Respiratory Infectious Diseases

Speaking of respiratory infectious diseases, I believe everyone is very familiar with them. Respiratory infectious diseases are indeed a type of infectious disease that is relatively harmful. Generally speaking, respiratory infectious diseases reach a peak in seasons such as winter and spring. During this period, more people suffer from the disease, and some children, the elderly and other weak people are very susceptible to the disease. How to prevent and treat respiratory infectious diseases?

In fact, there are many types of respiratory infectious diseases. Of course, different symptoms and diseases require different treatment methods. As long as you pay attention to the ventilation of the indoor environment and personal hygiene habits, it will help reduce the occurrence of such diseases.

Respiratory Infectious Diseases

Basic Introduction

1. What are respiratory infectious diseases? Respiratory infectious diseases refer to infectious diseases caused by pathogens invading the human body's nasal cavity, throat, trachea, bronchi and other respiratory tract infections.

2. What are the common respiratory infectious diseases? Common ones include influenza, measles, chickenpox, rubella, meningitis, mumps, tuberculosis, etc. 3. What are the common pathogens of respiratory infectious diseases? They mainly include viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma and chlamydia. For example, influenza virus, measles virus, meningococcus, tuberculosis bacteria, etc. 4. Under what circumstances are people more likely to get respiratory infectious diseases? The respiratory tract is connected to the outside world and is more likely to be invaded by various pathogens, thus causing respiratory infectious diseases. Winter and spring are the peak seasons for respiratory infectious diseases, and they are also prone to occur when the weather changes suddenly. Children, the elderly, the weak, the malnourished or chronically ill, the overworked, the highly stressed and other groups are susceptible to respiratory infectious diseases.

Clinical manifestations

Different respiratory infectious diseases have different clinical manifestations. Influenza: Generally manifested by an acute onset of disease, with obvious systemic poisoning symptoms such as fever, fatigue, headache and body aches, and mild respiratory symptoms such as cough and runny nose. Measles: Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctival congestion, measles mucosal patches on the oral mucosa, and maculopapular rash on the skin. Chickenpox: The systemic symptoms are mild, with rapidly developing macules, papules, blisters and crusts appearing in batches on the skin and mucous membranes. Rubella: The clinical features are low fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes behind the ears and in the occipital region, with mild systemic symptoms. Meningococcal disease: The main symptoms are sudden high fever, severe headache, frequent vomiting, ecchymosis of the skin and mucous membranes, irritability, neck stiffness, mental disorders and convulsions. Mumps: Characterized by acute swelling and pain of the parotid glands accompanied by fever and general discomfort. Tuberculosis: It is a chronic infectious disease, the main symptoms of which are fever, night sweats, general discomfort, cough, sputum, hemoptysis, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.

Mode of transmission

Source of infection: mainly patients or latently infected persons. Transmission route: Mainly through droplets, but can also be transmitted through direct close contact or indirect contact.

Population susceptibility: The population is generally susceptible to most respiratory infectious diseases.

How to prevent: Comprehensive preventive measures should be adopted, mainly including: opening windows frequently for ventilation to keep the indoor air fresh. Maintain good household hygiene and keep the indoor and surrounding environment clean. Develop good hygiene habits, do not spit, and wash your hands frequently. Maintain good living habits, drink plenty of water, don't smoke, and don't drink alcohol. Exercise regularly, maintain a balanced diet, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and improve your own disease resistance. Add or remove clothes according to weather changes to avoid catching cold. Children, the elderly, the weak and those with chronic diseases should try to avoid crowded public places. If you have symptoms such as fever or cough, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. When an infectious disease occurs, you should take the initiative to isolate yourself from healthy people and try not to go to public places to prevent infecting others.

After reading about respiratory infectious diseases, everyone must learn to prevent them before they happen. In addition to maintaining indoor ventilation, you should also wash your hands frequently after going out, avoid crowded places, and exercise regularly, etc., which can help prevent the occurrence of such diseases. In addition, if you have such diseases, you should seek medical attention in time.