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A prior, it is difficult to differentiate the symptoms of influenza A with those of seasonal flu, because they are basically the same.

The first thing to do is control yourself temperature as a fever above 38 º C is one of the symptoms of influenza A and one of the first to sound the alarm. The high peak temperature is the main difference between seasonal flu, which has more muscle aches, fatigue, or headache as seasonal flu.

In addition, we must take special caution if you also have the typical malaise of  flu. In this case, it is important that you inform the 112 and you stay home to avoid spreading it to others. Read the rest of this entry »

Adequate food and proper food choices in everyday play an important role in the prevention of influenza A and any seasonal flu. Moreover, in case of contracting, helps to improve their symptoms and recover quickly.

A good diet can help prevent flu-like feeling. What is a good diet? You should consider the needs of the body, protein and caloric needs should strengthen some minerals commonly found away from what we consume daily. This power must be sufficiently harmonious and appropriate to the time course of the member of the family and provide all the nutrients for our immune system is protected against the threat of the virus.

We can find certain foods that help strengthen the immune system. They are those that contain vitamins and minerals, calcium-in all forms of consumption milk, yoghurt, desserts, seeds) daily intake should exceed 800 mg, and vitamin B complex and folic acid.

Has also been shown that foods such as garlic and onions contain allicin, an efficient antiviral, antibacterial and antioxidant that stimulates the immune system.

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Your child comes home from school with a sore throat, cough and high fever. Can be the flu that’s been going around? Or is it just a common cold?

Before you can determine how to help your child feel better, you need to know what ails the sick. Usually, the flu (also known as influenza) has symptoms that make a child feel worse than a common cold, but not always that easy to distinguish one disease from another.

It is important to remember that flu symptoms can vary from child to child (and may change as the disease progresses). Therefore, if you suspect that this is the flu, call your doctor.

Treatment for flu
When the flu within the first 48 hours of symptom onset, the disease may respond to an antiviral medication which allows shortened by one or two days duration of infection suffered by his son. Meanwhile, take care of your child by offering plenty of fluids and extra comfort.

What if your child’s doctor tells him not the flu? Ask if you should give your child a flu shot.

What is the treatment for colds?
“Time heals everything.” This may not always be true, but in the case of a common cold seems to be. The drugs do not cure the common cold, but can relieve some symptoms such as muscle aches, headache and fever. You can give your child acetaminophen (like Tylenol) or ibuprofen (like Advil or Motrin), respecting the package recommendations for age or weight.

However, you should never give aspirin to a child under 12 years and all children and adolescents under age 19 should avoid aspirin during viral illnesses. Use of aspirin in children or teens with colds or other viral illness may increase the risk of developing Reye syndrome, a rare but serious, sometimes fatal.

You may be tempted to give your child decongestants or counter antihistamines to relieve your symptoms, but evidence of its effectiveness are virtually nil. In fact, decongestants have the potential to cause hallucinations, irritability, and irregular heartbeats in infants and should not be used in children under age 2 without consulting a doctor.

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Vitamin C and Zinc are two components necessary for health, with additional functions and whose action is enhanced together to strengthen the development and the body’s immune system.

The benefits of both nutrients together are especially important in children and adolescents.

“In small, growth and cell renewal are constant, which is essential intake of Vitamin C and ZINC” says nutritionist and master’s degree in nutrition from the German Clinic, Mary Virginia Riesco.

The specialist explained that Vitamin C plays a key role in producing collagen, a substance that enables skin elasticity, helping to keep them healthy and strong to act as a first line of defense against any disease. Zinc, meanwhile, has among its functions require the formation of structures, thereby enhancing the growth of the body more efficiently, he says.

Also, the combination of Vitamin C and Zinc are recommended for adolescents, since they have a much faster growth. “That’s why there may be a vitamin deficiency and especially zinc, because cells begin to develop so rapidly that they need to act much more effectively to respond to these changes as sudden development,” says nutritionist.

But for older adults are also recommended these doses of the vitamin and the mineral, as we see a decrease in the intake of vegetables and fruits. “With aging, the body becomes more vulnerable to disease and also for possible fractures, of which the Zinc and Vitamin C help to have a better recovery,” Riesco said.

There are also conditions under which these nutrients are required. “The high performance athletes are people who should worry about the contributions of vitamins and minerals do not always do, which lowers their performance. Vegetarians are also exposed because Zinc is in meat, and sets people under stress, “.

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