Did you get cold and you don’t know how to treat it? First of all you should know whether it is a flu or acute viral respiratory tract infection. The latter one can be caused by a bunch of different viruses: rinovirus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, coronavirus and so on. However, flu can be caused only by flu virus.
Here are some reasons why flu is excluded from the list of common diseases:
• Flu is an epidemic disease;
• Flu often leads to complications;
• Special antiviral medications are used to treat flu.
When you should immediately see a doctor:
• If your body temperature is higher than 40 degrees.
• If your body temperature stays 39 degrees for more than 3 days.
• If the symptoms do not disappear after 10 days and gets stronger every day.
• If you got sick after improvement.
• If you suffer shortness of breath.
• If you have chest pain when you are breathing.
• If you feel disorientation.
• If you suffer from persistent vomiting or diarrhea.