Epidemiologist called the difference between the flu and other colds

The main difference between influenza and other colds from the point of view of epidemiology is that the disease comes suddenly and develops much faster than conventional SARS. This was told in an interview with 360.ru by the chief specialist, expert of the department of epidemiological surveillance of the Rospotrebnadzor of the Moscow region Evgeny Artemenko.

“Flu is also a viral disease, but if you look at other infections, they do not have such a severe course,” the expert said.

According to Artemenko, during the flu, a person’s temperature rises sharply to +38.5 degrees and above. He gave an example of a situation when a person comes home after a trip on public transport and begins to feel bad.

With the flu, there is also no snot, sore throat and cough. However, these symptoms may appear in a few days.

Earlier it was reported that in Russia recorded an increase in the incidence of SARS: for the 40th week, doctors identified more than 688 thousand cases of influenza, SARS and coronavirus. In Rospotrebnadzor urged citizens not to neglect vaccination, calling it the most reliable way to protect against influenza.

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