ARVI: symptoms and treatment of viral infection

ARVI (symptoms and treatment will be discussed below) is an acute respiratory viral infection, which is most often characterized by a defeat of the respiratory system. If the patient does not pass the tests to identify the pathogen, he is often diagnosed with "ARI", as the cause of this disease can act not only viruses. The way of transmission of this disease is airborne. If there is any bacterial pathogen, then it is possible to get infected through household items or food.

SARS: symptoms and treatment

Not notice such a disease is quite difficult, because its signs are very clearly manifested almost immediately after infection. In the classical variant of this deviation, the patient can observe general symptoms such as chills, pain in muscle tissues, headaches, weakness in the body, fever, lymph nodes on the neck, behind the ears, under the lower jaw or on the occiput, and strong Injury of the respiratory tract.

Symptoms with different manifestations of ARVI

If you have such symptoms as swelling of the mucous membranes, abundant discharge from the nose and stuffiness, sore throat, cough, lacrimation, pain in the eyes , etc., then, most likely, you have ARVI. Symptoms and treatment of this ailment can vary significantly depending on which virus or bacterium caused the disease. For example, the flu is characterized by a sudden onset, which is accompanied by a "general infectious" syndrome. After that, the main signs are associated with respiratory tract infections. If you have parainfluenza or other respiratory viral infections, then the symptoms of respiratory diseases (for example, laryngitis, pharyngitis or conjunctivitis) will come first.

Symptoms of acute respiratory infections that require specialist help

If you have the following symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection, then you should immediately consult a therapist:

• Body temperature is more than 40 degrees, not knocked down by drugs;
• Impaired consciousness (regular fainting or confusion);
• Prolonged fever;
• Severe headaches, in which it is difficult to bend the neck;
• The appearance of red spots on the body;
• Discomfort in the chest during breathing;
• Discharge from the respiratory system with an admixture of blood;
• Edema and pain behind the sternum.

Than to treat an ORVI?

If such a disease occurs in mild form, then most people are saved from it with the help of folk remedies (tea with lemon and honey, herbal decoctions, alcohol tinctures, etc.) and bed rest. But in more severe cases it is necessary to go to the doctor, as this disease can cause serious complications, which sometimes lead to such pathologies as partial or complete loss of hearing, vision, etc.

As a rule, after consulting a doctor, the latter can prescribe to the patient non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Ibuprofen, Paracetamol, Diclofenac), antihistamines (Suprastin, Dimedrol, Tavegil, Loratadin, Zirtek "," Semprex "or" Fenistil "), drops for the nose, drugs for sore throat, cough, etc. It should be specially noted that ARVI (symptoms and treatment were discussed above) is not useful for antibiotics, as they should only be used against Bacterial infections.