The most common and painful topic for every person and for every family in the autumn-winter period is ARVI. In periods of the epidemic, 8-9 people out of 10 can get sick. By respiratory viral infections are meant diseases of the upper respiratory tract caused by a group of viruses. There are about 250 kinds of viruses that can lead to the development of acute respiratory viral infections.
The primary factor in the development of the disease is the hypothermia of the body and, as a consequence, a decrease in overall immunity. Subcooling of the lower extremities is of great importance.
Prevention of ARVI
If you do not want to hurt follow a series of recommendations:
- Adhere to a regular, rich in vitamins and protein nutrition.
- Be sure to get enough sleep, you can sleep 1-2 hours a day.
- Try not to get into stressful situations.
- Come home - wash your hands immediately with soap and water. Rinse thoroughly with soap and nasal passages.
- In public places, hospitals, pharmacies, shops do not hesitate to put on an ordinary disposable mask.
- Drip 2-3 drops of beet juice into the nasal passages.
- 2-3 times a day instill the drug Grippferon.
- Lubricate the nasal passages with Oksolin Ointment when going outside.
- Take 1 tablet of Dibazolum for 2 weeks.
If the virus has penetrated the body
As a rule, at first a period of the first unclear, weak symptoms appears. Weakness, coughing, runny nose, a sore throat, an aching in the muscles of the body, a small subfebrile condition. What can be done first thing at home? So, treatment of acute respiratory infections in the home suggests:
- It is very good to wrap it up and sweat in a dream.
- Rub feet with vodka, and put on warm dry socks.
We are treated at home
Next, we turn to treatment of acute respiratory infections with folk remedies.
We drink warm tea with honey and ginger:
- On a glass of tea, put one tsp. rubbed ginger and the same piece of honey.
- All this is thoroughly mixed.
- You need 2-3 glasses of this tea drink.
You can put dry jars on your back.
Treatment of acute respiratory infections in adults involves the fact that you need to properly sweat. Therefore, we use tea with diaphoretic herbs:
- Linden blossom;
- elder;
- raspberries.
If the acute respiratory viral infection proceeds without temperature, then the following simple method can be used for treatment:
- We collect half a glass of water
- We drip there 5 drops of iodine.
- We're drinking.
In case of further development of the disease
Traditional medicine in this situation recommends taking:
- immunomodulators;
- antihistamines;
- antiviral drugs;
- multivitamins.
Remember that before you start the treatment standards for ARVI in adults, it is better to consult a district doctor. He will be able to prescribe the optimal regimen for ARVI treatment in adults.
One of the proven antiviral drugs that allow for effective treatment of ARVI in adults is Viferon in a dosage of 500,000 units. It contains ready antibodies for suppression from viruses. The drug of a similar group is Kipferon. Take this drug for 1 candle, rectally 2 times a day.
Another proven drug is Isoprinosine. It has antiviral nonspecific action and reduces immunosuppression of viruses. It is taken in a dosage of 500 mg for a period of 5 days.
Rapid treatment of acute respiratory viral infection in adults allows the use of antibiotics. However, as a rule, they are prescribed in the presence of complications of the disease.
From vitamins take large doses of ascorbic, up to 1 gram during the day.
Vasoconstrictors are recommended for use in obstructed nasal breathing.
To antihistamines we will refer:
- Diphenhydramine;
- Tavegil ;
- Loratadin et al.
Take 1-2 times a day.
Please note that cough preparations should be taken only on the advice of a doctor. Because it is necessary to assess the type of cough. However, lozenges containing sage are allowed.
Also warm milk with Borjomi in the same proportions will help.
Do not forget about the wet cleaning of the room up to 2 times a day, and also airing up to 4-5 times a day.
It is recommended to drink plenty of liquids to detoxify the body (up to 2 liters of fluid). It is very useful to drink:
- milk with lemon and honey;
- cranberry, raspberry, cranberry fruit drinks;
- compotes;
- citrus juices.
The patient needs to provide sufficient food with protein food: broths, vegetables and fruits, seafood. It should be eaten often, but fractional.
And most importantly - you need bed rest for the patient. Complications, as a rule, develop if the cold is transferred to the legs. These are defeats:
- heart;
- kidney;
- brain;
- lungs and others.