Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), despite all measures, according to WHO, rank second among the causes of health loss in women after the consequences of abortion and difficult childbirth. Moreover, STIs are among the three most common causes of morbidity worldwide. This is due to the high resistance of infectious pathogens to drugs.
Recommendations for the onset of the disease
The very first thing to do in case of ARVI is to establish bed rest.
When a start has been made, you need to move on to the next stage. The patient's room should be ventilated 2 or 3 times a day. The patient needs rest. Therefore, it is especially important to turn off your phone and warn your friends that you are sick and their visit would be undesirable. To avoid infecting others, carry a cotton-gauze bandage with you.
You need to fast for at least 2-3 hours. Because it is through fasting that it becomes easier for the body to fight a viral infection. Eliminate too heavy, fatty and spicy foods from your diet. When fasting, you can eat apples and other fruits and light foods. In adults, the fasting period can be extended to one day.
As for other infections, it is not so easy to remove them from the body. For example, a herpes infection can be persistent throughout life, manifesting itself only during a decrease in immunity. At the first signs of symptoms (fever, lethargy and burning sensation on the skin (genital mucosa, lips), increased sweating), you should consult a doctor immediately. Since there are about 8 types of herpes viruses, each of which, if neglected, can cause complications for the body and develop other diseases (cytomegalovirus, AIDS), since immunity in this case is zero.
Is it possible to get rid of the infection quickly?
Of all viral infections, only ARVI and influenza can be quickly cured, since there are proven antiviral drugs against them.
For example, the drug Remantadine copes well with the multiplication of viruses, so it is recommended to be used as a preventive measure. But for quick treatment of ARVI, you should take different medications from the very first day of infection. These can be various complex drugs with combined effects. They will help reduce both temperature and pain. Another advantage is that they contain anti-allergenic substances, which is very good for those who have problems of this nature.
Do not rush to purchase antipyretic medications if your body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees. Allow your body to heal itself. In such cases he must fight on his own.
If you want to purchase the drug, then you need the advice of a doctor, since he will be the one who can tell you what is suitable for your type of disease. Most often you can be prescribed EDAS, Viferon. In addition, he will help you write out a sick leave. For most types of these diseases, it is not recommended to visit public places. Since a viral infection (in particular ARVI) can be transmitted by airborne droplets and your disease may spread. On the other hand, you can catch some other disease, because your immune system will not be able to fight the disease.
When a viral infection of herpes or papillomavirus enters the body, a person may not even be aware of its existence at first. Therefore, it will be extremely difficult to quickly overcome this virus, because only with a decrease in immunity will it manifest itself. In this case, at the first symptoms (fever, skin rashes), you should consult a doctor who can make the correct diagnosis and choose the right treatment method.
Duration of “residence” of rotavirus in an apartment
It is known how long rotavirus lives in an apartment: on various things - up to 14 days, on food in the refrigerator - up to 30 days. Quarantine measures are designed for 5 days: in the first 5 days, the infection is active in the microclimate of the house.
Later, the likelihood of infection is reduced to a minimum. There is a risk of infection from a carrier of stomach flu during the rehabilitation period.
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is active within a week from the moment of infection. Then bacterial excretion decreases, but in some patients the disease lasts 20-30 days.
The possibility of contracting an infection during the rehabilitation period remains. Anti-epidemic prevention must be observed for another 7 days after the infected person has recovered.
What not to do
The virus is harmless in its latent form. But if it “awakens” and is left untreated, it can cause cancer (herpes, papillomavirus, contagion, rotavirus), and then AIDS. It is strictly forbidden to self-medicate for papillomavirus and contagion (even with folk remedies), since only a qualified specialist with modern equipment can detect the virus in the body. In this case, only antiviral drugs can eliminate the viral infection, thereby preventing serious consequences from the development of the disease.
Antibiotic treatment of ARVI and influenza is absolutely prohibited. Because here we need antiviral drugs that can quickly cure your cold or other type of disease. Antibiotics are aimed at treating bacterial infections, so their use for influenza is pointless. In addition, the wrong medicine can lead to serious complications for the body.
A runny nose is the main companion for ARVI. It is better to treat it with the help of traditional medicine than to use various drugs. If you use various sprays, then use them extremely rarely, literally 2 or 3 times a day. Otherwise, you may develop sinusitis. In adults it is almost impossible to cure.
It is prohibited to treat a viral infection with steam. If you have blood pressure problems or heart problems, then forget about this method. If you breathe over a pot of hot water, you may accidentally knock it over.
Chemicals
Special antiseptic cleaning products demonstrate the highest effectiveness, but can be expensive. They are used for all things and surfaces, since the composition can occasionally harm any substance. But before using it, you need to read the instructions to know how the solution works.
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The greatest effectiveness is shown by:
- "Monochloramine" . Suitable for children's clothes and dishes. You need to soak the item in it for half an hour or an hour, and then rinse it. Helps with flu, tuberculosis or fungus.
- "Sanita" .
Special pasta. Helps clean dishes, sink and bathtub. - "Shine" .
Powder for cleaning plumbing fixtures. It will help remove bacteria in the most difficult to reach places. - "Whiteness" . The most famous remedy. Extremely affordable and effective. Suitable for the bathroom, toilet, and also for washing bed linen.
- "Squirrel" . Powder used for washing clothes. Soaking time – 15 minutes.
The use of other similar means is allowed.
General rules of treatment
Any viral infection, penetrating the body, affects human organs with lightning speed.
After the incubation period, if the virus is not treated, it spreads and can cause complications of the disease. Thus, contagion should be treated only by a specialist, since squeezing out or damaging the vesicular-watery formations is fraught with the formation of larger foci of formations. Only a doctor can remove molluscum contagiosum using a scalpel (the procedure may take 3-4 sessions). Various drugs (for example, Lidocaine) or folk remedies (celandine) can replace the doctor’s scalpel, cauterizing the formations until they are completely destroyed. Human papillomavirus infection can only be treated with surgery, and it is completely impossible to remove it from the body. You can only extinguish the source of formation of new growths by removing them using a laser, freezing or cauterization.
If hepatitis. A and B can be cured with timely diagnosis through vaccination, but hepatitis C appears in a more severe form, which is why treatment can be either successful or not. It all depends on the stage of development of the disease. Therefore, when it is detected, you can only limit the circle of contacts of the infected person so that the latter cannot transmit the infection to other people. It is also recommended to follow a special diet and not engage in heavy physical labor (more rest).
As for ARVI, today it does not pose a mortal threat when it enters the body. Treatment of this disease depends on the individual characteristics of the patient.
But there is a general set of rules that must be followed in such situations. They are recommended by folk and traditional medicine.
- Eat more garlic. Since it can protect your body from influenza and ARVI viruses. You can hang it in different corners of the patient’s room so that he can breathe it. With this method, treatment will be accelerated and the patient will be able to breathe better.
- Also, to get better, you need to take more vitamin C. It is found in lemon, orange and other citrus fruits.
- If you feel that your throat is sore or sore, then this is a clear sign of an attack by ARVI or influenza viruses. Try to urgently begin his treatment. Mix lemon juice (freshly squeezed) with honey and warm water and drink throughout the day. It is recommended to drink warm milk with honey and butter. During the period of illness, abstain from alcohol. And also take food only when your body requires it.
You can drink raisin compote. Treatment with such a drink will allow you not only to get rid of cough, but also from various other toxins.
- If your cough continues, it is recommended to do inhalations based on tea tree essential oil, as well as potato peels. In addition to inhalations, you can steam your feet.
- Honey helps a lot against ARVI. You can spread it on bread, add it to milk, or use it as a suckable candy. It will help you quickly get rid of cough, as it has a softening effect.
- If you have aloe (a prerequisite is that it is at least 3 years old), then literally pick 3-4 leaves and put it in a cool place. Squeeze the juice out of them into a glass bowl and add honey. Leave for at least 1 day in a dark and cool place. The proportion should be 2 to 3. It is recommended to take 3 times a day. Some adults even sometimes become addicted to such a sweet pill.
- You can mix black radish with honey. To do this, cut it into small pieces and add honey. You will get a pretty tasty drink. It is also taken 3 times a day.
- During the flu or other viral illness, in addition to various drinks that can cure you, try to drink a lot of other warm liquids (about 8 glasses). For example, fruit drinks, teas made from chamomile, rose hips, currants, raspberries, St. John's wort, plantain. After all, drinking plenty of fluids will help ensure that the body does not become dehydrated. This happens faster in adults than in children. Under no circumstances should you drink too strong or hot tea or coffee, as they create the opposite effect. They literally dry out the body.
- To get rid of a runny nose, you should rinse your sinuses with soapy water or potassium permanganate.
- You can bury your nose with an oil infusion of garlic and onion. The treatment is carried out in this way: heat 30-40 grams of vegetable oil in a glass container, wait for it to boil. Now chop 3-4 cloves of garlic and a quarter of a small onion. Pour all this with our vegetable oil. Let it brew for 30 minutes and strain.
There are other equally effective recipes that will help you recover.
What to do if you have an allergy?
During an acute respiratory viral infection, allergies may appear. Therefore, doctors recommend having various anti-allergy drugs in your medicine cabinet, such as: Suprastin, Tavegil.
The incubation period of ARVI and influenza lasts at least 1-2 days. The infection itself develops within 5-9 days. If after this period the disease cannot be cured at home, you should consult a doctor. This week is the most difficult, as the virus can take over the entire body. And it is at this moment that it is recommended to take different medications.
Shoes
In just a few minutes of walking, more than a hundred thousand different microorganisms settle on our shoes - and not all of them are beneficial to health. Together with wardrobe items, bacteria easily enter the apartment and find favorable places for reproduction. To keep your room safe, you should wash your soles with hot water and soap immediately upon arriving home. It is recommended to keep a mat for wiping your feet outside the corridor and, when changing into house slippers, leave your shoes outside the house.
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Folk method
It is fashionable to get rid of human papillomavirus infection (papillomas) with the help of celandine juice.
To do this, you need to use only fresh juice from the trunk of the plant, but you need to be careful, since the juice in large doses can cause burns and ulcers at the site of papillomas growth. For herpes, you can use tea tree oil, which will perfectly relieve the body of this skin disease.
Massage against viral infection
One of the ways in which viral infections can be treated is acupressure. This method is especially effective at the onset of acute respiratory viral infection.
Here are some steps:
- First, ventilate the room well.
- To begin, try rubbing your palms vigorously to get some heat out of them. Next, massage your nose from beginning to tip. This procedure must be repeated 36 times.
- Then you should press on the points located near the wings of the nose also 36 times.
- Next, move your palms along the neck to the cheekbones, then from them to the ears, then move down to the back of the head and press on two points near the spine. Then you should rub your neck.
A few small tips
If, having become ill, you have lost your sense of smell, then you should drop a little vinegar into the pan and breathe it. In adults, you can also test your sense of smell using burnt bread.
If you decide to carry out inhalation, it is best to do it using a special funnel. Take thick paper and roll it into a cone. It is with the larger end of the funnel that you should cover the pan, and with the smaller end you should inhale the steam.
For adults, inhalation can be carried out for up to 15 minutes. It is recommended to do it 2 times a day. It is useful to breathe over a decoction with fir oil and eucalyptus.
Treating an apartment after rotavirus
Infectious diseases require disinfection of the premises. There are focal and preventive disinfection.
Focal disinfection is divided into current and final.
Current treatment is carried out at the site of the disease to eliminate the causative agent of the disease (the patient’s secretions are disinfected, dishes and items necessary for caring for the patient are boiled).
Final – wet treatment of the apartment, chamber disinfection of things and beds.
If you treat a patient in an apartment, you should follow the regimen for patients with intestinal infection.
Key points:
- Isolation of the patient in a separate room, use of personal utensils, towels (wash daily). Observe the patient's rules of personal hygiene.
- Wet cleaning of premises, special bathrooms and toilet rooms. Treatment of door handles, taps, plumbing fixtures.
- Clean palaces and soft toys with a brush previously moistened with a disinfectant. The child is removed from the premises.
- Toys (twice a day) and dishes (when used) are disinfected. For washing - soap and soda solution.
- Change the patient's worn clothes and bedding daily. Before washing, it is placed in a sealed cellophane bag; if the laundry is contaminated with vomit or feces, mandatory disinfection by soaking or boiling.
- If vomit or feces gets on the flooring or furniture, use rags, wash and disinfect after disinfection, seal in a bag and throw away.
- Wipe the dining table with a cloth treated with a disinfectant. After sanitary cleaning, disinfect equipment; Using disposable wipes and rags would be a smart choice.
Cleaning an apartment after rotavirus infection
After rotavirus, carry out physical disinfection, use household detergents and disinfectants. How to treat an apartment after a rotavirus infection is clear: these are antibacterial drugs, ultraviolet irradiation, ventilation of a residential building.
The room is treated after the patient’s rehabilitation using physical and chemical disinfectants.
Physical methods:
- Wash and boil children's clothes and linen.
- Dry and process things using hot steam.
- Ventilate the room.
- Treat with ultrasound.
A generally available method for rotavirus is to treat and sterilize the surface of room objects using acetic acid. Dilute water and vinegar in a ratio of 1 to 2 and, using a spray bottle, spray over the surface of the apartment. It is recommended to mix with powder in the washing machine when washing the patient’s clothes.
Flaxseed oil is an antiseptic: when absorbed when processing wood or varnished products, it will protect against microbes.
Use ammonia in the kitchen: it will get rid of the smell of the patient’s vomit.
Do not combine alcoholic substances with chlorine-containing preparations.
Bed
Warmth, moisture and human skin are the best environment for the growth of bacteria, and the ideal place for this is the bed. The cracks in the bed have been chosen by house ticks, fleas, and bedbugs, which serve as carriers of infection. To avoid the appearance of pathogenic microbes and parasites in the bed, it is recommended not to be lazy in vacuuming mattresses, upholstery of sofas, and regularly changing bed linen.
First aid rules
There are certain steps through which you can independently provide first aid in the fight against the virus.
First you need to sit at home, no going to work. Visiting crowded places will bring complications, and there is also a chance that you yourself will infect someone.
Bed rest. The more the patient sleeps and rests, the more strength the body will have to produce antibodies and immunity against this infection.
Drinking plenty of fluids also contributes to a speedy recovery. It is very good to drink not only clean water, but also Polyana Kvasova and Borjomi, where there is more alkali. The required amount of liquid will quickly remove the harmful toxins created by the viral infection. If the patient cannot drink a lot of plain water, you can drink rosehip decoction, lemon tea and drink fruit drinks made from various fruits and berries.
If severe intoxication has occurred, the patient suffers from a high temperature, is feverish and shivering, then in this case ordinary raspberries will help. You can make tea from raspberries. This folk remedy is healthy and tasty at the same time, ideal for treating young children. You can make a drink from fresh, dried and frozen berries. You can use raspberry jam. There is no need to add sugar, as it is still a medicine.
Shower mesh
Every fourth shower net is a carrier of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, according to scientists from the American Hygiene Center in Boston. Together with the stream of water, harmful microorganisms fall on human skin and also spread throughout the bathroom, settling in the cracks between the tiles, wet corners, and joints. You can reduce the likelihood of infection multiplying by regularly treating the bathroom with disinfectants and ventilating it to avoid high humidity in the room.
