10:00 PM
Thursday 10 September 2020
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I wrote _ Shaima Morsi
Confusion between a cold and the Corona virus is a common thing in the meantime, but the most dangerous group are the elderly, who must know how to protect themselves from catching colds and influenza, so that they are not vulnerable to catching the Corona epidemic, or to live times of anxiety about their infection. .
In his statement to “Masrawy”, Dr. Amjad Al-Haddad, Head of the Department of Allergy and Immunology, provides advice to the elderly to prevent colds and influenza infection:
1- It is necessary to take care to take the influenza vaccination, and it is provided during the month of September, and it is used and consumed by everyone, especially for the elderly, people with chronic diseases and children.
2- Increase your intake of fluids and foods containing vitamin C in abundance. Such as oranges, tangerines, guava, and kiwi, to prevent colds and improve the performance of the immune system.
3- Not to be exposed to sudden air currents, since the coming autumn period is characterized as a period of weather fluctuations in which the air current ranges between cold and hot.
4- It is preferable to avoid using fans and air conditioning frequently for the coming period, given that the weather witnesses more weather fluctuations.
5- Wearing cotton clothes that help absorb sweat, thus maintaining a balanced body temperature.
6- People with chronic diseases must monitor their blood sugar, blood pressure, and disease levels to maintain blood pressure and sugar levels within their normal range, because any increase in the level of sugar is associated with weak immunity, and thus makes them more vulnerable to colds and influenza.
How to differentiate between elderly people having a cold, influenza and Corona virus:
The common cold is completely different from influenza as a species and its symptoms are:
– A slight increase in temperature.
Leakiness
Cold
Slight sore throat.
There are no complications inside the human body, in addition to that, a person can lead a normal life during a cold, because the symptoms are not severe.
flu:
– High temperature.
Bone, body and eye pain.
Headache
Severe sore throat.
Respiratory problems may occur, such as coughing and difficulty breathing.
A person cannot practice work and a normal life.
Corona Virus:
It is a different and multi-symptom virus, and it may present without symptoms or with symptoms similar to or more severe than those of a cold or flu.
Amjad indicated that when the patient has a cold, he is isolated until he is diagnosed with Corona virus, taking medications and following up with the specialist doctor, but when infected with influenza or the Corona virus, the doctor must be consulted immediately.
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