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What's the difference between amputation common cold and influenza in women?

There is a big temperature difference between day and night in spring, so many people will take off their clothes when it's hot at noon, but do you know? The common cold in daily life is likely to cause serious illness. It's terrible that a woman should be amputated because of her cold!

Ms. Wu, 41, suffered from complications caused by influenza, resulting in amputation of her left leg! She had a cold on January 10 or so, and didn't care about it at that time. She went to the local Gaoyou Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine to hang water, but when it was half hung, she had vomiting symptoms, and the emergency medical students of Gaoyou Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine didn't see the situation, so she asked Ms. Wu to go to Subei hospital for treatment.

Before people arrived at Subei hospital, Ms. Wu fell into a deep coma. After the doctor diagnosed, it was confirmed that the influenza caused severe pneumonia and myocarditis. Doctors used an artificial heart lung device to pull Ms. Wu back from the edge of death. However, due to complications caused by infection, she had to amputate her left leg and remove part of her right toe.

Why amputation for influenza?

In patients with viral pneumonia, the spread of the virus is very fast, often in 24 hours or 48 hours will appear alveolar edema, or even serious stone change, leading to poor lung function. But because virus invades blood inside have to amputate, otherwise can develop septicemia.

How to distinguish cold from flu?

An important standard to distinguish common cold from influenza is persistent high fever and muscle soreness. The symptoms of influenza include muscle ache, fever, dry cough, especially muscle ache, which may lead to influenza. Because influenza viruses not only affect the upper respiratory tract, but also the lower respiratory tract and even the lungs.

Ms. Wu's situation also caused everyone's panic. The doctor explained that although there is a high risk of life for the combination of single virus pneumonia and single virus myocarditis into a patient, there are very few cases of severe pneumonia and myocarditis caused by influenza like Ms. Wu, which lead to complications. So far last year, there are less than 20 such patients in Subei hospital, and they can basically be cured smoothly.

The disease control department specially reminded that in the near future, the elderly and children and other vulnerable groups must take preventive measures: first, pay attention to the ventilation of the family environment, wear masks when traveling; in addition, wash hands in time when contacting some dirty things, and try not to go to public places with dense crowds.