At present, epidemic control has been relaxed, and people across the country are well prepared to prevent new coronavirus . However, winter is also a period of high incidence of respiratory diseases such as influenza and colds. They are both respiratory diseases, and their manifestations are somewhat similar to pneumonia infected by the new coronavirus. Once symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, headache, fever, etc. appear, it is easy to make people suspicious. Therefore, it is urgent to distinguish between new coronavirus pneumonia and common colds and flu. So how to distinguish? Let me tell you from the following 4 aspects.
[Different pathogens]
Common cold: It is a common disease that can occur throughout the year and is mainly caused by common respiratory virus infections, such as rhinovirus , adenovirus , respiratory syncytial virus, etc.
Influenza: Influenza is caused by influenza viruses, including influenza A virus and influenza B virus.
COVID-19: It is an acute infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus and has a clear epidemiological history. The source of infection is patients infected with the new coronavirus and asymptomatic infected persons , and they are also contagious during the incubation period.
[Different onset times]
Common cold: It occurs throughout the year, with no obvious seasonality.
Influenza: Although it is spread throughout the year, its peak seasons are mainly winter and spring, and it has a certain epidemic trajectory.
New coronavirus pneumonia: It can occur throughout the year, but it is mainly concentrated in winter and spring. It is currently a global pandemic.
[Different symptoms]
Common cold: Most people have experienced it. The main symptoms include nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc. Under normal circumstances, it is a low-to-moderate fever, not exceeding 39°C, and can heal on its own in 3-5 days.
Influenza: Usually symptoms of high fever will appear, and in most cases it will recover on its own in about a week. Influenza usually causes systemic symptoms, such as muscle pain, fatigue, headache, etc.
New coronavirus pneumonia: Its incubation period is 1 to 14 days, most of which are 3 to 7 days. The main symptoms are fever, dry cough, fatigue, etc. Some patients have reduced or lost sense of smell and taste as the first symptom, and a few patients are accompanied by symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis , myalgia and diarrhea.
[Different susceptible groups]
Common cold: People of any age can suffer from the common cold, and the severity is very low.
Influenza: Although the entire population is susceptible to influenza, people over 65 years old, children under 5 years old, obese people, pregnant women, and people with chronic underlying diseases are at high risk for influenza.
COVID-19: Symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to influenza. Although infection cases cover all ages, people with low immunity such as the elderly and pregnant women are more likely to suffer from severe disease.
In summary, if you have high fever, or the fever lasts for 2-3 days, you must seek medical treatment in time. If you only have upper respiratory tract symptoms and no fever or systemic symptoms, you have a cold. In this case, you can take oral cold medicine.
But each cold medicine has its own primary treatment. Once used improperly, it will not only aggravate the condition, but may also have a great impact on our health. Therefore, no matter what medicine is used to treat colds, symptomatic treatment is required.
Traditional Chinese medicine divides colds into wind-cold cold and wind-heat cold . Wind-chill cold is a cold caused by body cooling, usually intolerance to cold, cough, nasal congestion, runny nose and body aches. For wind-cold and cold, drugs with the main function of dispersing wind-cold should be used, such as Qidali Jingfang Granules . After use, it can achieve the effects of sweating, relieving superficial , dispelling wind and dehumidification, and can also improve symptoms of colds, headaches, body pain, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough and other symptoms. The "Guidelines for Home Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention for Patients Infected with New Coronavirus" issued by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine mentions that when the symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, aversion to wind and cold, muscle aches, dry and sore throat, fatigue, stuffy nose, runny nose, and cough, Qidali Jingfang Granules can be used to relieve the symptoms.
Wind-heat cold is caused by wind-heat invasion and usually manifests as fever, sore throat, yellow nose, thirst, etc.Therefore, for colds caused by wind-heat, Chinese patent medicines, such as Chaiyin Granules, should be used. Chaiyin Granules have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, soothing the throat and relieving cough. Chaiyin Granules also appeared in the "Expert Consensus on Home Health Management of Traditional Chinese Medicine for People Infected with COVID-19". The consensus mentioned that when symptoms such as obvious sore throat, fever, muscle aches, fatigue, and cough occur after infection with the COVID-19 virus, Chaiyin Granules can be used to relieve symptoms.
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