With lower temperatures, cases of respiratory diseases may increase, and doctors explain the reason for the increase and increase in cases of colds and high body temperature, according to the “indiatoday” website.
During the cold months, attest diseases of the respiratory system These mainly include the common cold, the flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome and, in the most severe cases, pneumonia. It is in the winter that health experts diagnose many viral infections of the gastrointestinal tract, including viral gastroenteritis.
According to Dr Monalisa Sahu, Infectious Disease Consultant, Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad, the causative agents of respiratory diseases are different viruses such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus and bacterial pneumonia which can also occur with l higher altitude and increasing winters.
Symptoms include fever, headache, dry cough, fatigue, runny nose, stuffy nose, sore throat, hoarseness, etc. Loss of taste and smell, tiredness, feeling tired or lack of energy, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. symptoms are also present.
Why increase the cases of respiratory diseases in winter?
A question that many people are looking for an answer to, as they have pointed out that a person becomes infected with the flu by airborne droplets as a result of sneezing, coughing or touching contaminated surfaces. Colds, flu and other respiratory diseases are more common in the cold months, and in the winter, most people stay indoors in many places, in addition, the cold and dry air can weaken the resistance and the immune mechanism, and some laboratory studies in immunology and allergy have shown the same.
How to protect yourself from infection?
Wash your hands with soap and water before eating, and practice etiquette Cough Children should be taught to sneeze properly and, if possible, people showing symptoms of these diseases should be isolated at home until the contagious period is over. Use appropriate personal protective equipment such as gloves and masks during treatment.
The infected person also needs to isolate himself at home until the end of the infection period, and adequate and adequate vaccination is required for children to prevent winter diseases.
The flu shot should be taken every year, as the flu virus continues to evolve and mutate very quickly, which makes the previous year’s vaccine ineffective, and getting the rotavirus vaccine for children can help the viral variants .
