Treatment of acute respiratory viral infections in children and adults

During this disease, people do not think that you need to see a doctor and prescribe competent treatment. They buy drugs that knock down the temperature for a short period of time, and have a lot of side effects. The doctor will immediately send you to the tests to find out whether there is a bacterial infection, because other diseases can develop on the background of ARVI.But there are situations when you are far from the city, and the disease appeared very unexpectedly. In this case, it is necessary to conduct symptomatic therapy, which is the main way of treating the disease.

Today from the article you will learn:

• Symptoms of ASVI


• How to distinguish the symptoms of influenza from ARVI?


• Treatment of ARVI in children and adults


• ARVI during pregnancy

Symptoms of acute respiratory infections

Depending on the season, our body adapts to weather conditions, very often there is hypothermia, and the next day the body temperature rises. After the disease a person can feel a sore throat, a decrease in working capacity, stuffiness in the nose, chills and pain in the head. Since ARVI is classified as a viral infection, the disease has its own characteristics. A man gradually "loses" his voice, he becomes hoarse and hoarse, but not as with bronchitis. Violated brain activity, there is confusion of thoughts and the inability to concentrate. The head starts to hurt, but only in the forehead.

Very rarely during ARVI, the temperature rises to 40 degrees, most often it rises to 37.7 degrees, but the person feels as if the temperature has reached the maximum mark. Gradually, the illness worsens, the health deteriorates, but the person takes time and still does not consult a doctor. Symptoms can disappear after 21 days if you do not take any medication.

If a person develops an adenoviral infection - the body responds with a strong chill, headache, sinus congestion, joint pain. Cough is very dry, without phlegm, but painful. The most unpleasant thing is that there is an increase in lymphoid tissue - there is an increase in tonsils and cervical lymph nodes. Eyes are very inflamed, there is a feeling that the eye pressure is greatly increased. Often against the background of ARVI develops and PC-viral infection, it extends to the lower parts of the lungs, inflammation of bronchioles occurs. Cough is very strong, but dry, sputum is very few. The disease quickly passes, about one to three weeks, if not to carry out treatment. But do not forget that SARS can provoke acute bronchitis, and even worse - sinusitis, so treatment must be done without fail.

How to distinguish the symptoms of influenza from ARVI?

Influenza is very different from ARVI, we will describe all the differences below.

• The flu develops too fast, you will not even notice the initial symptoms of the disease;


• Influenza provokes an increase in body temperature to 40 degrees, and also affects the central nervous system, causing photophobia.


• There is no nasal congestion and sore throat if you get sick with the flu, but it's only at first;


• The temperature rise and deterioration during the flu is observed three days after the disease. The disease passes through seven days after the exacerbation of symptoms;


• Influenza influences the vessels, so pain in the head appears, and small gum damage is accompanied by heavy bleeding;


• SARS develops a long time, everything starts with a common cold and sore throat;


• After a while after the disease, a dry cough appears, gradually turning into wet;


• ARVI causes a strong intoxication of the body, so children and the elderly are very difficult to cope with this disease. Their immune system is not capable of resisting the virus, which can lead to death;


• After ARVI has passed, there is a chance to develop another disease within 21 days. This is due to the fact that the body is gradually recovering from the disease.

Treatment of ARVI in children and adults

• Be sure to clean the air in the room, periodically open the window;


• A person should not experience physical exertion, one must lie in bed and rest;


• You should definitely drink at least 2-3 liters of clean water a day. It removes bacteria from the body, and also reduces body temperature;


• It is necessary to use ascorbic acid;


• Do not forget about the drugs that bring down body temperature: teraflum, koldreks, paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin and so on. The use of drugs is especially important if the body temperature has risen above 38 degrees;


• It is necessary to drink anti-allergic drugs, because they remove the inflammation of the mucosa. Passes the sinuses and the redness of the eyes. These drugs include diphenhydramine, suprastin and tavegil. The main side effect is drowsiness. Such drugs as zirtek, semprex and klaritin - cost more, but do not cause drowsiness and reduced efficiency;


• It is necessary to treat the throat, otherwise the disease will go to bronchitis, and it will be very difficult to be cured. Kiss the throat with herbs, for example, marigold or peppermint. Buy absorbable pills for the throat, they quickly relieve pain. Very effective and sprays for the throat, for example, hexoral and bioparox;


• It is necessary to conduct the reception of tablets against cough, they act effectively, but they have a lot of side effects. First, the tablets fold the sputum inside the body, and provoke a wet cough. There is a clearing of the body of bacteria and microbes. Secondly, they relieve inflammation to prevent coughing. It is advisable to consult a doctor, because cough medicine has a very strong effect on the body.


• Taking antibiotics helps to cope with the disease, but the list of side effects is too long. They destroy the intestinal microflora, and addictive. To choose the right antibiotic and therapeutic dosage - consult a doctor.

ARVI in pregnancy

Very often this disease occurs during pregnancy. Immediately affects the respiratory system, there is a difficulty in the assimilation of oxygen, which makes metabolism difficult. Hormone metabolism is also disturbed, and the hormones responsible for lung development are less numerous. It is for this reason that in pregnant women there is an exacerbation of lung diseases, especially if they were before pregnancy. But this happens rarely, in about one out of ten cases.

Over time, the disease provokes the appearance of cough and sore throat. This is due to the effect on the upper respiratory tract, with time the disease is complicated, and this affects the developing fetus. The most dangerous virus infections that occur against the background of ARVI.The thing is that the virus tries to penetrate deeper into the body - the barrier of the immune system breaks, which also supports the immune system of the child. The placenta weakens, and the child can not receive a sufficient amount of useful substances and minerals, amniotic fluid is less often purified, which makes it difficult for the child to develop. Immediately there is infection of the fetus and severe intoxication, this requires medical intervention, because it is very dangerous for the development of the baby.



Because of viruses, the blood composition changes, it becomes lighter, which causes prolonged bleeding during labor. But the most dangerous thing is that weakened blood serves as a conductor of infections, and viruses gradually "wake up".Because of this, there are diseases of the genitals. The worst thing is that if the disease has developed in the first weeks of pregnancy, there is a chance of miscarriage and premature birth. Even if the child is born, he will have diseases that will have to be treated the first six months of his life.

Pregnant women often fall ill with ARVI due to the general weakness of the body, and influenza can also develop, which is also very dangerous. Most often, ARVI occurs after contact with an infected person, even after a normal conversation, the infection can enter the body. By the same principle, there is a flu disease, but after the disease, you will immediately know about it, because the body temperature will rise sharply. The first few days after the flu and acute respiratory viral infection, the temperature does not rise much, up to 37 degrees, but after 3-5 days there is an exacerbation, and the temperature exceeds the 39 degree mark. There are other symptoms of the disease: a strong dry cough, tear, sinus obstruction and so on.



Since pregnant women can not use medicines, they need to be treated with natural medicines. For example, by rinsing your throat with a solution of soda and sage, you can quickly get rid of irritation. Eat more green tea and milk, they are excellent at fighting infections and removing them from the body. Excellent help therapeutic balms and medicines, for example, with thermopsis or althae root. But all the same it is better to consult with the attending physician, who will never advise harmful medicines.

Do not forget that the disease is better to warn than to cure. Avoid crowded places, rest more, do not be nervous, do not overcool the body, do not drink medicines without doctor's prescription, and the risk of ARVI or flu will be minimal.