Influenza A (flu) is rampant. Some mainland netizens shared their experiences on online platforms, saying that their family was infected with influenza A after returning home to visit relatives, and then brought their children to Hong Kong to seek medical treatment at the hospital. Unexpectedly, the inspection and medical expenses totaled nearly 4,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is a staggering expense.
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A male netizen from the mainland recentlylittle red bookWith the topic “Spend 4,000 Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong to cure influenza A”, I shared my family’s experience of being infected with influenza one after another. The male victim’s family took advantage of the Easter holiday to return to their hometown in Shandong to visit relatives. They found that many elderly people were coughing, and then they themselves were infected. Fortunately, the symptoms were mild and there was no fever, but more nasal discharge and fatigue. Afterwards, the male victim’s child was also infected, and had a severe reaction, with repeated high fevers. The male victim said that he “went to the pharmacy nearly 10 times, but it didn’t work.”
Later, the male victim recalled that the child could not go to school, and he took the child to the Chinese University Hospital of Hong Kong for medical treatment. They first took some medicines for reducing phlegm, clearing nasal congestion, and relieving headaches. The doctor then asked them to take a virus test. They got the test results in the afternoon of the same day and were diagnosed with influenza A. Netizens pointed out that the virus test alone already costs 2,600 Hong Kong dollars,
Scary price, can only bite the bullet and do it.
After they were diagnosed, they spent an additional HK$450 on the prescription drug “Tamiflu”. Together with the medicine they took in the morning and the virus test, they spent a total of about HK$4,000. Netizens couldn’t help but sigh:
In Hong Kong, without medical insurance, it is really the rhythm of going bankrupt at any time.
As soon as the post was posted, it attracted many responses. Some people suggested that the victim could try other solutions, “Go to Shenzhen to buy oseltamivir”, “My child went to a private clinic in Mong Kok Center, and the pediatrician charged $600”, and some shared Similar experience, “My child also spent more than 3,000 yuan in the maintenance and examination, plus 4,000 yuan in medicine, and he was not reimbursed if he was not hospitalized.”
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), seasonal influenza viruses are divided into four types: A, B, C and D. Influenza A and B viruses can spread and cause seasonal epidemics. Symptoms of the flu include sudden onset of high fever, cough, headache, runny nose, and muscle and joint pain. Most people recover within a week and do not need medical attention as long as the fever and other symptoms disappear; however, severe flu can cause serious illness and even death.
You can get the flu at any age, but the following groups are at higher risk than others:
- pregnant woman
- Children under 59 months
- the elderly
- People with chronic diseases (such as chronic heart, lung, kidney, metabolic, liver or blood diseases)
- Immunosuppressed individuals (eg, HIV or AIDS, undergoing chemotherapy or steroid therapy, malignancy)
According to WHO, the most effective way to prevent influenza at present is to get vaccinated, and the most commonly used in the world is to inject inactivated influenza vaccine. Even if the circulating virus is not an exact match to the vaccine virus, the flu vaccine can provide protection for the general population. In the elderly, influenza vaccine may be less effective in preventing disease, but it can reduce the severity of the disease and reduce complications and mortality. However, immunity from vaccination wears off over time, so annual flu vaccination is recommended.
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Responsible editor: Luo Jiaxin
2023-05-08 08:34:09
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