Core Tip: Watch out for respiratory infections in different seasons! The doctor pointed out that the Qingming holiday is the peak of influenza virus. In addition to self-health management, people should drink more water and wash their hands frequently on weekdays to avoid group infection. Professional pharmacists also suggest that oral disinfection and sterilization is a sharp weapon for prevention because there is no holiday on honeymoon due to virus infection. In addition to wearing masks, people can also prepare disinfectant oral spray when they go in and out of public places to achieve double protection.
Lu Yixing, an otolaryngologist at Taipei MacKay Hospital, pointed out that respiratory tract infections include upper respiratory tract infections and lower respiratory tract infections. Upper respiratory tract infection, the early symptoms are itchy or burning throat, sneezing and stuffy nose. Basically, most of them are related to virus infection, and the infection is prone to seasonal alternation, which must not be underestimated.
Qingming even fake? Beware of cluster infection
It is worth noting that since the end of this year's Lunar New Year and the 228 consecutive holidays, the number of patients with respiratory infections has also increased by 20% to 30%, mainly due to the increase in gathering time with relatives and friends during the consecutive holidays, abnormal work and rest, and poor resistance. Once someone catches a cold, it is easy to cause group infection.
Especially, everyone's resistance is different. For example, patients with renal dialysis and diabetes have poor resistance, and a simple cold may aggravate and even lead to complications such as pneumonia, especially upper respiratory tract infection. Common symptoms include: fever, general fatigue and joint pain; Gastrointestinal viruses, such as norovirus and rotavirus, are often accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting, so prevention is better than treatment, and health management on weekdays is more important.
Respiratory infection? Sterilization is the most important thing
Pharmacists in Wang Jianxiang also found that on the last day of the holiday, the number of people who bought cold medicine increased significantly, mainly sore throat and cough, and they were not treated. They thought they would go to work the next day, so they bought medicine immediately. Some people even lost their voices and could only ask the patients to go to the hospital immediately.
As for the treatment of respiratory tract infection, drugs are often used to relieve symptoms. In addition to taking drugs, such as sore throat, you can also use sterilized oral sprays similar to the iodine glycerin used in otolaryngology hospitals or clinics, such as PVP-I (povidone iodine), which is very helpful to relieve sore throat and inhibit respiratory infections.
Increase resistance? Reduce oral bacteria
In fact, the current bactericidal oral spray is an indication drug, which mainly reduces oral germs through sterilization and astringency to relieve dryness, itching, pain and other discomfort. People can buy it in pharmacies, but it is still recommended to consult a pharmacist or doctor before buying. In addition, in the face of the threat of virus, people must try their best to keep their throats comfortable, eat more and enhance their resistance, which can not only speed up their recovery, but also avoid infecting others.
In the face of the epidemic of influenza virus in spring and summer, it is suggested that once you feel hot and itchy in your throat, you must rest more, drink more water, accelerate your metabolism, wear a mask at the same time, avoid infecting others, and pay attention to the development of the disease course, so as to stay away from the risk of cluster infection, go out happily and go home healthily.
Tips for pharmacists' health care: Qingming holiday is coming, and relatives and friends in the north and south get together, which is easy to infect each other. Once there is discomfort such as dry throat and itching, be sure to drink plenty of water, rest more and wear a mask. It is suggested that people can prepare "bactericidal oral spray" at home. If their throats are uncomfortable in crowded public places, they can be used immediately to achieve sterilization and shorten the course of disease.