an introduction
In the cold winter, there are many diseases, especially those that affect the respiratory system. In this article we will talk about one of these common diseases, colds. What do we mean by colds? What are its causes? How does it move from person to person? What are the symptoms that appear on the patient? How can it be prevented? How can it be cured? We shall address this in some detail in this article.
What do we mean by colds?
Colds, a viral disease that affects the respiratory system, especially the upper part of it, affects humans for many reasons, and is transmitted by infection, which is the result of many types of viruses, and is often repeated several times during the year, which is very common in the winter, Infected children are under five.
How to get infected from one person to another
The infection is transmitted from one person to another in several ways, most of it through contact between people, moving by air through the breath, or sneezing … and others, as transmitted by contact, when touching the nose and shaking hands with another person is healthy, Tools, such as food, clothing, or even pens, can survive under any circumstances, making it difficult for people to avoid infection.
Symptoms that appear on the infected
There are many symptoms that accompany colds, including the following:
- Sneezing, which is the most common signs, becomes a person suffering from persistent sneezing heavily.
- Gonorrhea in the nose, or so-called cold, a symptom of many people suffering from colds, and may even be considered some of the most irritating symptoms.
- An obstruction in the nose, or so-called cold, which greatly affects breathing, leads to severe tightness, especially when sleeping.
- Cough, a respiratory irritation, causes inflammation in the lungs.
- Congestion in the throat, an inflammation occurs in the throat, causing numerous pains in the throat.
- Stress and general fatigue, the patient feels a general fatigue in his body.
- Headache, the patient feels a headache in his head.
- Fever, the patient feels a rise in temperature of his body, and feel cold, it is worth mentioning that the body’s normal temperature is 37 degrees Celsius, and if it rises, the body is in an abnormal state.
- It is very cold, and it happens very often with colds.
What is the difference between colds and flu?
Colds are very similar to flu. Both are caused by a viral infection. Their symptoms are very similar, but what distinguishes the flu from colds is that the flu has a more severe effect on the person, the duration of the disease, and its symptoms occur quickly and abruptly. The symptoms of the flu are similar, as we said to a large extent, the symptoms of colds, but they are more effective on the patient, in addition to severe pain in the back and limbs, and the complications Influenza, they are more dangerous than m Colds complications.
Complications that can occur with severe colds
There are complications that can occur if the colds are severe, and the most important of these complications:
- Sinusitis, as it is known sinus when you get inflammation, makes the person exposed to bleeding nose at any time.
- Osteoarthritis, the most common inflammation of children, is caused by a bacterial or viral infection.
- Tonsillitis, bronchitis.
Ways to prevent colds
As we know, colds is a viral infection that affects the respiratory system of humans, so the first methods of prevention, to stay away from infected with the disease, and there are other methods to prevent the disease, including the following:
- Wash your hands, wash your hands with warm water and soap constantly reduces the transmission rate by touching the objects on which the viruses live by mouth spray.
- Enough sleep, taking enough sleep to work on the body, and thus strengthen the immunity in the body, and thus reduce the incidence of colds.
- A healthy balanced diet, balanced food containing all the body needs to create a solid immunity to the human body, thus reducing the incidence of colds.
- Exercise is not strange if we say that sport extends life (ages by the hand of God), which means that it gives the human body more strength, and bear even more with age.
- Drink plenty of fluids, especially warm fluids.
How to treat colds
As mentioned above, colds are caused by infection. Viruses have no cure so far. They are completely cured, unlike bacterial infections, which can be treated with antibiotics, but treatments can be used to relieve colds and their symptoms. To home remedies, and other medical, and we will address some of what we can use to treat colds, which are as follows:
First home remedies, which are as follows:
- Drinking plenty of fluids, fluids compensate for the water lost by the body during the disease, whether due to fever, or because of leaching.
- Eat hot soup, especially chicken soup, it helps greatly in the treatment of sore throat and congestion.
- Take a rest, complete rest helps with treatment faster, and less.
- Gargle, the use of water-soluble salt in gargle, helps greatly in the treatment of sore throat.
- The water compresses are relatively cold, which is very good for lowering body temperature, so if there is fever.
- Honey, eating a person a tablespoon of honey per day before sleeping, it greatly relaxes, especially from cough, honey reduces the cough and its severity significantly.
Medical treatments, which are as follows:
- Analgesics, painkillers, are used to reduce body aches, such as headaches, bone pain, etc. However, it is important to note that these painkillers may adversely affect the person in the case of overdose, or prolonged treatment, it affects the functions of the liver and kidneys , Beware of them.
- Sedative drugs for cough, used to treat irritation affecting the lungs, and thus cure cough.
- Medications used to treat leachates, and these drugs are used to relieve leaching.
From the above, we conclude that all treatments are just treatments to relieve colds, or treatments for the symptoms associated with colds. Colds have no 100% effective treatment. The best thing to do is to rest completely and use home remedies.
In conclusion, we would like to mention that colds are diseases that affect the respiratory system, and increase in the winter, so those who are in the indoor to be warned of infection of any infected person of those present, it is better for everyone to periodically change the existing air In the place, by opening the windows, refresh the air.