Truth About Viral Diseases

Various polls show that most people consider that cold-related diseases are treated with antibiotics. It is wrong belief because antibiotics do not act on viruses. When doctor prescribes antibiotics in case of cold, he supposes treatment of complication that was developed at the back of bacterial infection.

Viral diseases are treated with antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu. The medication works complexly – from the one side it activates natural body defense, from other side it blocks reproduction of viruses in epithelial cells. This approach really helps the body to fight infection much quicker. Tamiflu not develops addiction, it just accelerates natural process of body defense. The immunity may produce itself all necessary protective substances but it requires more time for this.

Figurally, this process may be compared with the situation when you saw a danger and notified security service before security observes the dander itself. Indeed, in older times influenza coursed mildly with running nose and slight weakness which lasted 5 days.

In recent years flus do course severely, practically causing bronchitis, pneumonia and sinusitis. In first symptoms of starting disease it is necessary to take medications that activate immune system. Vitamins C, D and zinc also improve immunity, therefore may be recommended in case of influenza. Vitamin C may be taken in doses of 2 grams per day.

Many people do sincerely believe that is is dangerous to aerify room because you may catch cold. Cold-related diseases are caused by viruses, concentration of which get increased in closed rooms. Aeration helps to get rid of “excessive” viruses and get a portion of fresh air.

Conditioner not solves this problem, it cools down stagnant air in the room. And if you stay under its cool streams of air, you may easily get cold. Therefore, try to aerify room regularly and dress warm clothes when you stay in a room with conditioner.

Air Conditioning Dangers

With the onset of summer heat increases demand for air conditioners that save us from unbearable heat। People who spend all hot summer days indoors do especially count on air conditioners. However you should not forget that everything is not so simple. Air conditioner not only “ping-pongs” air and changes it from hot into chilly one, but also puts human body to a serious test because it is a kind of accumulator of various pathogenic bacteria.

In air conditioners get settled microbes including atypical germs. Are known cases of spreading of legionnaires disease (this is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called legionela which results in severe form of pneumonia) via conditioning system. Today specialists also talk about additional noise and vibration which do affect human vestibular system.

People with chronic diseases should be more careful with air conditioners. In people with such chronic diseases as sinusitis or chronic bronchitis, artificial chill and drop of temperature cause aggravation of chronic diseases. But in healthy people conditioner may cause mucous edema of chronic nature.

Fungi may be found in equipment when in the room is not performed qualitative cleaning. Animal dander and fluff from floor coating. If you have pets at home, their dander do obstruct conditioner. Conditioner in the kitchen accumulates fats.

Experts advice to clean conditioner regularly once a year in order to keep your family healthy. New conditioner must be cleaned for the first time in three years after starting its using. Then it must be cleaned once every year. Cleaning must be performed in winter.

However, it must be said that cleaning is not plaster for all sores. Specialists recommend to switch on “chillers” for 10 – 15 minutes before getting started - this reduces greatly concentration of bacteria in conditioner. You should not abuse chilling and should not use it without particular need. What is comfortable for you is not necessarily healthful. Such preventive measures as smearing nose with oxolinic ointment in this case do not work.

You should be very careful with your health in summer. If you and your co-workers frequently cough and feel bad then you should go to the doctor. Raised body temperature is a sign that in the respiratory organs occurs inflammation and you should pay serious attention at this sign. Temperature drops between street and office must be minumal.

For sure, when you cannot stand unbearable heat, you seek rooms with chill and forget about all precautionary measures. It is difficult to work with only thought about chilly place. Remember that here the talk is not just about stuffy nose, back pains, otitis, here also talk is about death.