后大流行时期的生活184——流感·其五【老年人流感】
流感的严重程度
为什么是老年人
老年人流感与肺炎 识别老年人发烧
老年人流感的预防
年龄65岁或以上。
患有某些基础病,例如哮喘、糖尿病或慢性肾病。
有心脏病或中风史。
患有免疫系统疾病的人。
孕妇和五岁以下的儿童也更有可能因流感而患重病。
流感、感冒还是新冠?
普通感冒、流感和新冠是由不同病毒引起的呼吸道疾病,它们都会引起类似的症状。感冒通常比流感温和,流感和新冠具有相似的症状,但新冠的传染性更强烈,且症状通常更严重。感染新冠病毒后,嗅觉或味觉发生变化也更为常见。流感患者可能会出现发烧、发冷、干咳、全身疼痛、头痛和疲惫。喉咙痛、打喷嚏、鼻塞或肠胃异常并不太常见。
沉默性肺炎
沉默性肺炎一般是由于老年人静默型低氧血症所引起的重症肺炎。由于老年人对于缺氧反应较为迟钝,所以当老年人在感染后发生静默型低氧血症时,若病情未及时发现,可能导致双肺严重损伤,进展为重症肺炎、急性呼吸衰竭。在流感或新冠病毒感染的高峰期,家人应该多留意老年人的身体情况变化,如果出现嗜睡、精神状态变差、活动后气促、口唇发紫、外周血氧饱和度下降等异常,应及时前往正规医院寻求医疗干预,完善肺部CT等检查。
四、识别老年人发烧
单个温度读数高于37.8°C
多个温度读数高于37.2°C
温度比人的正常体温高出1.1°C以上
五、老年人流感的预防
在我与身边同事、朋友以及家人的交流中,明显可以感觉到大家对流感病毒普遍缺乏足够的重视,一小部分人对流感危害的认知则主要来自于2018年李可创作的微信长文《流感下的北京中年》。文中作者的岳父从流感到去世,只经过了短短29天,惨痛的经历曾短暂地让人们认识到了流感的危害。但很不幸,几年过去了,当比流感病毒更危险的新冠病毒来袭时,我们依旧可以看到悲剧重演。在绝大多数老年人已经感染过新冠病毒的情况下,由于免疫系统的削弱,流感带来的健康风险可能会更为严重。
在这个新冠病毒大流行之后的冬天,希望大家和家人都能平安。
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