Flu, colds and summer flu are more troublesome than in winter. Even in hot weather, germs can cause such an infection, but how do we protect our bodies from them?
Flu and flu are often associated with autumn and winter, with cold, rain, snow and fog. But in fact, many people get flu and colds also in the hotter seasons. It is the "summer flu" that may be more troublesome than in the winter.
These seizures usually occur due to many pathogens, says Dr. George Baoli of the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin.
"In fact, these viruses have nothing to do with real colds or influenza," he said, "despite common symptoms like fever, cough, and wheezing, but the causes of summer flu are quite different." The German doctor explains that real flu attacks are more severe on the patient.
How does infection occur?
The causes of summer flu are the same causes of influenza-like illness in the cold season, as they are also infected with viruses occur especially in the summer.
When a person means a crowded place, such as summer festivals, outdoor swimming pools, markets, bus, or flight, the route of the virus is unusually short, and the person will be exposed to coughing, talking or sneezing.
When the body is exposed or heated by summer weather, and then exposed to air from the window of the car, for example, or cooling device, mucous membranes dry heavily, and thus lose its function such as shield Protector of viruses.
For this reason, these viruses can easily invade the body, resulting in the "summer flu". Symptoms are usually similar to colds such as fever, tremors, headaches, pharyngeal pain, ears, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Viruses can also infect all mucous membranes in the human body, experts at the German Medical Association of Baden-Württemberg say.
Methods of Treatment
In order to get rid of summer flu you can follow the following guidelines and countermeasures:
1. Stay away from the use of antibiotics.
2 - a healthy diet.
3. Physical comfort.
4 - Drink plenty of fluids and you can drink some cold drinks when feeling fever.
5 - Roll the legs with chunks of chilled cloth when severe fever.
Although the summer flu is not usually serious and can be overcome after a few days, but if the disease lasts more than three days, you should see your doctor.