Do not underestimate Influenza Virus Attacks

You'll never feel any inconvenience because of the flu, it will inhibit your activities. So we try to provide information on this virus so you can anticipate.

Influenza is a contagious disease participated, attacked the respiratory tract, and often a plague acquired from inhaling the influenza virus.

Cause
Influenza virus type A, B, and C

Risk Factors
Anyone can, especially if it occurs in a community (offices, dormitories, schools). This could occur because of the spread of the virus through the fluid that comes out when people sneeze, talk, etc.. Moreover, if we are with the patient in an air-conditioned room (closed) and do not get sunlight.



However, there is a group of people called high risk, to those who suffer:
* Chronic lung disease, such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronkiektasi, tuberculosis, or cystic fibrosis
* Heart disease
* Chronic kidney disease
* Diabetes or other chronic metabolic disorders
* Severe anemia
* Has the disease or are undergoing therapy to suppress the immune
* More than 50 years old

Pathophysiology
Flu viruses attack the cells of the airway surface. Become swollen and inflamed tissue. But despite the damaged tissue will heal in a few weeks.

Symptoms and Signs
Although influenza is often called a respiratory disease, but this disease can give effect to the entire body. The patient suddenly became a fever, fatigue, lethargy, loss of appetite, and headaches, back of hands and feet. Also suffering from a sore throat and dry cough, nausea and burning eyes. Heat can increase up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit, but will decline after 2 to 3 days.

Own breathing tract symptoms can include runny nose and cough.

Complication
For children and adults, influenza is a disease that can heal itself within a week. But for people who are not healthy or decrease its durability, influenza can be fatal.

The signs mentioned above can be very severe, and may be complications such as pneumonia, sinusitis, and inflammation in the ear. Most complications are bacterial infection because the immune system is lowered to fight germs that enter.

Prevention
Influenza can be prevented by taking care of your body to stay fit and stay away from people with flu. Besides, we can use the flu vaccine. Own flu vaccine must be used each year in relation to the frequency of influenza virus replication.

Management
For complicated influenza who have not, please rest with enough at home so as not to become worse. It may take about 2 days after the fever passed.

Can using cold medicine purchased freely. If the flu has been complicated by bacterial infection, doctors will prescribe antibiotics.