A 35-year-old young father had a cold and his heart almost stopped for 6 days. In critical moments, the doctor installed the most advanced external membrane oxygenator on him, which was equivalent to an artificial heart to save his life.
Xiao Liu, 35, is strong before the onset of the disease. He didn't take a cold not long ago and was sluggish for a week due to repeated coughing and fever. It was not until I suddenly became confused that I realized that my body could not bear it anymore. But at this time his condition had changed from a cold to a fulminant myocarditis , and his condition was very acute and very dangerous. Fortunately, after 6 days, my heart slowly recovered and beat.
For colds and flu, let’s listen to what respiratory experts say:
Q: The weather is really getting cold now, and more and more people are catching colds. Why do people start to catch colds when the weather is cold?
A: Many people think that the virus will invade after the body catches a cold, but it is not because of this. But because the virus is more active after the weather gets cold, even if you wear a lot of clothes but do not provide enough protection and do not increase your resistance, the virus can still easily invade the body and cause a cold.
Q: In addition to catching a cold, there is another thing that everyone is more worried about, which is the flu. What is the difference between flu and general colds?
A: The main difference between influenza and cold is that the pathogens caused are different.
Q: Viruses are different.
A: Generally, there are many types of viruses that cause colds, including rhinovirus , respiratory tract fusion virus, etc., which can’t be discussed. Then the flu is different. Influenza Although there are two words in the word "cold", the severity of influenza will be much greater than that of ordinary colds. There are three main types of influenza virus , type A, type B, and type C. Types A and B are particularly prone to pandemics. Different virus types, the symptoms are more serious than colds, and they will have high fevers. The fever will be 39 or 40 degrees. In addition to the sore throat of , , it will also cause obvious pain in the whole body, or fatigue or fatigue. On the contrary, the general symptoms of colds I just mentioned, such as coughing and runny nose, are not that serious. This is the difference between influenza and cold.
Q: Influenza may also cause more severe cases. What exactly is severe influenza?
A: Severe influenza is a complication of influenza. There may be two sources of complications of influenza. One is caused by the influenza virus itself, and the other is the condition caused by bacterial invasion after the virus destroys the respiratory tract and resistance. Common severe cases include pneumonia, encephalitis, and even some myocarditis, etc. These are all manifestations of severe influenza. At the beginning, it was just a common symptom of influenza. If children have poor appetite after flu symptoms, are sick, or if adults, middle-aged and elderly people have more coughs, yellow phlegm, or high fever continues to subside, they should be careful whether the symptoms of the original flu virus are caused by severe illness. They should be particularly careful. It is recommended to go to the hospital for further examination and treatment. (Influenza is raging, in addition to having a fever, you should also pay attention to these dangerous signs!)
Q: If you feel that the condition is getting serious, don’t hesitate and go back to the hospital as soon as possible. Who should be particularly careful that people will be prone to severe flu?
A: Influenza severe disease just mentioned, the virus's resistance to our own body has been destroyed, causing subsequent impact. So the simplest thing is to say that if we have poor resistance, such as children under 5 years old, or middle-aged and elderly people over 65 years old, we have three highs, hypertension , diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other chronic diseases, heart disease patients, kidney disease patients, and another very important thing is patients with lung diseases, including some obstructive pulmonary disease or frequent smoking, these are high-risk groups that are more likely to cause severe influenza. Therefore, we must especially have good resistance and protection in order to avoid the impact of influenza on our bodies during autumn and winter.
Q: So no matter if you belong to such a group of people or if you have such a high-risk group at home, you must be very careful.
A: The most important thing to target such high-risk groups is to get influenza vaccine.
Q: What should you pay attention to after getting the flu vaccine?
A: Drink more water, pay attention to keeping warm, exercise moderately and have sufficient rest, and have balanced nutrition.
Every autumn and winter are the peak period of influenza. I believe everyone still remembers the major flu outbreak last year, so do prevention work in advance, distinguish between colds and flu, and do not underestimate it. Health is the most important thing!
