In Ukraine, a critically difficult flu epidemic season is observed: hospitals and intensive care units are overcrowded, and there is often simply nowhere to hospitalize patients. Infectious disease expert Olga Golubovska noted this in an interview with a Ukrainian channel.<\/p>\n
According to her, this epidemic was expected to be very complicated. The H3N2 influenza virus, which is now actively spreading, has undergone significant mutations – there are at least seven of them.<\/p>\n
The vaccine was practically ineffective. People get seriously sick and for a long time, from two to four weeks, while there is often an overlap of other viral infections or exacerbation of existing chronic diseases.<\/p>\n
The doctor emphasizes that the flu can cause rapid, irreversible changes in the lungs as early as the third day of the illness. This causes the rapid death of patients – by the fifth day, lung tissue can be critically affected. Among the warning symptoms, she singles out a high temperature and severe pain in the chest, and the pain can appear even earlier than the temperature.<\/p>\n
Golubovska also warns against uncontrolled use of antipyretics, especially paracetamol, due to their potentially toxic effect on the liver. The most important thing is to consult a doctor immediately upon the first symptoms, without delaying the visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In Ukraine, a critically difficult flu epidemic season is observed: hospitals and intensive care units are overcrowded, and there is often simply nowhere to hospitalize patients. Infectious disease expert Olga Golubovska noted this in an interview with a Ukrainian channel. According to her, this epidemic was expected to be very complicated. The H3N2 influenza virus, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":31864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n