Fall and winter change
is Flu High season
Many "big hearts" parents do not care about
often equals influenza with common cold
Until the child's condition becomes more serious, it is not realized that
This matter is extraordinary!
What is the difference between influenza and the common cold?
Let’s answer to parents below↓
01 The causes of different
Common cold, commonly known as "cold cold", which is commonly known as acute nasopharyngitis and acute upper respiratory tract infection . It is mainly caused by rhinovirus , coronavirus and other viruses.
Influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza virus infection , which can be divided into four types: A, B, C, and D. Li Zengqing introduced that type A and type B are the common influenza virus in daily life, which is what we often call influenza A and afluenza B.
02 Different infectivity
The infectivity of common cold is relatively weak, and can occur multiple times a year, without obvious seasonality; while influenza generally occurs in winter and spring, and its biggest feature is its strong infectivity and high incidence rate .
03 Different symptoms
Common cold usually has only mild systemic symptoms, mainly nasal symptoms, such as sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, etc., without or only medium or low-grade fever or short-term high fever, most of which do not shivering, the entire course of the disease lasts about 5-7 days.
The symptoms of influenza are often worse. Young children often show sudden onset. Children can show similar symptoms to adults, mainly fever, and are mostly high fever of 39~40℃, accompanied by chills, which lasts for 3-5 days. In addition, also has symptoms of systemic poisoning such as fatigue, headache, and general muscle aches. A few may also be accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. .
04 Complications are different
Generally speaking, common colds rarely have complications, and most of them can be cured after 5-7 days of illness.
. Influenza can easily cause various complications such as pneumonia , myocarditis , meningitis, etc., and even has a risk of death. The development of the respiratory protection barrier in children has not yet been improved, and the symptoms of laryngitis, bronchitis, , bronchitis, , bronchitis, pneumonia and gastrointestinal tract caused by influenza virus are more common than those in adults. related data show that the proportion of children with pneumonia due to seasonal influenza and otitis media reaches 10-27%.
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Today Dongfeng Editorial Department
Editor: Lin Xiaofen, Liu Rui
Editor: Gan Jiahui
Editor: Li Shibiao
Source: Zhongshan Municipal Health Bureau
