Treatment of viral infection

In the cold season in our climatic conditions are often colds. Almost everyone is familiar with this pathology. After hypothermia, or even as if for no reason, there is sore throat, runny nose, headache, symptoms of intoxication. Soon, there is a rise in temperature, often a cough. Like and not especially serious disease, and it is necessary to change the plans and to be treated at home some days. Just about the peculiarities of treatment of such pathology will be told in this article.

Trying to get rid of the disease as soon as possible, many people start taking various drugs - antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antibiotics. Despite such intensive treatment, there is no improvement, the disease is delayed. Why is this happening?

The thing is that catarrhal diseases, as a rule, are caused by a viral infection. Viruses - a special form of organisms, they can not reproduce by division. For reproduction, viruses must penetrate into the cells of the body and only after that there is a sharp increase in their number, which is manifested by the clinical picture of the disease. It must also be remembered that a viral infection, the treatment of which is insufficient, is insidious in that it is often complicated by the development of bacterial inflammation. Accession of bacterial infection leads to a prolongation of the disease, requires the appointment of other medications.

Treatment of a viral infection has its own characteristics. Many have become accustomed to using antibiotics for colds, but these drugs have absolutely no effect on viruses. Moreover, the use of such potent agents does not have any effect, and even, on the contrary, tightens the course of the disease, leads to the development of complications in the form of allergies.

There is a natural question: what should be the treatment of a viral infection? At the first symptoms of the disease, it is necessary to start taking antiviral medications. There are enough such drugs in pharmacies now. These are tools such as Arbidol, Amizon, Remantadin and others. It is even better during the epidemics of various acute respiratory infections and influenza to begin a preventive reception of this group of drugs.

It should be remembered that antipyretic drugs should be taken only if the temperature exceeds 38 C. At a temperature of 37-38 C, the body actively produces substances necessary for fighting viruses - antibodies and interferon. Therefore, treatment of a viral infection can not begin with the use of antipyretic drugs, as this will lead to inhibition of the activity of the body's defenses. To enhance the activity of the immune system, you can use soft immunostimulants and immunomodulators.

Many viruses affect the vascular walls, causing an increase in bleeding, the appearance of hemorrhagic rash on the skin. In this regard, in the complex treatment of viral infection, it is necessary to include vitamin C and rutin.

In addition to receiving pharmaceuticals, non-drug treatment methods are of great importance. A patient with a viral infection should be on bed rest for several days. Food should be frequent, in small portions, easily digestible and high-calorie. It is recommended to increase the amount of liquid drunk. It is good to take various vitamin teas: with lemon, black currant, raspberry, ginger. A positive effect is provided by the simplest physiotherapeutic thermal procedures - mustard plasters, inhalations, foot baths.

Treatment of a viral infection in children should be started immediately, as soon as the first symptoms of the disease appear. The onset of acute respiratory viral infection in a child is manifested primarily by a change in behavior that every mother will readily notice. The child becomes sluggish, capricious, drowsy. The use of antiviral therapy, started in a timely manner, will shorten the term of the disease and prevent the development of complications.