When it comes to being sick, the first thing that comes to mind is a cold.
As the most common and common disease in daily life, almost everyone has a cold at least once a year.
It is worth mentioning that a cold is not the same thing as the flu, Cold is usually an acute upper respiratory (nose, throat, throat) infection caused by a virus, while flu is more It is caused by an epidemic virus and is highly contagious.
Since the cold is not serious, can we ignore it?
Generally speaking, the common cold does have self-healing properties, usually it can be cured in about a week, no more than 2 weeks at most, patients should drink plenty of water, Get more rest.
However, colds are caused by various viruses. If the symptoms are not relieved or even worsened within 3-10 days, then you need to seek medical attention in time. as a result of.
A man who kept running in the rain and caught a cold almost died?
Recently, a 22-year-old man from Shenzhen, Guangdong, accidentally caught a cold after running in the rain.
The man started running after taking some cold medicine, but found that the symptoms did not improve but worsened, so he had to continue running with enhanced cold medicine.
A few days later, the man’s condition began to deteriorate, his heart was beating violently, and he was also accompanied by chest tightness, dizziness, general weakness and other phenomena. After diagnosis, it was found that he suffered from >Viral myocarditis.
Fortunately, the man received timely treatment. After several days of treatment in the ICU, his condition has eased. He has been transferred to the general ward for further observation.
Viral myocarditis, what is going on?
In fact, viral myocarditis is the most common type of myocarditis.
Myocarditis is usually caused by infectious or non-infectious factors, and among the infectious factors, the most common one is viral infection.
Although it is not as long as a cold occurs, it will inevitably lead to the emergence of viral myocarditis.
However, the reason why patients suffer from viral myocarditis is often caused by a cold. Everyone must understand the prevention and treatment of viral myocarditis.
The treatment of viral myocarditis should be rest and medication, while for viral myocarditis The preventive measures should be taken to prevent colds, enhance immunity and actively treat colds.
Although the incidence of viral myocarditis is very low, about 22/100,000, we cannot ignore it.
Mild cases of myocarditis can get better on their own like a cold, and some severe patients may experience serious consequences such as heart enlargement, heart failure, sudden cardiac death.
How to prevent viral myocarditis?
1. Prevention of colds
As mentioned above, viral myocarditis is mostly caused by colds.
If you want to prevent, you should start with the prevention of colds, especially when the seasons change and are prone to colds, it is best not to go to crowded places to reduce the risk of infection.
2. Enhancing immunity
When the body’s immunity is enhanced, it can not only prevent the occurrence of various diseases, but also affect the immune system of the body to the heart muscle. blood supply, and the normal operation of myocardial function will also play a very good role in promoting.
As for the enhancement of immunity, you can consider supplementing nutrition and doing appropriate exercise to complete it.
3. Don’t delay if you have a cold
If everyone finds that they are caught by a cold, they must be treated correctly and effectively in time, and must not be delayed.
Especially for those viral colds that are in the attack phase, otherwise it is easy to cause viral myocarditis due to delay.
4. Vaccination against virus
Vaccination against virus can effectively prevent some types of viral myocarditis.
In some developed countries, due to widespread vaccination, myocarditis secondary to measles, rubella, mumps, polio, and influenza is now more common. Decrease in magnitude.
Of course, we also need to develop good living habits, maintain a regular schedule, adhere to physical exercise, ensure a balanced diet, and correct bad living habits in time, which can naturally greatly reduce the probability of illness.
