Pag-alam sa kung ano ang tama at mali tungkol sa pag-iwas at paggamot sa trangkaso.
Ano ang dapat mong gawin kapag mayroon kang trangkaso?
Uminom ng vitamin C? Magmumog ng tubig na may asin? Kumain ng bawang? Pagdating sa paggamot ng trangkaso, lahat tayo ay may mga paborito ng home remedy. Pero mabisa ba talaga ang mga ito?
Dito, ilalarawan natin kung ano ang tama at mali pagdating sa paglaban sa trangkaso. At bukod pa rito, kapag nag-click ka sa isang panel sa ibaba, malalaman mo ang higit pa tungkol sa paksang iyon.
Ang trangkaso at COVID-19
Ang trangkaso at ang COVID-19 ay bunga ng parehong virus
Hindi gaya ng COVID-19, epektibong nagagamot ang trangkaso
Hind kasimbilis ng COVID-19 ang pagkalat ng trangkaso
Mga flu antiviral vs mga over-the-counter na gamot sa trangkaso o mga antibiotic
Kailangan mo ng reseta para sa antiviral na gamot sa trangkaso
Magandang gamot sa trangkaso ang mga antibiotic
Magagamot ang trangkaso sa pamamagitan ng mga over-the-counter na gamot laban sa trangkaso
Ang bakuna laban sa trangkaso
Magkakaroon ka ng trangkaso dahil sa bakuna laban sa trangkaso
Ang mga may delikadong sitwasyon lamang, gaya ng mga buntis at matatanda, ang nangangailangan ng bakuna
Hindi mo kailangan ng bakuna laban sa trangkaso taon-taon
Kaya kang protektahan ng iisang bakuna laban sa trangkaso mula sa lahat ng uri ng flu virus
May ilang taong allergic sa mga sangkap ng bakuna
Walang pagkakaiba ang bakuna at imunisasyon
Ginhawa mula sa sintomas ng
Malalang sipon lang ang trangkaso – magkapareho lang ang mga sintomas ng mga ito
Nakakagaling ng trangkaso ang chicken soup
Hindi malubhang sakit ang trangkaso
Makakatulong ang mga antiviral sa pagpapaginhawa sa mga sintomas ng trangkaso
Makakatulong sa iyo ang mga antiviral na gamot na labanan ang trangkaso.4,10,21
Itanong sa iyong doktor kung puwede ba ang antiviral sa iyo.
Mahalagang makipag-usap sa iyong doktor o healthcare provider sa lalong madaling panahon.
Mga Reference
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Flu symptoms and complications, 2021, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/symptoms.htm, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Frequently Asked Questions, 2021, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 symptoms, 2021, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), What You Should Know About Influenza (Flu) Antiviral Drugs: Fact Sheet, 2018, Available from: www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/freeresources/updated/antiviral-factsheet-updated.pdf, Last accessed: February 2022.
- World Health Organization (WHO), Q&A on coronaviruses (COVID-19), 2021, Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses, Last accessed: February 2022.
- World Health Organization (WHO), Q&A: Similarities and differences – COVID-19 and influenza, 2021, Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-similarities-and-differences-covid-19-and-influenza, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Lehnert R et al., Antiviral Medications in Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 113(47): 799–807, 2016.
- Low D, Reducing antibiotic use in influenza: challenges and rewards, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 14(4): 298–306, 2008.
- Klepser ME, Socioeconomic Impact of Seasonal (Epidemic) Influenza and the Role of Over-the-Counter Medicines, Drugs, 74(13): 1467–1479, 2014.
- Stiver G, The treatment of influenza with antiviral drugs, Canadian Medical Association Journal, 168(1): 49–56, 2003.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine, 2018, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/keyfacts.htm, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Lee LYY et al., Baloxavir treatment of ferrets infected with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus reduces onward transmission, PLOS Pathogens, 16(4): e1008395, 2020.
- Lou Z et al., Current progress in antiviral strategies, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 35(2): 86–102, 2014.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Understanding How Vaccines Work, 2018, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/understanding-vacc-work.html, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Who Needs a Flu Vaccine and When, 2017, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccinations.htm, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), People at High Risk of Developing Serious Flu–Related Complications, 2018, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Misconceptions about Seasonal Flu and Flu Vaccines, 2018, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/misconceptions.htm, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Talbot HK et al., Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine for Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Adults, 2011–2012 Influenza Season, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 56(12): 1774–1777, 2013
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2016, 65: 5, Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/pdfs/rr6505.pdf, Last accessed: February 2022.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Estimated Influenza Illnesses, Medical visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the United States — 2017–2018 influenza season, 2018, Available from: www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm. Last accessed: February 2022.
- Allen UD et al., The Use of Antiviral Drugs for Influenza: Recommended Guidelines for Practitioners, Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 17(5): 273–284, 2006.