Colds and flu can be at any time of the year, but they occur most frequently in the winter, as the human immune system is weakened the most in the winter. Many people think that the flu - is a harmless disease that almost everyone gets sick. In fact, the flu is very dangerous and can lead to serious complications of the whole organism.Complications can be dangerous to human life.
1. After the flu can begin complications that affect the central nervous system. They can appear in the form of diseases such as polyneuritis, lumbago, neuralgia. But the most common disorder resulting from damage to the central nervous system, is arachnoiditis. This disease can develop already at day 7 of influenza. By the time a person begins to feel the improvement, it seems that the flu recedes, and actually begins to develop other disease that is much more serious than the flu.
Arachnoiditis symptoms: headache, flickering "flies" before the eyes, pain in the forehead and nose, nausea, and dizziness. This disease is especially dangerous because when development is disturbed circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid, as a result, begins arachnoidite.
2. In addition, complications may occur in the form of Guillain-Barre syndrome. This disease may be a consequence of not only the flu, but also other respiratory illnesses. Guillain-Barre syndrome most often affects children.
Guillain-Barre syndrome symptoms: muscle pain, which may occur within a few days. Besides, there is an increase level of myoglobin in urine, and this may affect kidney function. Feeling pain in the muscles, you must immediately contact your doctor, as this disease can develop peripheral paralysis of the limbs. And this is very serious.
3. In addition to Guillain-Barre syndrome may occur as a complication of Reye's syndrome, which occurs most often in children. In particular, the disease can develop in those children who were treated during the flu aspirin.
Symptoms of Reye's syndrome: vomiting, which in the future may lead to swelling of the brain, and even coma.
4. Complications may begin in the respiratory tract. For example, the influenza ciliated epithelium failure occurs which clears the airway. As a result of violations of its functions are changes that allow a variety of infections and viruses enter the lungs. Thus, developing diseases such as pneumonia, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis, rhinitis.
5. Older people may experience complications of the cardiovascular system, e.g., pericarditis and myocarditis.
6. Further it is necessary to mention that during the flu or after recovery, do not just run into the street, to work, to the store. The fact is that the protective reaction of the body after suffering illness weakened. Therefore, at this time, when the body is not yet fully grown, you can also pick up a bacterial infection that weaken your body even more. And you do not want?
7. By the way, if you have a low temperature, do not try to reduce it. It is believed that excessive use of fever-reducing pills can cause symptoms such as intoxication or inflammation of the airways. Let the organism to cope with the temperature.
In order to avoid all these complications, try to carry out prevention of influenza. And if you still get sick, it is recommended bed rest, good food, drink more fluids, aired. Do not forget about the medications that must be prescribed by a doctor. In no case do not self! Influenza is treacherous.
