As the temperature drops, Beijing has entered a period of high incidence of respiratory diseases, showing a common epidemic of multiple pathogens. What are the main causes of respiratory diseases? When should I go to the doctor? China News Service interviewed Xiao Han, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University.
Xiao Han introduced that from a clinical point of view, the current respiratory infectious diseases are mainly influenza, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
Xiao Han, Chief Physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
At present, from a clinical point of view, the pathogens are mainly respiratory viruses, including influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, and some adenoviruses, and so on. In addition, there is a slightly special place this year, that is, the so-called Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection has a clear trend of increasing.
Xiao Han introduced that from the perspective of symptoms, it mainly includes fever, cough, sore throat, etc., similar to a cold.
Xiao Han, Chief Physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
These include fever, body aches, and malaise, as well as cough, sputum, sore throat, and sometimes chest pain, which are local respiratory symptoms. Generally speaking, when it is mild, local symptoms are the majority, and when it is more severe, there are more and more systemic symptoms, or we call extrapulmonary manifestations.
Xiao Han pointed out that under normal circumstances, when symptoms of respiratory diseases appear, the first attempt is to treat and observe symptoms at home, and the first diagnosis can be made at the grassroots level. If the symptoms worsen or if you have a high fever that does not go away, you should consider seeking medical attention at the hospital.
Xiao Han, Chief Physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Strictly speaking, look at three days to see if the whole body condition can be relieved, if not, such as high fever or persistent fever, or have more systemic symptoms, or go to the hospital to see.
Personally, if you want to seek medical treatment, you can first go to the nearest place, especially in Beijing, this kind of community medical care is actually relatively accessible, the general community probably says that we say that there is within one kilometer, you can go to the community first to do some of the simplest, most basic screening, if you feel that the symptoms are mild, take the medicine home for treatment, and then observe, this is okay, if it is heavy, the doctor will recommend him to refer.
Xiao Han introduced that the course of viral infection is generally about a week, and patients with mycoplasma pneumonia can gradually recover within two weeks after conventional treatment.
Xiao Han, Chief Physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
If there are no special circumstances, the infection of the virus will be about a week, and there may be some coughs left in the later stage, such as some relatively local and relatively small symptoms, and a little bit of symptomatic medicine will actually pass.
Mycoplasma pneumonia, it is actually a relatively self-limiting disease, which means that after conventional treatment, most patients have a tendency to heal themselves, generally two weeks is about the same, maybe a small part of it is due to various reasons, he may take a long time, but don't worry.
Xiao Han reminded that to prevent respiratory diseases, we must develop good hygiene habits, strengthen exercise, and pay attention to keeping warm.
Xiao Han, Chief Physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Especially in the north, keeping warm is actually the most important part of the mouth, nose and neck, keeping warm. The second word is personal hygiene, and the most important thing about personal hygiene is hand hygiene. In addition, in this season of respiratory infections, masks should still be worn, especially when going to crowded places.
Reporter Liu Chao and Du Yan report from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]