The common cold
Colds and flu-like infections occur very frequently and are usually generalized under the term cold. These are infectious diseases that are transmitted by certain pathogens, such as viruses or bacteria, and are highly contagious. Those affected often suffer from a cold can rob you of concentration and make it necessary to take a sick note from work. Anyone who has a cold can go to the family doctor and get a sick note.
- Sniffles,
- Sore throat,
- Cough,
- Difficulty swallowing and possibly also under
- Aching limbs and
- Fever.
How long do you usually stay sick with a cold?
The duration of the sick leave of a cold depends on the cause of the symptoms. Viral colds are different from bacterial colds. If a virus is responsible, there is no causal therapy, the affected persons are treated purely symptomatically. In bacterial colds, antibiotics can quickly relieve the symptoms. Patients who go to the doctor with a cold and ask for a sick note are often put on sick leave for seven days and, if there is no improvement, on the seventh day for another seven days.
What are the reasons to extend the sick leave?
A cold can typically occur with harmless colds and characteristic symptoms such as coughs and sore throats. If complications occur in the course of the cold, an extension of the sick leave is necessary. Possible complications are It can also lead to bronchitis or pneumonia.
These clinical pictures require treatment and strict bed rest so that the patient can recover. Also fever, which can also be accompanied by the above-mentioned inflammations, is a symptom with which one should not go to work. The complications of a cold can be serious and require an extension of the sick leave in any case.
- An inflammation of the paranasal sinuses (sinusitis),
- Inflammation of the middle ear (Otitis media),
- Tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils) and
- Pharyngitis (inflammation of the throat).
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