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Influenza - whether it be seasonal flu or the swine flu with sharp respiratory infections caused by different viruses.

At least, so far, the symptoms of swine flu were very similar to symptoms of seasonal flu center. It is important to perceive the symptoms of influenza, so you can request an immediate medical treatment, especially if you have a chronic health condition.

The earlier you acknowledge that you flu, may also have value in how long it lasts. New drug prescriptions drugs called anti-virus - zanamivir (Relenza) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu) - are most effective in the injection within 48 hours after the onset of symptoms of influenza. These drugs for avian influenza are effective against stress typical seasonal flu, and influenza and pork. They can reduce the duration of influenza within 1 day if used within this early in the spot. These antiviral drugs are usually given for a term of 5 to 7 days.

As I study, flu season started?

Seasonal influenza should be sufficiently predicted, the fall and ends in the spring. A good indication of the seasonal influenza season began, a sudden increase in the number of children of school age of the patient at home with the disease influenza. This ancient outbreak of influenza like disease in other age groups, especially adults, soon followed.

As the symptoms of influenza are different from symptoms with a cold?

In contrast to the cold symptoms, flu symptoms usually arrive suddenly. Be the seasonal flu, or swine flu, usually begins with sudden fever, headache, fatigue, pain in the body. Here is a list of symptoms of influenza, you may feel:

  • Fever (usually high)

  • Severe pain in joints and muscles and around the eyes

  • General weakness

  • Heavy type with a warm, red skin and red, watery eyes

  • Headache

  • Dry cough

  • Sore throat and watery excretion from the nose

 

Seasonal influenza is usually not related to gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, at least in adults. However, these symptoms are more common swine flu.

What is the most common symptoms of influenza in children?

Typical symptoms of seasonal influenza, or swine flu in children include high-rise in temperature to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees), fever, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, dry cough and sore feeling of easy. Swine flu can cause vomiting and diarrhea as well. These symptoms of influenza usually lasts from 3 to 4 days, but cough and fatigue may be late in the term after 2 weeks after the fever departs. In other bodies of the family or close contacts often have a similar disease.

How about the symptoms of influenza in the infant children and children?

In small children, or symptoms of seasonal flu, may be similar to the activity of other respiratory tract infections such as croup, bronchitis or pneumonia. Abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea are frequently seen in small children. Vomiting, as a rule? C is more significant than the Deer? F. Fever, usually high, and irritability can be significant.

In infants symptoms of influenza are often overlooked because the signs and symptoms of influenza are not specific and may offer bakteriemicheskuyu infection. Influenza in children younger than 6 months less than common, but symptoms include lethargy, poor food and poor circulation.

Since children are exposed to a raised risk of serious complications receive flu, CDC recommends that all children aged from 6 months before the birth of 19 for seasonal flu vaccine every fall and winter. For today there is no vaccine for swine flu.

Are there any complications from the flu?

According to the CDC, influenza bakteriemicheskaya complications can include pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration and degradation of chronic diseases, such as congestive heart failure, asthma or diabetes.