Pro | Flu vaccination

Pro The flu vaccination is particularly recommended for people who are exposed to an increased risk of complications in case of an infection with the flu. These include old and sick people, children and immunocompromised persons. Influenza usually lasts for a long period of time and can have serious consequences such as pneumonia. Therefore, the … Pro | Flu vaccination

Treatment of sore throat during lactation | Sore throat – what to do?

Treatment of sore throat during lactation Most drugs also enter breast milk, but in a concentration range that is significantly below a therapeutic dose for the infant. This means that the drug concentration in breast milk is much lower than in the mother’s bloodstream and is therefore harmless to the infant in most cases. Nevertheless, … Treatment of sore throat during lactation | Sore throat – what to do?

Symptom relief | Common cold

Symptom relief Colds are viral diseases, which means that nothing can be done against their cause, since there are no drugs against viruses. The body has to deal with and fight the invaders on its own. The symptoms of a cold, on the other hand, can very well be alleviated or completely suppressed. Plenty of … Symptom relief | Common cold

Common cold

Synonyms medical: Rhinitis English: Cold Cooling Sniffles Influenza Definition The term cold is rather colloquially and medically not strictly delimited. Mostly the clinical picture of a cold includes an inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and/or the throat with inflammatory swelling of the nasal mucous membranes and increased production of mucus and fluid. Cough-like symptoms … Common cold

Course of an influenza

Synonyms Influenza, real influenza, virus influenza influenza viruses are surrounded by a shell, a so-called lipid double membrane, on the surface of which various features are present that are visible as spikes under the electron microscope. The two most important of these surface features are haemagglutinin (antigen H) and neuraminidase (antigen N). On the basis … Course of an influenza