Symptoms of influenza

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Influenza is an acute febrile respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. How much is the difference between influenza and common cold? What are the symptoms of influenza? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of influenza

Patients usually present with influenza like symptoms, such as fever, cough, less sputum, headache, muscle soreness and general discomfort. Severe patients developed rapidly, manifested as severe pneumonia, body temperature mostly continued above 39 ℃, dyspnea, hemoptysis and sputum; Acute respiratory distress syndrome, mediastinal emphysema, sepsis, shock, disturbance of consciousness and acute kidney injury can be rapidly developed.

. blood routine. The total number of white blood cells is generally not high or low. Most of the severe patients had leukopenia, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia.

Chest imaging examination. In patients with pneumonia, patchy images appeared in the lungs. In severe patients, the lesions progressed rapidly, showing multiple ground glass opacity and pulmonary consolidation in both lungs, with a small amount of pleural effusion. When ARDS occurs, the lesions are widely distributed.

matters needing attention

Can be vaccinated against influenza, strengthen physical exercise, increase resistance, take children to public places during the flu.