This terrible word "angina"

Angina is an infectious disease in which tonsils are enlarged (yellow and white spots are formed on them), the throat becomes friable, bright red, you can say, scarlet. With palpation of enlarged lymph nodes on the neck, the patient experiences pain. Lymph nodes are dense to the touch.

Many people ask: is angina contagious or not? Of course! The patient with such ailment should be isolated (if there is such possibility), to allocate to him a separate utensil (a mug, a spoon, a fork, a plate, etc.) and a towel. Cookware should be boiled every day for 10-20 minutes.

In order for this disease to proceed without complications, it is necessary to start the treatment prescribed by a specialist (infectionist) as early as possible and to comply with bed rest.

Types of angina

• Follicular. It is named so because pus is formed inside the follicle of palatine tonsils, therefore it is also called a purulent sore throat. Symptoms: high (39 degrees and above) body temperature , severe pain when swallowing, chills;
• Catarrhal. With this type of angina, only the outer layer of the tonsils is affected. As a rule, the disease is accompanied by dry mouth, malaise, severe headache. Usually occurs without a rise in temperature;
• Ulcerative-membranous. On tonsils (palatine) a grayish plaque with ulcers is formed. In general, the disease does not manifest itself in any way;
• Lacunar. Similar to follicular: pain in muscles, joints and throat, fever (from 39 degrees), plaque on the tonsils. Only there is no pus.

Symptoms of the disease

Angina is caused by a bacterial or viral infection. Often the symptoms of the disease are headache, severe, scraping pain when swallowing saliva, high temperature (39 degrees and above). Usually, the disease manifests itself on 2-3 days after contact with a sick person. The incubation period of the disease lasts from a few hours to three days, and during this period of time the patient is not considered infectious.

Children may have additional symptoms: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting.

How is angina transmitted?

Tonsillitis (a type of sore throat) can be transmitted by airborne droplets, that is, by sneezing and coughing, as well as by physical contact (kiss, handshake) and through dishes.

Do not exclude and improperly processed products infected with staphylococcus (milk, meat, semi-finished products and others). Basically, contaminated products can be consumed in catering establishments.

Very quickly, the infection spreads in closed rooms with a large team, where there is no opportunity to ventilate or simply do not air the workers.

Chronic inflammation in the mouth, nose, throat, as well as teeth affected by caries, can be a source of the disease.

The most infectious is considered a patient in the first 3 days after the onset of angina with a high body temperature. After this time, the risk of getting a sore throat is minimal, but still there is. Only 3 weeks after the onset of the disease, the possibility of getting infected with angina disappears completely.

Treatment

With the timely and proper administration of medications, the pain in the throat and the temperature decrease very quickly. The average sore throat is cured in a week. In no case can you do self-medication, because improperly selected antibiotics can complicate the course of the disease and ultimately lead to problems with the heart, kidneys and joints.

To remove toxins during illness, you need a warm, plentiful drink: milk with honey (if there is no allergy to honey), fruit juices, tea with lemon and honey or raspberry jam, alkaline mineral water. The "shock" dose of vitamin C is an integral part of the treatment.

With angina, experts advise that you should rinse your throat every 2 hours, because when you rinse, microbes from the pharynx are washed out. The rinse solution can be any: with furatsillinom (1 part furatsillina: 5000 parts of boiled water), salt with soda, broth of herbs (chamomile, sage, calendula, eucalyptus). Spirituous propolis solution also contributes to a speedy recovery (a few drops per half a cup of water).

During illness it is necessary to exclude from food rough, sharp, hot food. It is necessary to prepare sparing dishes: milk-vegetable, which will not irritate the stomach and sore throat.

If the patient feels relief on the third day of treatment, then in no case should interrupt the treatment and go to work or study. Decreased immunity, weakening of the body and unfinished inflammation can cause complications. Therefore, treatment should be completed completely.

If a person suffers from angina several times a year (2-3 times), then he is recommended to remove tonsils.

For treatment, you can also use folk recipes based on herbs:

• 4 parts of sage (leaves) to connect to 5 parts of rhizomes of ayr marsh, oak bark and nettle dioecious. The resulting mixture should be filled with a liter of water, boil for half an hour, drain, cool. With angina, this broth should gargle as often as possible (at least 5 times during the day);
• 1 part of linden flowers, 3 parts of chamomile flowers and 2 parts of oak bark to mix. Take 1 tbsp. L. Mixture, pour a glass of hot water, boil over low heat for 5 minutes, insist for about an hour, drain, cool. This broth is used to rinse your throat.

Is angina invulnerable, we found out. And purulent angina is contagious or not?

Without exception, all kinds of angina are contagious, and purulent - especially! Most often, people with low immunity fall ill with it. According to statistics, up to 10% of the population a year is affected by purulent sore throat. After 30 years, people are less likely to get infected with this ailment, since it is believed that after reaching this age, immunity is rebuilt (it seems like it is developing protection against this infection).

The most common is streptococcal purulent angina.

Purulent angina is manifested by its suddenness (the day after contact with the patient).

This infection is not contagious after two days of taking antibiotics and other medications prescribed by the doctor.

Avoiding infection

1. In the cold season we try not to visit places of mass gathering of people and unventilated premises.
2. We try not to overcool.
3. Most often my hands.
4. We restrict contact with the patient (we put on a medical mask).
5. We rarely visit places of catering.
6. Tempering the body: walk in the fresh air, take a contrast shower.
7. We eat correctly, do not smoke, do not drink alcohol.
8. We observe the right mode of rest and work.
9. We regularly go in for sports.
10. We regularly do wet cleaning.
11. We often ventilate the room (at any time of the year).
12. We try to avoid stress.
13. We harden the throat.

We harden the throat

• Take in equal parts eucalyptus leaves , chamomile flowers and marigold, mix. 1 tbsp. Mix 1.5 cups of hot water, boil for 2 minutes, insist for half an hour, filter. Gargle with the broth you get in the morning and evening. The temperature of the broth should first be 26 degrees, but gradually lower (1 degree per day) temperature to 16 degrees. With this rinse, you can harden your throat and not get sick for 1 month.

Observing the above rules, you can not only prevent complications caused by angina, but do not get sick of this infection!