In our common sense, the cold is a 'small disease', and it will pass, sometimes without even taking medicine. But in fact, a cold can also have serious consequences, even death.
Cold 'hard 扛' is harmful
It is said that the natural course of a cold is 5-7 days. As long as you have enough time, it is good to eat or not take medicine. But many people find that the duration of many symptoms is not only far beyond this time limit, but may even become more and more Heavy, and finally had to use antibiotics to treat. The misunderstanding caused by the confusion of concept is really a lot of people.
Ordinary colds generally do not have a fever or low fever. Except for the discomfort of the nose and throat, other symptoms are milder. Therefore, all you need to do is rest, drink more water, and if necessary, you can take some over-the-counter medications to relieve symptoms. You don't need to take antibiotics. However, colds can cause lower body resistance and cause bacterial infections. When you feel severe pharyngeal symptoms, severe pain and burning, and even difficulty eating and drinking, beware of acute pharyngitis and Acute tonsillitis.
Experts pointed out that if you don't pay attention to treatment after a cold, it is easy to drag into a big problem, causing myocarditis, acute nephritis and other diseases, and even serious people may be life-threatening. In recent years, news of death due to cold infection has also emerged endlessly. Appearance:
In 2013, a 22-year-old girl from Chongqing died of toxic encephalitis due to a cold;
In 2015, a 14-year-old girl died of myocarditis due to a cold.
Therefore, a small cold is not easy to pay attention to and is easy to die.
A mild cold is not taken seriously, it may cause infection or even life-threatening. How to prevent this from happening?
Enhance immunity to prevent colds
All seasons, climate change is easy to induce colds, which requires us to pay attention to life in life, to prevent the occurrence of colds. Develop good habits, pay attention to hygiene and cleanliness, and improve their own resistance.
Regularly participate in physical exercise: Nowadays, more and more urban white-collar workers are prone to colds. A large part of them are lack of exercise and decreased resistance. Physical exercise is beneficial to the improvement of human muscles, blood, cardiopulmonary function, respiratory system, etc., improving disease resistance and strengthening the body. 4. Adaptability to the environment, strengthening physical exercise is a good way to prevent pre - disease.
Pay attention to hygiene: Colds are often caused by viral infections, which require people to pay more attention to hygiene in their daily lives. Wash hands frequently, bathe regularly, and clean everyday utensils. These practices can greatly reduce the chance of being infected by a virus.
More ventilation in the room: There is less oxygen in the enclosed environment. This kind of environment is easy to accumulate bacteria, then grow and reproduce. And people's respiratory system is easier to absorb them, so they often ventilate indoors and drive out the germs.
Have a cold as soon as possible, don't drag
If the pre-existing habits have been done very well. But still have a cold, then you need to hurry to treat, and pay close attention to the 'golden 3 hours' of the cold. Experts remind, in the early stage of the disease, if only a slight sore throat, hit Sneezing, runny nose, cold, etc., the patient can actually take medication. It is recommended to use pure Chinese medicine preparation, because Chinese medicine does not have side effects on the human body like western medicine. But the cold has entered a more serious stage, has caused respiratory infection or other If you are infected, you should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time, follow your doctor's advice, and don't make a minor illness into a serious illness.
