Respiratory viruses ‘flood’ environment due to cold season

Before the event cold season They begin circulating in Mexico from 7 to 10 p.m. respiratory viruses Serious illness may develop.

Those most at risk: influenza, COVID-19, rhinovirus, metapneumovirus, adenovirus, and syncytial virus.

he syncytial virus This is one of the infections relatively common; generally exist you drinkwhich can lead to bronchiolitis and pneumonia. it also affects older people.

In addition, it reduces immunity and increases the risk of contracting diseases. Coronavirus disease

furthermore these infections can occur simultaneously.

In this regard, Infectious Diseases Pediatrician Carlos Aguirre explain:

It is a virus that has the same genetic material as the new coronavirus, both are RNA viruses, and there has been a huge increase in confirmed cases last year, but more because we came out of isolation; the virus is spread through secretions; therefore, older children go Kindergarten or day care center and bring this virus home.

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In itself, Alejandro MedinaThe head of the CDMX Public Health Service’s Chronic Respiratory Diseases Area said:

We have no specific treatment or vaccine for this virus itself, this virus is present in the general environment but it makes us more vulnerable in cold weather; the only problem is that treatments for the symptoms are universal , in this case, medication, cough, body temperature, secretion treatment. The illness caused by this virus, if not treated properly, can lead to pneumonia, which must be treated in a hospital.

Due to the high number of cases of this respiratory virus, health services They may become saturated.

Medina added, “By treating symptoms with analgesics, fever reducers and nebulization, there is no need to reach secondary care, which would obviously require hospitalization and more complex treatments; therefore, we are filling hospital capacity ahead of schedule.” Take care of “the kids.”

Pediatrician Carlos Aguirre commented: “This virus produces Excessive secretion of mucus, And then what happens is hospitals start to become saturated. “The important thing here is not about hospitalization, but getting to the hospital as early as possible when symptoms appear.”

During visits to health department clinics and hospitals, it was found that Noat present, service saturation.

Some symptom of syncytial virus yes:

• Congestion or runny nose.
• Dry cough.
• fever.
• Sore throat and headache.

Serious:

• Wheezing, like whistling in the chest.
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
• Loss of appetite.
• Irritability.
• Fatigue.

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With information provided by Suzanne Lopez

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