing to babysit for her son. Her young granddaughter had been diagnosed with "Influenza A" at the Children's Hospital a week earlier, and this woman had been taking care of her granddaughter. Unfortunately, two days ago, she started to develop a fever of up to 39°C, accompanied by generalized pain and fatigue, and a headache. Originally, she thought it was just a common cold, and went to the hospital after a day at home when it was really hard to carry on.

After the consultation, she was tested for influenza virus, which indicated influenza A. It is likely that she was infected by her granddaughter. It is likely that the elderly person was infected by her young granddaughter. Fortunately, she was given oral oseltamivir for 3 days, and her symptoms subsided significantly without serious complications. This woman's case is very common, so if you are in a similar situation, please seek prompt medical attention.

Case 2: Middle-aged female

This woman is 38 years old and came to me in January 2018 for a consultation. She is a corporate white-collar worker and belongs to that 9-5 group. At the time of her visit, she felt a sore throat, along with fever, with a maximum temperature of 38.6°C, accompanied by generalized aches and pains, and she felt pain in every joint herself. After the consultation, the influenza test showed influenza B. She was asked about her history. When asked about her medical history, she said that there were several people in her work environment who had the same flu symptoms as her, but they were not seen for treatment and did not take time off from work. It was clear that the patient was probably infected by her coworkers. I prescribed 5 days of oseltamivir, and the patient's symptoms improved dramatically in the later stages, with no complications.

Case 3: Middle-aged male

This gentleman was seen in November 2017, and he had stayed up late and worked overtime for many days prior to his visit, as well as having visited the respiratory department of a major hospital in the recent past, without a mask at the time of his visit. The day after his return from the hospital, he developed a fever with a maximum temperature of 39.2°C, accompanied by generalized aches and pains with loss of appetite. Influenza test showed no abnormality. However, he was still highly suspected of having influenza in combination with his symptoms, and was given oral oseltamivir, which quickly improved his symptoms, and he had already left the country for the Chinese New Year.

In fact, the above three cases can represent the vast majority of influenza cases, they are infected by family members, friends, coworkers, and some are infected by contact in the hospital. Their common symptom is the rapid onset of the disease, which can be manifested as high fever, generalized body aches, headache, fatigue, sore throat and other symptoms of poisoning, while compared to the common cold it causes symptoms such as runny nose and other symptoms are not obvious. If you have the above symptoms and characteristics, please seek medical treatment in a timely manner. Early treatment is much better than late treatment for influenza.

So how do you avoid catching the flu during the Chinese New Year?

1. Wash your hands regularly. The point here is that washing hands in the right way is very important in the prevention of colds. For example, the seven-step hand-washing method is very good, you can look for the video of the seven-step hand-washing method on the Internet, according to the learning can be.

2, good health habits. Focus on personal hygiene, sneezing, coughing with a handkerchief to cover the mouth and nose, do not share towels, washing utensils, to a crowded place to pay attention to wear a mask, such as attention to wear a mask, pay attention to share meals and so on.

3, cold weather, pay attention to add medical care. Wear more clothes to maintain body temperature is also a good way to effectively maintain immunity, it is best not to wear for the sake of beautiful and beautiful frozen. Those in order to look good do not want to temperature behavior are not worth the loss.

4, regular life, normal work and rest, adequate drinking water and a large number of fruits and vegetables to enhance personal resistance; avoid staying up late, smoking, drinking during the holiday season, to prevent the lowering of personal immune function.

5, the cafeteria tableware timely disinfection, try to avoid and already have a cold patients have shared meals or intimate contact, for example, and cold people kissing is also possible to be infected;

6. Pay attention to open windows and ventilation, keep indoor air fresh, and clean living and working places regularly.

7. Patients who have been clearly diagnosed with influenza should pay attention to isolating themselves from their friends and relatives as much as possible during the holiday season in order to minimize the spread of the disease.

I hope my presentation has been helpful.

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The first thing that happened in our family was that my mother-in-law caught a cold, and then my daughter got sick with a high fever for three days and was diagnosed with viral encephalitis caused by the influenza virus. I'm now 31 weeks pregnant and every day I take my child on the road to the hospital, and of course, I caught a cold, coughing, with a headache, and a muffled voice, but I couldn't take care of myself, and the child is still sick, and my husband is also very unfortunate today, with a heavy cold, and my father-in-law caught a cold, and my whole family is ill, and I'm not sure what I'm doing. Today is already the 27th day of the Lunar New Year, the New Year's goods have not been bought, the sanitation has not been cleaned, this year's Spring Festival spent in the hospital [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears] [tears].

A middle-aged man in Beijing under the flu screened the circle of friends, a middle-aged man in the old man hospitalized for the flu and eventually died of serious illness in the process of flickering, carrying the weight of the process, the pressure of the middle-aged as well as the harsh realities of life is not easy to get a lot of netizens resonate with.

The article is very long and informative, in which the record describes the cruel natural law of birth, old age, sickness and death, the economic burden of the old and young families, stretched medical resources, modern medicine can not be helped by viruses, the employment of health care workers, clinical blood system defects, etc., so that can be said to be humane and all the circumstances of life jumped off the paper, it is saddening.

Influenza is a contagious disease, there are seasonal concentrated outbreaks of the characteristics of the peak incidence of the disease, the sudden increase in the number of patients and the limited medical resources between the contradiction is very prominent, reflected in the article author's father-in-law in the search for hospital beds in a variety of hardships, and ultimately to find people to look for relations between a number of hospitals to find the right hospital to live in the ICU. imagine if the old man at first to find the right hospital, do not have to toss so Imagine if the old man had found a suitable hospital at the beginning, he would not have had to struggle for so long, and perhaps would not have ended up seriously ill.

There are many types of influenza viruses, and infants, young children, the elderly, and people with chronic underlying diseases are at high risk for influenza, with rapid progression of illness, high complication rates, and ultimately high mortality rates. Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that influenza vaccination be given priority to high-risk groups. Unfortunately, as the world's largest country in terms of population, China's current annual influenza vaccination rate is only about 1% to 2%, the United States has the same vaccination rate of 40% to 50%, and the vaccination rate in Hong Kong SAR of China has also reached 20%.

The excessively low vaccination rate reflects the serious lack of public attention to the influenza vaccine. Many parents choose not to take the vaccine for fear of the side-effects brought about by the vaccination of infants and young children, and such a practice is tantamount to choking on food. According to the data of the Department of Health of Hong Kong, the annual seasonal influenza vaccine has an effective rate of 40%, preventing the admission of children to kindergartens at a rate of 60%!

In addition to this, influenza vaccination reduces the rate of hospitalization, complications, and mortality from influenza. For this reason, infants and children over the age of 6 months and seniors over the age of 60 should be vaccinated against the flu annually. If the author's elderly father-in-law had gotten the flu vaccine, odds are he would not have gotten very sick and died from it.

However, according to the article, the author definitely belongs to the middle class and above in the country, with a superior level of education and financial ability, but has never been conscious of vaccinating the elderly in his family against influenza, which can be a glimpse of the lack of attention paid by the whole country to the prevention of contagious diseases through vaccination.

The best thing about influenza viruses is that they are exceptionally mutable, with a small change every year and a large change every decade. A small mutation can cause a seasonal epidemic every year, while a large mutation can cause an even more horrific influenza pandemic. As mentioned in the article, the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, with a death toll of tens of millions, has caused human beings to be wary. In the current seasonal influenza, Tamiflu is still hard to find, if a pandemic breaks out, are we ready for a strategic reserve of effective influenza drugs?

Although the influenza virus is a potential killer in the body, it does not have a strong ability to survive in the external environment. As long as we do a good job in sanitizing our environment and disinfecting our hands, wear a good mask when we go to public places, and do a good job in ventilating our family rooms, influenza can be prevented. Every time the hero came back from the hospital, he took off his whole body clothes to disinfect and take a bath before touching the children, this sense of prevention is very well done. This is precisely why the children at home were not infected.

In front of the virus, we have to strategically defy the tactical importance of regular work and rest to ensure adequate sleep, adhere to the amount of exercise, pay attention to environmental hygiene, get sick to the hospital in a timely manner, influenza is generally preventable, treatable and controllable, you can minimize the harm of influenza on human beings.

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Hello, Influenza is one of the major public health problems facing mankind. After the national influenza A (H1N1) epidemic in 2009, in order to strengthen the clinical control of influenza and to prepare for it accordingly, the Ministry of Health of China issued guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of influenza in 2011. But to this day, influenza can still be found around us. Why is this?

This is because influenza viruses are highly susceptible to recombination and mutation, spread rapidly, and can cause seasonal epidemics every year, with outbreaks occurring in places where people congregate, such as schools, daycare facilities and nursing homes. Influenza is seasonally prevalent in temperate regions during the winter and spring.

Influenza viruses belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family, are enveloped viruses, and are categorized into A, B, and C according to the antigenicity of the nucleoprotein nucleosome protein within the virus. Influenza A viruses have a wide host range and can infect a wide range of animals, including humans, and have repeatedly caused worldwide human influenza pandemics. Influenza B viruses are only found in humans and seals, and are usually of low pathogenicity, occasionally leading to localized outbreaks but not causing worldwide pandemics, and influenza C viruses can be isolated from humans and swine, but they are all in the form of disseminated cases, and do not usually cause epidemics, and the symptoms of the infected virus are relatively mild. .

Pregnant women, infants and young children, the elderly and people with specific chronic illnesses are high-risk groups with a higher risk of serious complications and death from influenza. That's why the elderly person mentioned by the questioner was unfortunately hit by the dart.

If you are diagnosed with flu, then preventive medication can be Oseltamivir. I hope it can help you. Please feel free to leave a comment. If you find the answer helpful, please like it. Thank you!

As a regular person just thinking that a cold can take a person away is really scary.

Today, I spent an hour reading "Beijing Middle-aged under Influenza", which has exploded in the circle of friends today. The article tells the serious period of influenza in Beijing this year, from the father-in-law began to carry a cold, to the whole family did not pay attention to the isolation of the cold, to the end of everyone is well, and the father-in-law because of the infection of unknown viruses bounced around a few hospitals, to countless human relations, stayed in the 20,000 a day ICU wards, and finally intubated with 60,000 of artificial lungs, or did not save his father-in-law's life.

What moved me most was the author's description of his wife's determination to see his father in the ICU, "He's only 60 years old, and he just finished his retirement, so he's not enjoying any of his blessings. If he were 90 years old like his grandparents, I wouldn't put him on these torturous things. A single cold and go, I'm not willing to ah."

Yes, anyone who is not willing, and do not dare to think, a small cold took away a Northeastern men, although no longer young but the body is also hard. After reading this, I feel afraid, I am also the Beijing flu experience, although around a colleague friends have a cold, or full of care did not bring a mask. And then, as a matter of fact, he was hit, relying on their own good health has not been taking medication, carry, but fortunately there has been no fever, in the cough and cold for more than a week after the slow recovery, think about it is really afraid, in case of influenza virus, I'm so sure that delayed the condition of the disease.

A day 20,000 ICU, think of their own exhausted may be a month can not earn a day ICU money, or take the money to suffer, the whole body inserted with tubes without dignity to live, many people have made it clear that in the event that one day so they would rather not treatment.

I do not have the main character of the text is rich, the main character of the text such conditions also because of this to sell the house, really can not afford to be sick. Instantly you are very rich in front of the disease can not help, so we must not have a disease, the world really is priceless health, in order to avoid the future of the hard money are sent to the hospital, from today onwards to strengthen the exercise, a good diet, do not work to empty the body.

Although there is nothing humans can do in the face of the unknown virus of influenza, but we do the following points, we can have some bottom before the disease comes, and the rest will depend on the personnel to listen to God's fate.

  1. Be sure to keep up with your flu vaccination, especially for the elderly and children

  2. Pay attention to exercise, ensure sufficient sleep, reasonable diet

  3. Pay attention to the cold and warmth, not because it looks good to wear less clothes

  4. Pay attention to personal hygiene, wash your hands and bathe regularly

  5. Pay attention to air circulation and go to less crowded places.

What if you get sick? Make sure you don't fight it.

If you have influenza, you should seriously do the "five early": early detection, early diagnosis, early reporting, early isolation and early treatment. In order to reduce the occurrence of complications and reduce the damage of influenza to the body.

1. Go to a regular hospital immediately.

2, early application of anti-influenza virus drugs for treatment, especially within 1-2 days of the onset of the disease, can obtain the best therapeutic effect.

3, indoor window ventilation to maintain fresh indoor air, ventilation 3-4 times a day, pay attention to the appropriate indoor temperature and humidity.

4, the patient should rest in bed, drink more water, pay attention to nutrition, dietary consumption of some easy-to-digest fluids or semi-fluids, such as: rice soup, egg soup, noodles and so on.

5. Close observation and monitoring of complications. Those with high fever can be physically cooled down; steam inhalation can be done for sore throat; nasal congestion can be treated with chloroquat chloride; patients with respiratory distress should be placed in semi-recumbent position to increase the volume of the chest cavity so as to make the breathing fluent. For the elderly, frail and sick, infants and young children, after the occurrence of influenza should be hospitalized as soon as possible for treatment, if secondary bacterial infection, resulting in pneumonia and other serious complications, the prognosis is poor.

Being alive is a miracle in itself, so many accidents, so many viruses every day, cherish the people around you, cherish yourself.

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