Influenza in children: Symptoms, Complications & Treatments
Symptoms & Complications
Influenza virus infections cause high fever, runny nose, throat, muscle aches, headache, cough, and fatigue. These symptoms typically begin 2 days later and disappear a week later. However, coughing can last for more than two weeks. Zone and vomiting can occur, especially in children. This is a rare condition in adults and has a greater severity in influenza B infection. At first, it is difficult to distinguish between cold and influenza infection, but flu can be classified into high fever and sudden fatigue. The GI symptom may be seen in some adults with H5N1 called bird flu. Complications of Influenza infection include viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial pneumonia, sinus infection, asthma and heart failure. In fact, mycoplasma infection was confirmed in this patient, and we felt the necessity to check whether the complication did not occur in influenza infection patients. If the symptoms appear to improve and then return to high temperature, this may be a sign that Bacterial pneumonia has developed. Patients with immune suppression, pregnant women, and young children are at high risk for complications. In particular, chronic diseases tend to aggravate asthma, bronchitis, coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure may be worsened. In addition, influenza infection has been reported to contribute to the development of an autoimmune disease called Guillain-Barre syndrome. However, you should be aware that this can also occur in other cases of infection.
Treatments
Influenza viruses are classified into three types, A, B, and C, and they spread through the air by coughing or sneezing. Infections can also occur by touching the virus with the hands and then bringing it into the eyes or mouth. Throat, sputum, and nose can be used to test for viruses, but negative results do not completely eliminate the possibility of infection. It can be prevented by hand washing, mask, and vaccine, and the virus is very rapid in antigen variation, so new vaccine should be given every year. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), a neuraminidase inhibitor, is used as a remedy for influenza infection by interfering with the mechanism by which influenza virus infects cells. In addition, there is a drug called rimantadine which has a mechanism of M2 inhibitor. It is effective in influenza A but not in influenza B because there is no M2 proein.
Influenza virus infections cause high fever, runny nose, throat, muscle aches, headache, cough, and fatigue. These symptoms typically begin 2 days later and disappear a week later. However, coughing can last for more than two weeks. Zone and vomiting can occur, especially in children. This is a rare condition in adults and has a greater severity in influenza B infection. At first, it is difficult to distinguish between cold and influenza infection, but flu can be classified into high fever and sudden fatigue. The GI symptom may be seen in some adults with H5N1 called bird flu. Complications of Influenza infection include viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial pneumonia, sinus infection, asthma and heart failure. In fact, mycoplasma infection was confirmed in this patient, and we felt the necessity to check whether the complication did not occur in influenza infection patients. If the symptoms appear to improve and then return to high temperature, this may be a sign that Bacterial pneumonia has developed. Patients with immune suppression, pregnant women, and young children are at high risk for complications. In particular, chronic diseases tend to aggravate asthma, bronchitis, coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure may be worsened. In addition, influenza infection has been reported to contribute to the development of an autoimmune disease called Guillain-Barre syndrome. However, you should be aware that this can also occur in other cases of infection.
Treatments
Influenza viruses are classified into three types, A, B, and C, and they spread through the air by coughing or sneezing. Infections can also occur by touching the virus with the hands and then bringing it into the eyes or mouth. Throat, sputum, and nose can be used to test for viruses, but negative results do not completely eliminate the possibility of infection. It can be prevented by hand washing, mask, and vaccine, and the virus is very rapid in antigen variation, so new vaccine should be given every year. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), a neuraminidase inhibitor, is used as a remedy for influenza infection by interfering with the mechanism by which influenza virus infects cells. In addition, there is a drug called rimantadine which has a mechanism of M2 inhibitor. It is effective in influenza A but not in influenza B because there is no M2 proein.
