Influenza is high after winter. Please check this prevention guide.

Yellow River News Network Yuncheng News (Reporter Li Bingrui)Recently, the reporter came to the vaccination clinic of the Salt Lake District CDC in Yuncheng City to see that many parents took their children to get flu vaccine. The staff told reporters that since the winter, the demand for influenza vaccination has increased significantly, mainly on Saturday and Sunday.

Citizens take their children to vaccinate.

"The child is now over one year old and has weak resistance. I saw that many people around me got the flu, so I quickly took my child to get the flu vaccine, thinking about early vaccination and early prevention." Ms. Zhang said.

After vaccination, the citizens are under observation in the observation area.

As the weather turns cold, the temperature difference between morning and evening becomes larger, and respiratory infectious diseases are high, so it is necessary to be alert to the overlapping risk of influenza and mycoplasma pneumonia. What is the flu? What’s the difference between influenza and mycoplasma infection? How to do a good job of protection scientifically? With these questions, the reporter interviewed Zhao Junxia, chief of infectious disease prevention and control department of Yuncheng CDC.

Zhao Junxia, chief of infectious disease prevention and control department of Yuncheng CDC, was interviewed.

Zhao Junxia introduced that influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus, which can occur all year round, with high incidence in winter and spring. October to March in northern provinces is the influenza epidemic season. At present, Yuncheng has entered the influenza epidemic season, and the number of influenza cases reported in the past two weeks has increased.

Influenza and mycoplasma infection are both respiratory infectious diseases, but they are still different, with different pathogens, different ages of onset and different clinical symptoms. Influenza is caused by influenza virus, while mycoplasma is caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Influenza can occur in all age groups, and mycoplasma mainly occurs in teenagers over 5 years old. The initial symptoms of mycoplasma are similar to the common cold, including sore throat, cough, headache, runny nose, earache and other symptoms. In severe cases, lung infection may occur. If you want to identify whether you are infected with mycoplasma, you need to carry out laboratory tests.

Influenza is highly contagious, so how should citizens prevent influenza in their daily lives? Zhao Junxia told reporters that the most effective means to prevent influenza is to inject influenza vaccine before the influenza epidemic season. Secondly, individuals should maintain good hygiene habits and develop good cough etiquette. When coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with paper towels, and don’t throw them around. Wash your hands frequently at ordinary times, and clean with running water after coughing or sneezing, before and after meals; Keep the environment clean and ventilated, and open the window for half an hour every day, twice a day; Develop a good habit of wearing a mask, and wear a mask when going to public places, hospitals, supermarkets and contacting flu patients. If you have flu symptoms, you should rest at home, seek medical advice as soon as possible, go to school or work without illness, and try not to go to public places; People with influenza should wear masks when they go out to avoid infecting others.

• [Editor: Niu Ruimeng]