Live healthy

A prolonged flu can lead to dangerous complications

12/05/2023

The flu usually resolves within 7-10 days and should see a doctor if there are severe symptoms such as high fever, no fever, prolonged illness.

The common cold is an upper respiratory infection caused by a virus. According to the American Lung Association, there are more than 200 different viruses that can cause the common cold. However, rhinoviruses are usually the type that causes people to sneeze, sniffle the most, and is highly contagious.

Depending on the resistance of each person, the body will appear different symptoms. Usually, the person will experience mild signs, such as coughing, sneezing, runny nose and headache. However, the disease can also be accompanied by a number of other manifestations, such as aches, chills, high or low fever, and sometimes the person may experience shortness of breath, vomiting and diarrhea.

A prolonged flu is when the condition still shows no signs of remission for 10 days or more. This is also the time when the body decreases resistance, causing severe disease and leading to serious complications, such as sinus and ear infections, pneumonia or even meningitis, heart failure.

According to Healthline, when the flu does not show signs of recovery, the patient or the patient's family members should actively see a doctor or go to medical facilities as soon as the following symptoms are detected: shortness of breath, breathlessness or shortness of breath, high fever can be above 40 degrees Celsius, skin rash, chest pain or a feeling of being compressed in the abdomen or chest, vomiting, dizziness, convulsions or loss of consciousness...

In order for the flu not to interfere with daily activities and work, patients should apply treatment and prevention measures as soon as the first symptoms appear.

Patients should rest and keep their body warm, especially when going out in rainy and windy weather, limit rainwater seeping into people or clothes, fully supplement nutrients with healthy foods, rich in vitamin C and B vitamins to strengthen the immune system and body resistance.

When suffering from the flu, it is necessary to provide adequate water for the body. Drinking water is the simplest way to rehydrate when you have the flu. Good drinks can be mentioned as chicken soup, orange juice, coconut water ... Care should be taken to maintain personal hygiene, from the nasopharynx to the teeth during illness. At the same time, it is recommended to live in a clean and airy living environment, to prevent the spread of the virus and protect the health of yourself and those around you.

Additional oral medications may be used to relieve flu symptoms. For example, with Cam Xuyen Huong pill combined from 6 natural herbs, the manifestations of flu, colds such as coughing, sneezing, runny nose will be quickly reduced and repelled.

See more product information here.