November 1st is "World Flu Day"
This year's theme is
Control and response, tolerance and resilience
"Sudden high fever? Fatigue and fatigue? cough sore throat?"
Be careful! Maybe you are "targeted" by flu !
"A autumn rain and cold"
With the cold air coming
Respiratory infectious diseases mainly based on flu have entered the epidemic season
Today http ml1 The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released
"Health Tips on Influenza Prevention and Control in Autumn and Winter"
Since June this year, the level of influenza activity in southern my country has risen rapidly, entering the high incidence period in summer, reaching the highest level in the same period in the past five years. indicates that there is a risk of significant increase in influenza activity this winter and next spring.
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Knowing influenza
Influenza (referred to as "influenza") is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus infection . It is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets, and can also be transmitted through contact. The incubation period after infection is generally 1-4 days, with an average of 2 days. The clinical manifestations are generally sudden high fever, cough, sore throat, and chills. Some infected people may experience complications such as pneumonia , myocarditis , otitis media , and otitis media , which may progress to severe illness or even death.
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Prevention of influenza
Vaccination
Vaccination with influenza vaccine is the most economical and effective means to protect yourself and your family from influenza infection and reduce severe influenza-related complications and deaths.
Guangdong Disease Control and Prevention: Influenza can be prevented by influenza vaccination. , especially the following key groups, should be vaccinated as soon as possible:
◎ Medical staff , including clinical treatment personnel, public health personnel, health quarantine personnel, etc.;
◎ Large-scale event participants and security personnel;
◎ Vulnerable groups and employees in nursing homes, long-term care institutions, welfare homes and other places of gathering;
◎ Vulnerable groups and employees in nursing homes, long-term care institutions, welfare homes and other places of gathering;
◎ ◎ People in key places, such as teachers and students from childcare institutions, primary and secondary schools, detainees and staff from prison institutions, etc.;
◎ Other high-risk groups such as home-based elderly people aged 60 and above and chronically ill;
◎ Family members and caregivers of children aged 6 months to 5 years old, infants under 6 months of age, and pregnant women.
What should I pay attention to before getting the flu vaccine?
Question: Why does need to be vaccinated with influenza every year?
Answer: Because influenza virus mutates quickly, it changes almost every year, and the antibodies induced by different variant strains have no cross-protective effect or weak cross-protective effect on different strains. WHO (WHO) closely tracks the mutation of influenza viruses and regularly publishes strains for vaccine manufacturing every year. influenza vaccine contains three or four strains. Every year, the influenza virus epidemic strain mutates, and the corresponding influenza vaccine strain formula also changes accordingly. , so you need to receive the latest influenza vaccine every year to achieve the preventive effect.
Q: What should I pay attention to before getting the flu vaccine?
Answer: Before vaccination, you should make the following preparations:
★ Understand the contraindications of influenza vaccine ;
★ Understand your own Physical condition. If you are not sure whether is a person who is prohibited and uses influenza vaccine with caution, you should go to the vaccination clinic to consult the doctor and ask the outpatient doctor to help you determine whether you can get vaccinated;
★ have a good rest to keep your body in a better physiological state;
★ Understand the distribution location of the vaccination clinic and get vaccinated nearby.
In addition, when going to the vaccination clinic, you should comply with the epidemic prevention and control regulations of the vaccination clinic, and cooperate with the completion of epidemic prevention measures such as temperature measurement and scanning code inspection.
Question: What should you pay attention to when is vaccinated?
Answer: ★ Avoid emptying vaccination;
★ Read and sign the influenza vaccination informed consent form before vaccination, truthfully provide the health status of the recipient and whether there are vaccination taboos, etc.;
★ After vaccination, you must stay at the vaccination site for 30 minutes.
Daily protection
In addition to vaccination, these daily protection measures must not be missed!
. Maintain good hygiene habits. Do not take off your mask when coughing or sneezing in public places, wash your hands frequently, and open windows indoors to ventilate.
. Strengthen physical fitness. Actively exercise, balance diet, and maintain good daily routines.
. Reduce exposure risk. avoid patients who are close to influenza-like symptoms . During the flu epidemic period, you should avoid crowded places.
. Reduce the risk of transmission. If flu-like symptoms are found, personal protection should be taken to the nearest fever clinic in time to seek medical treatment, do not go to work or class with illness, and wear masks when contacting family members.
Note:
If citizens who need to get influenza vaccine, they can consult the vaccination site nearest vaccination clinic about the supply of influenza vaccines and the appointment route.
Part source: China Disease Control News, Guangdong Disease Control, 12320 Health Hotline, Enping Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Edited by Tan Yuanyan
