Symptoms of influenza and ARVI differences

How to distinguish influenza from fever, colds

The most common diseases of the off-season are orz (ARVI), influenza, often called colds. This trinity in the autumn-spring time causes malaise in 90% of the population from mild to severe clinical manifestations with complications. Because Orvi and influenza are related to viral infections, they have many common symptoms and signs.

• ARVI is a common name for any respiratory viral infection, and influenza is only one of these representatives.
• When influenza usually there are outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics, and Orvi only slightly increases the incidence.
• The flu, unlike Orz, is more severe with frequent complications.

Orvi include the following diseases:

• Flu
• Paragripp
• Rhinovirus and adenovirus infection
• Respiratory Syncytial Disease

What is the difference between flu and cold? The most important difference is that after a cold, a week later a person completely restores and starts to lead his usual rhythm of life, not remembering about the recent malaise.

And after the flu, the recovery period is prolonged for a long time, during the next month a person can experience the consequences of the influenza, the body is much more afflicted, the immune system needs more time for rehabilitation.

Asthenic syndrome, or simply a decline in strength can manifest in ill with influenza in the form of changes in the arterial pressure, dizziness, loss of appetite, a person quickly becomes tired, feels weak. Tips on how to recover after the flu read in our article.

Differences of Orvi from influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus infection and colds

What is called cold in everyday life is all the same viral infections or their bacterial complications that flare up against the background of hypothermia and the fall of local and general immunity. So that no one will be able to distinguish a cold from ARVI.

Flu

In a person with good immunity, the flu is mild to moderate. The most severe flu is in babies and elderly people whose immune system is either underdeveloped or depressed. These groups are characterized by the erasure of the main symptoms, for example, the absence of a bright temperature reaction.

• The flu is characterized by severe intoxication (aches in muscles and joints, headaches, pain in the eyeballs, sometimes - nausea and vomiting, chills, weakness).
• The temperature of influenza can range from subfebrile (up to 37.5) to pyretic (up to 41). The average duration of fever is from 2 to 7 days.
• Against the background of high fever, children can have febrile convulsions.
• Characteristic manifestations of influenza - this laryngotracheitis (perspiration in the throat, its hoarseness, dry strong cough, sighing with a cough behind the sternum) and a runny nose with mucous discharge.
• In the future, a bronchitis clinic can join (a wet cough with clear phlegm, which can turn yellow or green upon attachment of a bacterial infection).
• In weakened patients, influenza can be complicated by pneumonia or cardiopulmonary insufficiency.

Paragripp

Paraguippus is so named because of the flu-like manifestations. All the same intoxication. Increases in temperature, clinic of laryngotracheitis and runny nose. In this case, after a period of mucous discharge from the eyes can join the microbial flora, and the conjunctivitis becomes purulent.

Parainfluenza - its course is not as bright as with the flu, body temperature is usually not more than 38C, and duration 1-2 days, in patients with a strong immune system, the temperature can be subfebrile 37 -37.5C. A dry cough and painful throat is typical for both influenza and parainfluenza, and hoarseness or lack of voice can also be observed.

Adenovirus infection

• An acute onset is the same as with influenza, the temperature can be up to 39 ° C for up to 7 days.
• Intense rhinitis and sore throat like with the flu from the very beginning of the disease.
• Rezy and pain in the eyes can appear on day 4 - so begins adenoviral conjunctivitis. In this case, after a period of mucous discharge from the eyes can join the microbial flora, and the conjunctivitis becomes purulent.
• Throughout the disease, lymph nodes are enlarged, it is also possible to disrupt the GI tract, the most formidable complication is pneumonia.

An interesting fact: in the air the flu virus lives 2-9 hours, on the glass 10 days, on the tissues 10 hours, on paper products 12 hours, on the skin human 15 minutes, on plastic and metal objects for 1-2 days, in sputum (if the influenza virus was in it) is stored 7-14 days.

What is the difference between flu and orgi?

Many of us do not know how to distinguish between flu and cold. The table shows the list of symptoms that manifest in these diseases in varying degrees, so everyone can try to independently distinguish the flu from Orvi or the common cold.

FLU	ARVI
Onset of disease	A very sharp, sharp beginning, literally one hour a person loses strength, he becomes ill from a sudden rise in temperature	Gradually, the symptoms appear within 1-2 days
Body temperature	Within 1-2 hours the temperature rises to 39C and up to 40C, it lasts at least 3 days, it is difficult to reduce by antipyretics (for children)	At Orvi, the temperature does not exceed 38 -38.5C, it decreases during 2-3 days (see Fig. to knock down the temperature of the child)
Other common symptoms	Severe headache, especially in the temples, muscle pains, body aches, increased sweating, chills, photosensitivity, pain at eye movement	Broken, weak, but without pronounced pain
Nasal congestion, runny nose	Nasal congestion does not happen, only in people with chronic diseases of the nasopharynx, sinusitis, sinusitis, perhaps their exacerbation. In other cases, as a rule, the runny nose passes in 2 days. There may also be sneezing (less often) and viral conjunctivitis	Often pawns the nose, the nasopharyngeal mucosa swells, tear is very high, a strong cold and intense sneezing.
Throat condition	The back wall of the throat and soft palate turn red, swell.	The red and loose throat is all the time sick.
Condition of mucous membranes - attacks	Can not be	May be
Cough, chest pain	After 2 days, a dry cough appears, which then becomes wet (see Fig. dry cough without fever in adults-causes). With swine flu, a severe dry cough can begin with the first hours of the disease.	Dry, jerky cough from the very beginning of the disease, may be weak, but can be pronounced (see. why the dry cough does not pass)
Enlargement of lymph nodes	Usually does not happen	May be
Redness of the eyes	It happens often	Rarely, with concomitant bacterial infection
Disorders of the digestive tract	In children, the flu is often accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, adults may also have nausea, rarely diarrhea.	Vomiting and bowel disturbances rarely occur
Duration of the disease	The heat lasts up to 4-5 days. Usually within 7-10 days, the flu passes, even after a drop in temperature, a person feels ill for a long time, headaches, weakness, within 14-21 days after the transfer of the flu.	Usually Orvi does not last more than a week, and after an illness of fatigue, weakness, weakness, a person usually does not experience

How to help yourself cope with the flu, Orvi or colds

Now it becomes clear how the flu differs from Orvi, Orz or common cold. But, this is not easier, Orvi, influenza and 90% of colds are viral diseases and the severity of the course of the disease directly depends on the body's defenses, the immune response to a particular pathogen. To ease the inevitable disease, one should adhere to the basic rules of therapy for the virus and the common cold:

• The pharmaceutical industry is full of all possible immunomodulators, antiviral drugs in cases of influenza and influenza, which today may be pacifiers or agents that have significant side effects, that their intake is not only ineffective, but also not safe.
• Rimantadine and Tamiflu - the effectiveness of influenza in these drugs is considered proven. Therefore, in the period of the epidemic with the first symptoms of influenza (including swine) to take, adults: Rimantadine (influenza A) or Tamiflu (influenza A and B), children: Orvire (rimantadine), Tamiflu (over 8 years old).
• If the temperature is up to 38C, and it can be tolerated, it is better not to knock it down, because at this time the body produces antibodies against the pathogens of the virus, and it is very important that in the future the virus could not lead to complications.
• To remove symptoms of intoxication, drink as much warm liquid as possible. This sounds trite, but it is the abundant hot drink with the virus that can quickly remove toxins from the body and recovery is faster. You can drink lightly boiled tea with raspberries, honey, herbal teas, broth of wild rose, etc.
• Rinse throat with angina and flu are not different, so you should gargle as often as possible with various decoctions and ready-made medicines, and also various inhalations that help prevent the development of complications on the lower respiratory tract - inhalation in bronchitis and laryngitis.
• Strengthening the defenses of the body is desirable to conduct natural vitamin therapy - black currant, raspberry, lemon, dog rose, cranberry, etc.
• Of course, the intake of antibiotics in viral infections is not advisable (cf. 11 rules how to take antibiotics correctly). However, if within 3-4 days a person does not experience relief, or if the temperature after falling again rises to high figures, doctor, because this may indicate the development of complications and the attachment of a bacterial infection - angina, pneumonia, sinusitis, etc.
• About how to properly treat a cold in a child, as well as antibiotics for cold read in our articles.
• What to eat and drink if you are sick? There are no "antiviral" drinks or food, but to activate the immune system help:
  • Morse (cranberries, currants, raspberries, cranberries), but not sweet, because excess sugar prevents the excretion of the virus
  • natural sour-milk products (better home-made yogurt, yogurt)
  • citrus fruits (oranges, lemon, lime, grapefruit), as well as kiwi. Vitamin C and pectins, with which they are rich, reduce the risk of stagnant phenomena and help to withdraw phlegm from the lungs.
  • digestible proteins - fish, rabbit, turkey, chicken breast, eggs.
• It is not necessary for the flu to comply with strict bed rest, enough "home arrest". Moreover, prolonged lying can damage, as ventilation of the bronchi and lungs decreases and stagnation is possible. Of course, if weakness or dizziness, it's better to lie down. Infection has the property of descending from the top down the respiratory tract, so the risk of pneumonia and bronchitis is higher in those who "sit out" the flu without getting out of bed.

The flu virus is contagious about 7 days after infection, so even if there is no cough and you do not sneeze, do not appear at work, zippipovavshim children should also be at home at least a week, until full recovery.

Immediately call an ambulance if:

• Body temperature above 40С
• Fever lasts more than 3 days
• There is no improvement after 7-10 days of illness, especially if there was slight relief, a drop in temperature, and then a new wave of fever, cough,
• If there was shortness of breath and severe chest pain while breathing
• Disorientation, loss of consciousness or impaired consciousness
• Seizures that develop for the first time or convulsions against the background of temperature.
• Rash on the legs or buttocks in the form of fresh purple bruises (meningococcus under the mask of ARVI)
• Constant vomiting and diarrhea, especially it is dangerous in children (see. all medicines for diarrhea)
• Intense pain in the face and severe headaches (see p. causes headaches in the forehead area)
• People over 60 years old, people with chronic kidney disease, liver, heart disease, diabetes, blood diseases, autoimmune or immunodeficient conditions.

Prevention of influenza and fever

• During the epidemic, avoid places of large concentrations of people in enclosed spaces (children's parties, cinemas, theaters, concerts, etc.).
• After the street, travel in public transport, wash your hands thoroughly with soap, wash, rinse your nose (you can spray with sea water and salts). At work, wash your hands as often as possible or wipe with antibacterial wet wipes.
• Do not forget to disinfect mobile phones and other wearable devices and gadgets. Many people forget about this or do not even think about it, and in fact a cell phone during the day is very often in the hands.
• Before going out to the street, lubricate the nasal mucosa with leucinephrine or oxolin ointment, which creates an additional barrier to viruses.
• Influenza (any, not just the pig) is one of the 5 most infectious diseases in the world. Take care of yourself and your loved ones, as well as your colleagues. -Take off meetings, do not go to work, visit, if you feel that you are ill.
• Gauze bandages do not protect 100%, the viruses are so small that they can penetrate through the smallest pores. But masks are suitable as an additional tool if you have to communicate and move around a lot. Since in the open air the risk of infection is minimal, do not torment yourself by walking in a park wearing a mask, wear it only in a crowded place or in transport.
• Ventilate the room (apartment, office) for 10-15 minutes 2-3 r / day, despite the frost. The flu does not like the cold, it is optimal for it - dry air, heat, lack of ventilation.

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I now do not understand, how does ARVI differ from the flu?

Answers:

Olgen

Diagnosis of the AVI should be made to doctors only if indicated above (with an epidemic), and if there is no epidemic, then the same symptoms are called ARVI

mi

different viruses

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nothing, this is the flu.

Alyona

Symptoms.

Irina Sidelnikova

ARVI is a large group of viral infections, which include influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus infection, PC infection and many others

Olga Stepanova

Influenza is an acute infectious disease, can be with complications, and ARVI on infectious

Anna Kiryukhina

firstly, a different pathogen; secondly, if the acute respiratory viral infection without complications, it is easier to tolerate and pass faster, the temperature is much lower than with influenza.

Vivi

ARVI is an acute respiratory viral infection. Do you seriously believe that there is no virus besides the flu?

Tatyana Sukhova

Differences between influenza and ARVI
Classical influenza A typical ARVI
Very fast start. The patient often remembers even the hour of onset of the disease. The onset of the disease is usually gradual. Symptoms go on increasing.
The first symptoms are pain in the head, eyes, muscles, chills and a very sharp rise in temperature, often up to 39 degrees and above. More often the disease begins with a common cold, coughing, malaise and moderate temperature rise, usually up to 38 degrees.
Cough, runny nose and sore throat usually develop on the 2nd-3rd day of the illness and are not very strong. Much more patient is troubled by high fever, weakness and a sense of weakness. Symptoms of the defeat of the respiratory system can be expressed, and they bring the main suffering to the patient. Elevated temperature usually does not last long and is easily tolerated.
There are often complications in the form of pneumonia and damage to the cardiovascular and nervous system. General complications are much less common.

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How to distinguish ARVI from influenza? Signs of flu and ARVI

For many, the off-season is the most dangerous time of the year. It is during this period that most people are attacked by viruses. As a consequence - SARS and influenza, which are knocked out of the usual pace of life and cause significant discomfort. To start effective treatment of ailment, it is necessary to correctly determine its etiology. Therefore, it is so important to know how to distinguish ARVI from influenza by clinical manifestations.

What is ARVI?

If the doctor diagnosed ARVI, you should know that this ailment is a generalizing concept for all respiratory diseases that have a viral etiology. These diseases include influenza.

For diseases of this group is characterized by the rapid emergence of symptoms, such as respiratory symptoms, lacrimation, general weakness, sweating and fever. The virus infection is transmitted by airborne droplets, while it spreads rapidly and affects 75-80% of people who have been in contact with the patient. Such a sad statistics is explained by the fact that the human body is not able to develop immunity to viruses, since the latter are constantly mutating and mutating.

What do you need to know about the flu?

Many people do not consider this affliction serious and make a huge mistake, exposing their bodies to danger. After all, the flu is one of the most insidious respiratory viral diseases. It annually spreads across our planet in the form of global pandemics and epidemics, which take from 300 to 500 thousand lives. Therefore, it is so important to know how to distinguish ARVI from influenza in the initial stages of pathology development in order to start effective therapy.

To date, scientists have identified more than , 00 subspecies of the virus. The most dangerous of them are Spanish (A / H1N1), pork (H1N1) and avian influenza. Like all SARS, the disease is transmitted by airborne droplets and is characterized by high "infectiousness". The last fact is explained by the fact that the incubation period of influenza and ARVI lasts from two to four days, and during this time the patient has time to infect many other people.

The disease begins with acute manifestations of intoxication, such as headaches, vomiting, chills, dizziness, and sometimes disturbed sleep and even hallucinations. Treatment should include bed rest, symptomatic therapy and antiviral medication. It is also worth noting that the patient is necessarily isolated from healthy family members at the time of treatment.

Diagnosis of ailments

To determine an acute respiratory viral infection, it is enough for the therapist to examine the patient, but To determine the etiology of the disease in this way will not work, as the symptoms of influenza and SARS are very similar. For an accurate diagnosis of the disease, the doctor must send the patient to the laboratory for the delivery of a number of tests. This is the only way to detect the presence of a virus in a person's blood.

In the laboratory, to determine the disease, the most commonly used crops are infected blood in specific nutrient media. To do this, a series of studies based on serological reactions, with the help of which the concentration of antibodies in the patient's blood to the virus is determined.

But if we take into account the fact that laboratory analyzes are rather complicated and expensive, not all of them are passed. And pediatricians categorically diagnose influenza only on the basis of information received about the onset of the epidemic. In exceptional cases, only the first patients go through the study, and all others until the end of the epidemic situation the ailment is put "automatic". It is for this reason that treatment of the disease is not always effective and can lead to a mass of undesirable consequences. Therefore, those people who care about their health, it is necessary to know how to distinguish ARVI from the flu on their own.

The initial stage of the disease

Despite the fact that the two diseases are very similar in symptomatology, there are a number of differences in which a person can independently determine what exactly he is sick. So, the first thing you need to pay attention to is the speed of the disease. As a rule, the initial stage of acute respiratory distress is prolonged for 1-2 days, while the symptomatology manifests itself sluggishly, but the person feels a significant discomfort (lethargy, stuffy nose, sore throat, sometimes a fever) and partially loses ability to work. A memo on ARVI and influenza, which, as a rule, always, and especially in the period of epidemics, is present on one from the sanitary bulletins in the polyclinic, contains a lot of useful information about the development of the disease and its prevention.

With regard to the flu, it is still healthy in the morning, after lunch, the person completely loses strength and feels bad because of the high temperature. This disease is characterized by a rapid acute onset.

The nature of the development of pathology, like other signs of influenza and SARS, allows the patient to determine independently which of these ailments is being attacked by the body.

Body temperature

As already mentioned, in many respects the symptoms of these diseases are similar, and one of the signs is an increase in body temperature. But here there is one nuance. So, the flu is characterized by a rapid (for 1-2 hours) temperature jump to 39-40 oC. Almost all the antipyretic agents are not very effective. And even if the temperature was lowered, it will begin to rise again within 1-2 hours. In such cases, the sick doctors prescribe not only cures for influenza and ARVI, but also several antipyretic drugs that need to be alternated and taken every 2.5-3 hours.

As for SARS, then, as a rule, the temperature does not exceed 37.8-38.5 ° C. It is easily reduced after taking such drugs as Paracetamol or Ibufen. If the patient's condition is stable, there is no deterioration, then you can do without antipyretic drugs to enable the immune system to cope with the disease on its own. But if the child is sick, self-medication is not worth it. After all, the organism of a crumb can not cope with the disease, which will have a detrimental effect on its health. Therefore, when the first symptoms appear, you need to go to an appointment with a pediatrician who will assess the condition of a small patient and prescribe a treatment.

General condition of the patient

It's no secret that flu, colds, and ARVI are diseases that cause a decline in performance and cause significant discomfort. But even on these grounds, you can independently understand which ailment has broken daily plans.

So, with the flu, patients complain of severe muscle and headaches (especially in the area of ​​the temples), as well as body aches, chills and increased sweating. In addition, in some cases, there is pain in the movement of the eyes and photosensitivity.

If we talk about the general condition of a patient with acute respiratory viral infection, weakness and weakness are present throughout the illness. But the pain in the head and muscles is very weak.

Nasal congestion and runny nose

Influenza viruses and ARVI are provocateurs of inflammatory processes in the respiratory system. In this case, the patient begins coughing, the body temperature rises, and a stuffy nose and a runny nose appear. However, with the flu, inflammation and swelling of the mucous nasal cavity occurs much less often than with ARVI. And after 2-3 days the rhinitis completely passes.

In acute respiratory viral infection, the nose lays already in the first two days, then, in addition to the swelling of the mucous nasopharynx, there is a strong cold and sneezing. This increases tear.

Throat condition

For those who do not know how to distinguish ARVI from influenza, doctors recommend paying attention to the condition of the mucous membranes of the throat and pharynx. Infirmity caused by the influenza virus, characterized by severe swelling, as well as reddening of the soft palate and back of the throat. In the patient, the SARS is swollen and red, while it has a loose structure.

By the way, if such signs of influenza and ARVI, as a swelling and hyperemia of the throat, are common, then the plaque on the mucous membranes is typical only for the latter.

Cough

Before you determine which ailment the body was struck with, it is worth remembering when the cough appeared. If this symptom began to bother at the very beginning of the development of the disease, and only then the rhinitis joined and the temperature rises, it is ARVI.

If the disease started with fever, body aches and headaches, and only on 2-3 days a dry cough appeared, any doctor diagnoses the flu. Confirm the diagnosis can accompany cough pain in the trachea and chest. If you do not start taking medications for flu and ARVI (such as Cycloferon, Viferon, Immunoflazid, Arbidol, Anaferon, Ingavirin, Rimantadine, Tamiflu, etc.), the patient's condition can deteriorate significantly, because the virus will continue to exert its pathogenic effect on the respiratory system and the body as a whole.

Gastrointestinal reaction

In some cases, the reaction of the body to the influenza virus may be a disruption of the gastrointestinal tract. Diarrhea and vomiting in the patient appears already on day 2-3 after infection and lasts 24-48 hours. Without symptomatic therapy, the manifestation of this symptom can last for several more days and lead to dehydration of the body.

Despite the fact that many symptoms of influenza and SARS are very similar, you can independently diagnose the disease yourself. It is enough to carefully analyze the order and nature of the main clinical manifestations.

Duration of illnesses

At observance of all recommendations of the doctor the status of the patient ARVI improves already on the third day, full recovery comes on 6-7 days. After a man has suffered ail quickly restores strength and efficiency.

Despite the fact that the incubation period of influenza and ARVI is the same, the active phase of the latter is much more complicated and longer. Only a fever in the patient can last up to 5-6 days, and the ailment begins to recede only for 10-12 days. However, this is not all "surprises" from the flu. After all, even after full recovery within 2-3 weeks a person experiences weakness, malaise and headaches.

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What distinguishes influenza from ARVI and colds: how to distinguish, the table of differences

For many people, the off-season period is the time of various viral diseases.

Influenza, together with ARVI, are the most common ailments that are knocked out of the ordinary life schedule, bringing a lot of inconvenience.

There is a difference between these diseases, which is important to determine in order to start the right treatment.

To obtain the most reliable information and to know how to distinguish influenza from cold, clinical signs are studied.

What is ARVI and what is the flu

If you ask yourself the difference between the flu and the same acute respiratory viral infection, you should keep in mind: ARVI is a common term for all ailments of the respiratory tract with a viral origin.

It is important to know how to recognize the flu. For ailment the following symptoms are typical:

• lacrimation,
• respiratory signs,
• general weakness,
• increased sweating,
• temperature increase.

Infection spreads by airborne droplets, it occurs very quickly and affects up to 80% of people who have been in contact with a sick person.

Such sad statistics can be explained by the fact that the body is not capable of fighting viruses, since the latter are constantly mutating and mutating.

In adults, in most cases, it is not considered to be a serious illness, which is a huge mistake, because the organism is in great danger. This disease is considered one of the most serious among respiratory viral diseases.

Every year, the flu spreads around the planet in the form of large-scale epidemics and pandemics. Because of the disease and its complications, 300 to 500 thousand people die every year.

Hence, it is extremely important to know even at the early stages of pathology formation, what is the difference between influenza and ARVI, so that appropriate therapy is started on time.

Currently, scientists have been able to identify about two thousand subspecies of the virus. The most dangerous types of influenza are:

1. Spanish (A / H1N1),
2. pig (H1N1),
3. bird flu.

Swine flu, as well as all SARS is transmitted by airborne droplets and has a high transfer ability. This fact is explained by the fact that the incubation period lasts 2-4 days, and during this time a sick person can infect many people.

The onset of the disease has the following signs of intoxication:

• dizziness,
• headache,
• chills,
• vomiting,
• sleep disorders,
• in some cases - hallucinations.

Treatment necessarily includes symptomatic therapy, bed rest and use of antiviral drugs. It should be noted that the patient for the period of treatment should be protected from the rest of the family.

Diagnosis of diseases

To determine the presence of acute respiratory viral infection, the doctor is sufficient to conduct an examination. Determine the origin of the disease, thus, will not succeed, because the flu and ARVI have similar signs.

For the most accurate diagnosis, the doctor sends a person to the laboratory for several tests. This is how the presence of the virus in the blood is determined.

Most often, for the determination of pathology, crops of infected blood are applied to specific nutrient media. Several serological tests are conducted to determine the amount of antibody in the human blood to the virus.

If we take into account the fact that laboratory analyzes are rather complicated and expensive processes, then not all of them are carried out. Pediatricians make an accurate diagnosis of "flu" only after information about the onset of the epidemic.

In rare cases, only the first patients undergo tests, and an automatic diagnosis is assigned to all subsequent patients. Therefore, often treatment of the disease is not effective and leads to undesirable consequences.

People who care about their health need to understand how to distinguish influenza from ARI on their own.

How do diseases develop?

Despite the fact, ARI, influenza and other similar diseases are very similar, there are certain differences in which a person can identify a specific disease by himself.

Initially, attention should be paid to the rate of development of the disease. Usually, the initial stage of SARS lasts 1-2 days. At the same time there is a lingering symptomatology, however, the patient feels a great discomfort and partially loses ability to work. Symptoms of the condition during this period:

1. lethargy,
2. nasal congestion,
3. throat swelling,
4. in some cases, an increase in temperature.

As a rule, polyclinics on the sanitary checkpoint hang out memos on influenza and ARVI. In it you can find a lot of information about the development of these ailments and their treatment.

If the flu began, then in the first half of the day a person feels perfectly healthy, but after lunch there is a sharp decline in strength and begins to rapidly rise in temperature. For such a disease is characterized by an acute and rapid beginning.

The nature of the development of the disease, as well as other signs of acute respiratory viral infection and flu symptoms, enable a person to determine independently which of the ailments he has had.

As already reported, most symptoms are similar, and one of them is fever, but there is one nuance. Flu is characterized by a rapid (in a few hours) temperature jump to 38-39 degrees. Almost all the antipyretic drugs do not have an effect.

Even if the temperature was reduced, then after only 2 hours or less, it will again start to rise. In these cases, doctors prescribe not only drugs for influenza and ARVI, but also several antipyretic agents, which should be alternated, taking every 3 hours.

In acute respiratory infections, the temperature, as a rule, does not exceed 38 degrees. It can easily be knocked down by means such as Ibufen or Paracetamol.

If the patient has a stable condition and there are no worsening, then one can not take antipyretic drugs, but allow the immune system to fight the disease on its own.

When the child is sick, it is not necessary to treat at home. The children's organism can not cope with the disease, it is important to consult a doctor immediately.

The pediatrician will immediately examine the child, assess his current state of health and prescribe drugs, based on all the main indicators, including the age of the patient.

It's no secret that the common cold, SARS and influenza are diseases, which are characterized by a sharp decline in human performance. The patient quickly begins to feel a constant discomfort and a breakdown. Even on these phenomena you can independently come to the conclusion, which disease struck man.

For example, people with influenza complain of severe headaches and muscle pain. As a rule, it breaks in the temples and the occipital part of the head. In addition, there are:

• an ache in a body,
• chills,
• increased sweating.

In addition, in some cases, there is pain in the movement of the eyes and photosensitivity.

If we talk about the general condition of a patient with acute respiratory viral infection, weakness and weakness are present throughout the illness. But the pain in the head and muscles is very weak.

Nasal congestion and runny nose

ARVI and influenza virus are provocators of inflammatory processes in the respiratory tract. In this case, the patient has:

1. cough,
2. increased body temperature,
3. runny nose and nasal congestion.

When the flu swelling of the nasal mucosa, and inflammation is much less likely than with ARVI. A few days later, the runny nose is completely gone.

With ARVI, the nose pawns in the first two days, in the future, in addition to the swelling of the mucous nasopharynx, sneezing and a strong rhinitis begin. This significantly increases tear.

Condition of throat and cough

For those who are not informed how to distinguish ARVI from flu, doctors advise to pay attention to the condition of the mucous throat and throat. When the flu is very swollen, there is reddening of the soft palate and back walls of the throat, there is a cough with the flu. In a person with SARS, the throat is red and swollen, but differs in loose structure.

It should be noted: if such signs of diseases as hyperemia and edema of the throat are common, then the plaque on the mucous membranes is a sign of SARS alone.

Before revealing what kind of disease is present in a person, it is important to remember when he had a cough. If it arose at the very beginning of the development of the disease, and only then did the temperature rise, and a runny nose appeared, it is ARVI.

When the disease began with a fever, headaches and aches in the body, and only on the 2nd or 3rd day a dry cough appeared, the doctor diagnoses the presence of the flu.

Confirms the diagnosis of cough, as well as pain in the chest and trachea. Such symptoms mean taking medications from ARVI and influenza:

1. Cycloferon,
2. Viferon,
3. Immunoflavid,
4. Ingavirin,
5. Arbidol,
6. Anaferon,
7. Rimantadine,
8. Tamiflu.

The condition of the sick person can significantly worsen, as the virus will continue to develop and pathogenically affect the respiratory system and the state of the organism as a whole.

Response of the gastrointestinal tract

In some cases, the body can respond to the influenza virus by disrupting the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. The patient has diarrhea or vomiting already on the 2nd - 3rd day after infection. The pathological condition can last up to 48 hours.

Without symptomatic treatment, the manifestation of such symptoms may last for several more days, which is fraught with dehydration of the body.

If a person has symptoms of the diseases in question, it is important to carefully analyze the order and nature of the course of key clinical manifestations.

At observance of all advice or councils of the doctor a status of the person, sick ORVI becomes better already on third day. Complete recovery occurs in about a week. After the disease, the person quickly restores his strength and ability to work.

Influenza, as well as SARS has the same duration of the incubation period, however in ARVI the active phase proceeds longer and more difficultly. High fever in a person can last up to 6 days, and the disease begins to subside only after 10-12 days.

However, this is not all the features of the flu. Even if a person has recovered, then within two or three weeks there is a period between the pathological condition and complete recovery. A person at this time experiences periodic headaches, weakness and malaise, as described in the video in this article.

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Signs of ARVI

With the onset of cold weather, almost everyone faces colds. Annually experts make disappointing forecasts about the coming wave of influenza and acute respiratory infections. The epidemic lasts for almost two months, during which very many people manage to get sick. Symptoms of SARS and influenza are similar to those of other diseases, so it is not always possible to detect the presence of the disease on time. In the presented review you will get acquainted with the ways of virus definition, ways of infection and stages of development of infection in the human body.

What are the symptoms and signs of ARVI?

It is important to note that the signs of ARVI in adults and children are the same, there are no differences between them, however the degree of symptoms can vary, depending on the work of the human immune system. Respiratory infections are diagnosed on the basis of the general condition of the body. The doctor learns from the patient about all the symptoms of ARVI, conducts an examination, on the basis of this, he makes a conclusion about the presence or absence of the disease. When the diagnosis is confirmed, treatment is started immediately. Read about this in the book O. E. Komarovsky about this disease.

The incubation period

It is important to determine the presence of microbes in the human body, which later cause the disease in advance. There is a difference between a common cold and symptoms of ARVI, for example, the time of active development of the infection. Respiratory diseases in the first stage proceed without any particular signs, during this period the infection develops, and the microbes actively multiply. This time is called the incubation period of acute respiratory viral infection in children or adults.

It begins on the day when a healthy person has been in contact with the patient and infection has occurred, however, no manifestations of infection have been observed. The incubation period ends when the first symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection appear. Each organism in different ways is capable of restraining the development of the disease, so the period after infection to the first signs is different. On average, it can take from a few hours to two weeks. The disease also occurs in all different ways, it will depend on the methods of treatment, the effectiveness of the selected drugs, the lifestyle of the patient.

First signs

Viral infection in a child and an adult begins with a high body temperature. Against a background of general malaise, one can note a sharp increase in its indices to 38-39 ° C. Elevated temperatures persist for several days, sometimes decreasing in the morning, then increasing in the evening. In addition, if there is an acute respiratory infection in the body, pain and pain in the eyes, trembling, body aches, weakness can appear.

The first signs of SARS:

• a sharp deterioration in overall health;
• chills;
• shiver;
• coryza;
• sore throat;
• cough;
• increased sweating;
• drowsiness;
• lack of appetite.

How much is the temperature in ARVI?

A rise in body temperature with respiratory infections is a sign that the body is struggling with the disease. Leukocytes in the human blood actively destroy the alien virus. It is useful for patients to know what time the elevated body temperature should keep, so as not to worry excess time and to protect yourself from the use of unnecessary drugs: in the norm it lasts from two to five days. During this time, the right amount of antibodies that fight the disease is produced. If the temperature worries the patient for more than 5 days, then the infection has a complex shape.

How does an acute respiratory viral infection occur without a temperature?

Sometimes the symptoms of ARI appear without a rise in body temperature. This kind of disease is dangerous, because the infected continue to go to school or work, actively spreading pathogens ARVI among healthy people. There are several reasons for this method of the disease course:

1. First of all, it should be noted that this is the manifestation of the mild form of the disease (rotavirus infection).
2. In some cases, this indicates an inability of the body to fight the virus (weakened immunity).

Features of acute respiratory viral infections

Viral diseases occur when the epithelium of the respiratory tract is affected. In addition to typical symptoms, the disease can be accompanied by lacrimation, signs of poisoning the body. This is a dangerous problem, especially because of the complications that develop with untimely or incorrect treatment. They include bronchitis, pneumonia, tracheitis. Diagnose ARVI with the help of serological and virological tests. By severity of the flow, a mild, moderate and severe form of the disease is isolated.

Distinguish the following respiratory infections, each of which has its own peculiarities:

• rotavirus;
• flu;
• paragripp;
• rhinovirus;
• adenoviral;
• respiratory syncytial;
• coronavirus.

In adults

The main signs of SARS in children and adults are not very different, but sometimes the sick continue to go to work (in kindergarten, school), counting on the fact that the ailment itself will pass. Do not ignore the infection if there is a temperature of 40, especially if the antipyretic drugs do not have the proper effect. In addition, in adults with the disease, there may be a clouding of the mind, lack of oxygen, swelling, a rash on the body. With timely access to a doctor, the treatment takes about a week and there is the opportunity to avoid repeated infection or serious complications.

Any viral disease can at any time go to a more serious one, for example:

• bronchitis;
• frontitis;
• sinusitis;
• otitis media;
• meningitis;
• sinusitis;
• heart rhythm disorder;
• neuritis.

Children

According to statistics, the children's organism in comparison with the adult is more susceptible to viral diseases (especially from three to twelve years). Often there is an acute respiratory viral infection in children under one year, for example, with artificial feeding, when body protection weakens. Babies should be especially protected from viruses (restrict contacts with strangers, do not visit public places in the midst of an epidemic, temper the child). SARS in a baby is very difficult to treat, so it is better not to allow infection.

Table differences between the symptoms of influenza and SARS in 2016

Comparison of symptoms of influenza and ARVI Symptoms

Increased body temperature	up to 40 degrees	37-38 degrees
Cough, sore throat, runny nose	typically
Fatigue, body aches	typically	rarely, not expressed
Chills	typically	in severe forms

Video about acute respiratory diseases

SARS in winter is the most common type of ailment that is transmitted by airborne droplets from infected people to healthy ones. The incubation period and the course of the course of the disease depends on the individual characteristics of the organism. You will learn more about this disease after viewing the video below.

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