Although Covid remains in the background, it is the flu that is causing the most problems this year: the peak is occurring precisely in these days linked to the Christmas holidays and from north to south the situation is practically the same. The director of the Infectious Diseases department of the San Martino hospital in Genoa confirmed this to “Pomeriggio Cinque”,
Matteo Bassetti: “If we have made a mistake – says the doctor – it is that of having chased only Covid for a long time which today essentially remains a minor problem”.
Bassettiduring his speech, he also gave some advice on how to manage the flu: “First of all, let’s start by saying that it is wrong to use antibiotics for viruses
influenza and parainfluenza – he said -, and furthermore, medicines should only be taken in the presence of symptoms. Anyone who takes paracetamol three times a day regardless of symptoms is making a mistake. You don’t need to stuff yourself with drugs because the flu is essentially a disease that can be treated at home. As regards the elderly, however, it is enough to take into account the saturation with a pulse oximeter and if the oxygenation in the blood does not fall below
88% there is no need to be alarmed. We need to go back to grandma’s rules: liquids, heat and rest.”
Crowding is therefore prohibited
Emergency room: “There is nothing more wrong – states Bassetti -, going to the emergency room for a high fever, even at 39, after only two days is not right. In this way the emergency rooms that have to manage the emergency situations”.
2024-01-04 16:57:35
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