Dr. Sara Amarilla, pediatric infectologist at the Department and Department of Pediatrics, said that an increase in respiratory consultations has been observed, since epidemiologically we are steps away from the beginning of the high season of virus circulation at the community level.
Likewise, days ago the Ministry of Health announced that simultaneous cases of Covid-19 and Influenza have been registered -which although scarce- there is parallel circulation of both viruses.
However, the pediatrician indicated that there are currently no reports of hospitalization for influenza type A, in the pediatric or adult area of the Hospital de Clínicas.
“We are attentive, because what they report at the national level will surely translate into an increase in inquiries soon”
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Among the symptoms of influenza in both children and adults, he spoke of simulating a common cold, but with the difference that the Influenza causes a more intense flu-like picture, with greater decay or prostration, high fever, muscle aches and fever predominate. intense cough Producing a greater affectation of the general condition compared to a common cold, which is characterized by more nasal secretions.
Meanwhile, the Covid-19 picture has a broader spectrum as a result of the different strains. “For example, unlike the Delta, the Ómicron proved to be much milder in symptoms, many asymptomatic cases, patients with mild laryngitis or sore throat, which was the predominant in this last variant,” he pointed out.
Regarding the transmission of the virus in schools and colleges, the pediatrician maintained that the viral circulation is registered in the first days, extending up to the 5th. or 7th. day of the onset of the course of the disease.
“You have to see how the symptoms manifest in the child to return to school activities, and this is determined by medical consultation, because with a common cold the child could return to school after three days, but influenza could require from five to seven days of rest”, he differentiated.
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