There has been an increase in viral infections recently. Experts warn that especially patients with various chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD and allergies should consult a doctor if they have symptoms such as high fever, cough, phlegm, shortness of breath and respiratory distress. He underlines that children, in particular, easily transmit diseases to each other through sneezing, coughing and close contact in environments such as classrooms. In order to prevent diseases, it is beneficial to take precautions such as washing hands and using masks in closed environments, as during the pandemic period.
“THERE ARE A LOT OF PATIENTS APPLYING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT”
Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. stated that as autumn comes, the weather gets colder and schools start to open, there is an increase in flu cases and patients with flu syndrome. Lecturer Member Doğaç Uğurcan said, “We have many pediatric and adult patients, especially those who apply to emergency services, apply to a polyclinic, and come with complaints of high fever, sore throat, dry cough, and fatigue.
IF YOU HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS, CONSULT A DOCTOR
Of course, while some of our patients experience these complaints only mildly, there are also patients whose symptoms are so severe that they have to lie down and cannot go to work. We may need to start drug treatment for most of these patients and hospitalize some of our patients. Therefore, during this period, if you have flu symptoms such as high fever, sore throat, runny nose, weakness, joint pain, you should not ignore them and it would be beneficial to consult a doctor.
Most of our patients come to emergency departments and outpatient clinics this way. The cause of most such flu diseases can be due to either a viral infection, a virus or a bacterium. Generally, viral infections predominate. Since most of them have similar complaints and symptoms, it is very difficult to differentiate most of them just by looking at the complaints. Separate tests need to be done for these.
Most hospitals are focused on the cause, I wonder what caused this? Is it flu, Covid disease, RSV, parainfluenza? Many viruses can cause diseases with the same similar complaints. These can also be diagnosed by performing special tests. For this, people may need to apply to the hospital.
DO NOT CARE ABOUT STUBSTANT FIRE
When should we be careful, when should we go to the hospital? If you have a particularly persistent high fever, if you have a high fever of 38-38.5 degrees lasting more than 48 hours, if your complaints such as cough, sputum, shortness of breath, respiratory distress do not go away, on the contrary, they increase, if you have a special disease, especially diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD, If you have various chronic diseases such as allergies, it would be beneficial to consult a doctor without staying at home too much. “It would be beneficial to start special treatments for him under hospital conditions,” he said.