Flu/Colds; Facts and treatment

If you have the flu, the most important thing is to relax. Additionally, when at home, there is less risk of spreading the influence of other people. The flu is a contagious disease is three or four days after onset of symptoms.
The following can help with flu symptoms:
Ask your doctor about prescription drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) or zanamivir (Relenza). , anti virus attacks the virus at source and must be started within 12 months of 48 hours after the first symptoms appear in force. If caught in time, antiviral drugs can help people feel better faster. Tamiflu is an oral medication is available in capsules or liquid, is approved for one year and older people. Relenza is a drug by inhalation of seven years and older admitted. Side effects were mild and can include nausea and vomiting often. Relenza may cause irritation of the nose.
Older types of drugs, amantadine (Symmetrel) and its derivative, rimantadine (Flumadine), became available in 1960, but these drugs are effective only against influenza type A and can quickly develop resistance to drugs. In fact, since the virus resistance to amantadine and rimantadine during the 2007-2008 influenza season showed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended for the treatment of influenza in this period, so that the doctor probably does not has predicted.
Drink plenty of fluids. Hot liquids may relieve the feeling of congestion and mucus loose.
Take a pain reliever acetaminophen, such as pain and fever. But not aspirin or aspirin containing at children under the age of 19 he is a strong link between aspirin and Reye's syndrome, a disease that affects all organs, especially brain and liver in children.
Influenza or flu is a viral infection of the respiratory tract - nose, throat, bronchi and lungs. This is similar to colds are caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract, caused especially in winter, and both can cause symptoms such as cough and sore throat. The cold is a viral infection, lower the nose and throat, and her main symptoms of nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat and cough. The flu is more serious infections, and the main symptoms are high fever, severe pain, cough with mucus production, fatigue and weakness. Flu symptoms 1-4 days after exposure and are much more serious than a cold.
Influenza is highly contagious and spreads through droplets in the air, even though the humidity due to cough or flu, when someone sneezes produced. When you breathe in these bacteria, you could from the flu is usually 1-4 days after exposure.
a flu epidemic, as soon as sweep, which were about five to 20 percent of Americans are affected, although the number of infections varies from one season to the other age groups, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
On average, about 36,000 Americans die from flu each year, according to the CDC.
In the 2007-2008 season of influenza, the CDC recommends the following groups of people prefer to receive influenza vaccine:
Children aged two to 50 years and older
People of all ages, chronic illnesses, including respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema
All women who are pregnant now or later in flu seasonand the possibility of long-term care nursing home residentsChildren aged six to 59 months oldAssistance to health professionals in patient care is directly related toHousehold contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children 6 months