COMMON COLD
Disease information
COMMON COLD
Common
Resfriado.
Contagious viral
infection
of high the
respiratory
routes (nasal nose, throat, sines, ears, tubes of Eustaquio,
larynx
)
Causes.
More than one hundred types different from virus that are
transmitted
by air: from the secrecciones of
a
patient that are suspended in the air, until they are breathed by another person.
Signs and symptoms.
General Dolorimiento.
Nasal, first like water and soon yellowish mucosity.
Annoyances when swallowing.
Nonproductive cough of esputo.
Slight fever or without fever.
Fatigue.
Tearful eyes.
Loss of appetite.
Factors of risk.
Winter
.
Children
until seven, eight years.
Places of hacinamiento or very concurred (schools, quarters, offices, department store.
Prevention.
To wash the hands, mainly after blowing one's nose the nose.
In the first 2 - 4 days to avoid
contact
with other people.
Not to go to sites very concurred.
To take rich
vitamin
foods
C
, like citruses or
vegetables
.
Diagnosis and treatment.
Diagnosis.
It is made by the
clinic
.
In special cases, when one needs to discard other processes, one will resort to other explorations (x - rays or analysis of laboratory)
General Measures.
To use humidificador.
To inhale the nasal snot in the small
children
.
Medication.
In order to calm the symptoms:
decongestants, antihistamine, nasal, antitusígenos drops and
vitamin
C
in great doses.
To take antibiotics only by medical prescription.
Activity
.
Rest in bed or address the first days, mainly in the
children
and if there is fever or great general malaise.
Diet.
To take liquids, better I warm up.
For the irritation of the
respiratory
routes, the hot infusions with honey and the caramels can be useful.
Complications.
Bacterial
Sobreinfecciones (taking advantage of the inflammation and diminution defenses that produces the viral
infections
) of ears, throat or lungs.
Prognosis.
Spontaneous
recovery in 7 - 14 days.
Attention
to the people of the third age or with
pulmonary
problems
or
cardiac
.
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