Stating that pre-Covid-19 habits have been restored, Dr. Doğan said that patients usually come to them complaining of a prolonged cough.
Patients are anxiousHas the Covid-19 pandemic returned?Noting that they asked the questions themselves, Dr. Doğan said, “Actually, our Covid-19 tests are usually negative in our tests and studies. In the winter period we do not have a new epidemic, as in the pre-Covid-19 periods. Let’s go back to our old habits.
There is an epidemic called flu these days. Influenza creates an epidemic primarily by spreading from our pediatric patients to adults. Due to this epidemic, our patientsprolonged coughThere is a complaint we call ‘.
‘prolonged cough‘ that’s what we call, we’re the cough that lasts 2 weeks.prolonged cough‘ we say. We believe our cough for up to 2 weeks is due to an infection. As soon as two weeks pass, we can see these coughs due to an allergenic structure or a viral disease that does not heal. If we have a cough that has exceeded two weeks, we should definitely consult a health institution with our doctor. Even if we can’t apply, we can try to cure our cough by drinking warm, light drinks at home.”
“Now there is an epidemic”
Stating that there is a seasonal viral epidemic according to the studies conducted at Sandıklı State Hospital, Dr. Dogan said:
“If we look at the course of this disease, the disease starts earlier in our patients, which we call the pediatric age group. In other words, it first becomes an epidemic in schools and infects our adults when these patient children bring this microbe and virus home. Therefore, it causes a county-wide epidemic. This is as we usually say, we have two important viral factors in childhood, one of which is the viral agent called RSV in medical language, and the other is caused by the flu, which is more known among the public, in this way, an epidemic first in our children and then in adults, and with the epidemic it was seen more often in our patients, causing the prolonged cough and runny nose that we have.
