How to distinguish between influenza and the common cold

Always pay attention to the medical symptomatic treatment of disease. On influenza and the common cold is concerned, though are "cold", the symptoms there are significant differences. Experts pointed out: accidentally caught a cold, be sure to pinpoint the cause, or a cold persistent unhealed will trigger other diseases, endangering not be discounted!

　　InfluenzaThe virus-induced respiratory diseases, occur in the winter, to the regular formation of the main features of its world-wide epidemic. Spread this disease forces strong, and easy to cause lung infections. Patients with respiratory secretions contained within a large number of viruses can be transmitted to others by droplet, the patient first 2 ~ 3 days is most contagious. Clinical manifestations include headache, fever, body temperature can reach 39 ℃ for more than 2 pain, limb pain, fatigue, and sometimes conjunctival hyperemia, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, children often have abdominal pain, abdominal distention, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. digestive symptoms, or even convulsions. The total number of routine blood test may have reduced or normal white blood cells, neutrophils, a significant decrease in the relative increase in lymphocytes.

　　Common ColdGenerally more moderate onset, fever, does not exceed 39 ℃, upper respiratory tract symptoms such as cough, sore throat, chest tightness, and other more obvious, while the systemic poisoning symptoms such as headache, body aches, chills, fever and other lighter, and the spread is also slow. Influenza then begins abruptly, with temperature often Chao Guo 39 ℃, systemic symptoms of poisoning are serious, and symptoms of mild upper respiratory tract, often the formation popular in the short period of time.

After suffering from a cold, first and foremost difference is that bacterial or viral and other pathogenic infections, choose targeted medication. Do not blindly misuse of antibiotics, because antibiotics ineffective against viral infections, such as the illness later in order to prevent secondary bacterial infection, antibiotics may be appropriate to use in general can be, without having to use high-level of antibiotics, so treatment can achieve the purpose, but also to prevent the antibiotic of abuse and wasteful.

Guan Zhong-sheng 3 to 9 grams a day a decoction, divided into 3 sub-clothes, and even for 3 days, or 30 grams of chrysanthemum, Shuijianbi, and even served a week, more than the flu season have some preventive effect