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Colds primarily appear seasonally in the cold season, the flu, however, is watched year-roundly even if it comes to an accumulation in winter. While a cold nerves, but it cures mostly without problems, a flu can be accompanied by highly dangerous complications. Every year more than thousand people die of the "flu" in Germany during an influenza season. Therefore one should be able to distinguish between the two illnesses as early as possible to get a suitable therapy on time.
Modern influenza medicine can offer protection against deaths. The therapy should start not later than 48 hours after the beginning of the symptoms so that it works. There are often already uncertainties in the population at the item use: What a "cold" or an "influenzal infection" colloquially is, the doctor sees as a banal "acute infection of the upper respiratory tract"; different the dangerous influenza (flu), for which there are firm criteria and-at the influenza virus proof there is a nationwide obligation to registration. At first the complaints at a flu and cold are similar. Differences are in the course and in the heaviness of the syndrome. An intense and sudden beginning is typical for the flu. Several symptoms appear at the same time and more intensively as one is used to a cold. At least two of the four criteria acute beginning, cough, fever and pains speak for an influenza.
The high fever of more than 39 degrees can last over days. Furthermore there are often shivering and the accompanied pain pathology at the flu: mainly head-, rheumatism-, back-and muscle pains. Also air need and heavy exhaustion point to a "real" flu which often needs more than three weeks for the definite curing. A cold starts considerably more unspectacularly. The symptoms typically appears successively.
So the neck can scratch first then the nose starts to run and finally the cough follows. Frequently cold patients completely escape the fever or measure only low increased temperatures which decline within less days. Normally all symptoms have been due at the latest after two weeks. A cold is caused in the majority of the cases of viruses, among this also the influenza viruses. At atypical complaints it also can be a mild influenza virus infection.
Summary
The following table lists some typical symptoms and its occurrence at flu or cold
Tips for protecting against colds
- Not overheating rooms and using humidifier
- If members or colleagues are already suffering from a cold,
it helps to wipe off the door handles with disinfectant (in the pharmacy available)
- Washing often hands (the number of the viruses and
Bacteria are reduced considerably)
- Eat much fruit! Vitamins (A, B, C and E) are stimulants of the immune system and intercept harmful free radicals
- Carry out walks at every weather! At this
paying attention to fitting, warm clothes to protect the body. In addition, it is important to keep warm, dry feet.
- Hardening
- the spiritual balance is also important because humans put under stress are (whether in the private or professional environment) more delicately on illnesses
Against the right flu one could be vaccinated every year once more.
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