Winter is the season of high incidence of respiratory diseases. Some people infected with respiratory diseases, choose to observe at home, waiting for the disease to heal. What are the misunderstandings and what should we pay attention to?

Recent respiratory diseases include influenza virus, rhinovirus, mycoplasma pneumoniae and other infections. Although the pathogens of these respiratory tract infections are different, their early symptoms are not obvious, and they are mainly fever, sore throat, runny nose, cough and so on.

Some people believe that fever, sore throat, runny nose, cough and other symptoms similar to a cold, in order to avoid cross-infection, wait for self-healing, there is no need to go to the hospital at the first time.

For young, healthy people with normal immunity, after infection with respiratory diseases can be observed at home for 3-5 days, while paying attention to more rest, light diet, drink more water, avoid fatigue, generally about a week symptoms will be relieved by themselves.

If the patient continues to have high fever, cough does not relieve, dyspnea, rapid respiratory rate and other conditions, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible, according to the doctor's advice to improve blood routine, chest imaging and other examinations, to determine whether pneumonia has progressed. If necessary, improve respiratory etiology examination and receive targeted treatment as soon as possible.

For infants, the elderly and people with underlying diseases, the occurrence of cold-like symptoms should go to the hospital in time, confirm the type of infection pathogen as soon as possible, and take targeted treatment.

Because this part of the population has relatively low immunity, the probability of critical illness is relatively high. In order to avoid cross infection, when going to the hospital, wear a mask and do a good job of protection.

Can I buy my own medicine after contracting respiratory disease?

If it is to eat conventional fever, cough medications, the problem is not big. However, taking antiviral drugs or antibiotics should be used under the guidance of a doctor.

First, doctors will weigh the interaction between drugs, such as some drugs taken daily by patients with underlying diseases, may interact with antibiotics and antiviral drugs, affect the treatment effect, and even bring adverse reactions.

Second, for the indications and applicable populations of some drugs, it is difficult for non-medical people to grasp by simply looking at the drug instructions, and self-administration will bring the risk of misuse of drugs.

In view of the practice of some parents giving their children azithromycin and other drugs, this practice is not advisable.

Azithromycin is not effective against viral infections, and it is not reasonable to use azithromycin to treat viral infections.

In addition, the child's organ function is not sound, drug abuse may cause some adverse reactions, especially may cause organ damage.

Parents should give their children standardized medication under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist.

Recently, parents have shared their experience of atomizing therapy for their children at home on social media. Is this kind of atomizing operation feasible at home?

Use of atomized drugs at home should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.

There are three main reasons for this: first, it is difficult for patients to determine whether it is suitable for atomization, some people have sensitive airways, and some sputum atomizing drugs at home may stimulate airway spasm, causing breathing difficulties, and this situation is difficult to deal with at home in time; Second, it is difficult to determine the appropriate drug type. The commonly used atomizing drugs for respiratory diseases include sputum reducer, bronchodilator, atomizing hormone, etc. Third, the atomizing device cleaning and disinfection is not in place, there is a risk of secondary bacterial infection, which may lead to aggravated illness.