❶ How To Prevent Flu

Every year, with the onset of the cold season, massive flu infections begin. This is a dangerous disease, and not only because it is very difficult in some cases. The main danger of influenza is that it leads to serious complications that can affect almost any body system: nervous, cardiovascular, bone, etc. Location: Location: The most difficult to tolerate complications of influenza are the elderly, pregnant women, small children, as well as those whose immunity for some reason is weakened. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the prevention of influenza, remembering that any disease is easier to prevent than to cure.

In the event of a sharp increase in the number of people with influenza (especially if it takes on the nature of an epidemic, which must be notified to health authorities), wear a medical mask in public places. In many countries of the world (for example, Japan, where people pay great attention to their health) this has long been in the order of things. In Russia, as before, a protective mask is treated as exotic. And in vain. Your own health and the health of loved ones are much more important than the puzzled looks of the ignorant.

Pregnant women should, as much as possible, reduce contact with other people, use public transport as little as possible. And if this cannot be avoided in any way - also wear a protective mask and strictly observe personal hygiene measures.

You can use the protective (phytoncidal) properties of some plants. Even grandmothers and grandfathers saved themselves from the flu in a simple but rather effective way: they put necklaces around their necks, where pieces of onion and garlic played the role of beads. Of course, due to the strong and specific smell, this method can only be used at home. Such necklaces should be changed at least 1 - 2 times a day - after all, the concentration of phytoncides secreted by onions and garlic is gradually decreasing.

Measures to temper the body play an important role. In this case, even if the disease cannot be avoided, it will almost certainly pass in a relatively mild form, and most importantly, it will not give complications. By agreement with the doctor, you can take drugs that enhance immunity (for example, tincture of Eleutherococcus), various vitamin complexes. A good prophylactic role is played by the application of protective ointments such as oxolinic ointments to the nasal mucosa - it plays the role of a barrier on the path of infection.

Should a protective influenza vaccine be given? There is no consensus even among doctors. The fact is that the influenza virus has many strains, and it is almost impossible to predict which of them will cause an epidemic. So each person decides this issue in the way that seems right to him.