At the initial stage of the disease, SARS and influenza can be distinguished from coronavirus only with the help of a test. Nevertheless, if the symptoms have already begun to appear, there are some signs that Covid-19 can be identified.
How to protect yourself from infectious diseases?
Vaccinations. This is the most reliable method of disease prevention. The effectiveness of the vaccine is 70-90%. Despite the fact that the vaccinated person will get sick with the flu, he will get sick with it in a mild form without developing complications. You can get vaccinated at the workplace or in the hospital by contacting a therapist.
Disinfection. Indoors, cover your nose and mouth with a mask or bandage, and regularly wash your hands with soap or an antiseptic. Seasonal flu is easily transmitted indoors, particularly in factories and schools. When an infected person coughs, droplets are released into the air. They can be inhaled by a healthy person and exposed to the virus. Take care of your health and the health of those around you, do not leave the house during illness.
More air! Ventilate the room more often and do wet cleaning. Airing the room will help remove accumulated germs and viruses. Their clusters can become not only surfaces in the house, but also a mobile phone, keyboard and computer mouse. They also need to be wiped clean to prevent viruses from entering the respiratory tract.
Why are seasonal diseases dangerous?
First of all, complications. For example, the flu. If you start treatment on time, you can recover in a week. If you carry the disease on your legs, then you will have to fight complications for 15-30 days.
Than Covid-19 different from seasonal illnesses?
1) with COVID, the sense of smell often decreases or disappears. The sick person does not smell, and also poorly distinguishes between tastes;
2) the fever is poorly “knocked down” by antipyretic drugs;
3) pneumonia develops more often and faster, they are more severe;
5) the sick person can indicate contact with an already sick person, more often in a closed room;
6) there is practically no runny nose;
7) the state of health suffers significantly, whereas with acute respiratory viral infections, efficiency usually does not decrease.
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“Anyone can get the flu, but there are people with a high risk of complications,” says epidemiologist Svetlana Fedko. “These are children under two years old and adults over 65. People of any age with chronic heart, lung, kidney, blood, diabetes or a weakened immune system are prone to complications.”
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