How to take care of yourself when you have a cold or flu to get well quickly
In the cold season, people take the flu very seriously because the virus can survive and survive in low temperature environments more easily and spread more. Especially in the cold season, the human body is more "compatible" with the flu virus because at that time resistance is easily reduced. The flu can sometimes spread to the whole family.
Patients with common colds only need to be cared for and given the correct medication, in the correct dose and type, as directed by the doctor for 3-5 days and the symptoms will gradually subside and disappear completely.
According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Hiep - Department A4B - Institute of Clinical Infectious Diseases (108 Central Military Hospital), to limit the spread and recover quickly, patients need to be properly cared for.
Below are the specific principles.
- Patients with influenza should be isolated from uninfected people living in the household as much as possible, for at least 5 days after the onset of symptoms, especially those with weak immune systems and susceptible to influenza, such as the elderly, children, and people with unstable health.
- People with flu should stay at home to avoid spreading the flu to others. In case they have to leave the house, they should wear a medical mask and cover their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Use a tissue to prevent respiratory secretions to avoid the risk of spreading the flu to others.
- Patients with flu need to rest and relax in well-ventilated places, avoid wind, avoid temperatures that are too high or too low, and should not be placed in air-conditioned rooms because it will make the flu difficult to improve and make symptoms of dry throat and hoarseness worse.
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| When you have a cold, avoid going out in cold weather. |
- Give flu patients fever-reducing medicine as prescribed by the doctor (such as paracetamol, cam xuyen huong...) and take high doses of vitamin C. As for people with flu and a history of stomach or duodenal ulcers, they should not take aspirin, APC, or vitamin C.
- Let the flu patient wear airy clothes, cover with a blanket and steam with aromatic leaves (such as lemon leaves, grapefruit leaves, perilla leaves, Vietnamese balm, mint, lemongrass leaves, perilla leaves (lemon basil), basil, five-fingered cat's claw, compassion, camphor, and watercress) to clear the nose, relieve the cold, sweat out toxins and create a feeling of comfort and relaxation for the patient's body.
- Every day, people with flu should use antiseptic nose drops and drink a cup of minced garlic mixed with warm water.
