Wuhan pneumonia has caused panic. As the flu is also a season for flu, we will teach you to distinguish the difference between Wuhan pneumonia and flu, so you can find out and seek medical treatment as soon as possible without worrying too much.
Wear masks when you go out, and you don’t have to be in the epidemic area.
Wuhan pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infection and the flu that is gradually reaching its peak can cause respiratory symptoms. How do ordinary people distinguish from symptoms? Although the symptoms of Wuhan pneumonia infection and influenza have many similarities, people who have not been to the epidemic area recently or have been in contact with the patients do not need to worry, and there are still some differences in the symptoms of the two. As long as you go out and wear a mask, you don't need to be a soldier.
has areas such as Wuhan, and has persistent fever and shortness of breath to seek medical treatment.
Faced with the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic, many of them may be hidden, so it is difficult to correctly assess the incubation period and the length of the onset of Wuhan pneumonia. This new type of pneumonia will also infect the upper respiratory tract, so the symptoms are very similar to those of the flu, including fever greater than 38 degrees Celsius, and accompanied by respiratory symptoms such as cough, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, 20z, dry throat, etc. . If the cough is accompanied by dyspnea and shortness of breath, it may cause pneumonia, so you must wear a mask and seek medical advice quickly.
The course of influenza is usually 1 to 2 weeks, and the fever improves within 1 week. Wuhan pneumonia continues to have a fever and is easy to breathe. But usually the fever will get better within a week.
flu is prone to body aches and muscle pain, and Wuhan pneumonia is mainly characterized by general weakness.
is another difference. Preliminary observations have found that flu patients often have general body aches. Wuhan pneumonia is mainly manifested by general weakness. According to Wuhan infection in Wuhan Pneumonia, the first patient who recovered and discharged from the hospital said in an interview that after the onset of fever, he suffered from shortness of breath, insufficient blood oxygen, and general weakness.
antiviral drugs are not effective against the new coronavirus in Wuhan
usually has a flu outbreak. Using antiviral drugs within 48 hours can shorten the course of the disease within two or three days; and antiviral drugs are completely ineffective against the new coronavirus, so remind you Similar to flu symptoms, you should go to the hospital for quick screening, and then take antiviral drugs after confirming that it is flu. If someone has taken antiviral drugs without being diagnosed at home, if the condition does not improve after taking the medicine, and the symptoms such as wheezing and shortness of breath are complicated, the risk is extremely high. You must seek medical attention as soon as possible.
