« I couldn't eat and I couldn't dwindle immediately »-an exceptionally frantic influenza wave in Finland
Infectious diseases|Many who responded to the HS survey have been suffering from influenza than before. Some are afraid of getting infected.
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Respondents to the Helsingin Sanomat survey tell about prolonged and intense influenza symptoms such as high fever and powerlessness.
According to the National Institute for Health and Welfare, hospitalization and health center visits caused by influenza have increased.
Not all respondents to the HS survey have been involved in influenza. The disease situation can still cause concern.
”When It felt like a little victory over the victory, a new wave came again. I started to change toothbrushes as I wondered if the virus was living in them. ”
Many who have not previously had as severely ill have been surprised by the persistent flu season during the flu season. 53-year-old Krista Simsek is one of them.
He suffered from early December until late January. The first two and a half weeks were constantly fever that ached, cough and was rhinitis.
Towards the end of January, he finally felt he was healed. Happiness did not last long, as in February the « unrestrained virus » struck again.
Simsek says he has never been in pain for so long, and the symptoms have never been as drastic before. He is regretted that he had not taken an influenza vaccine last year.
“It's good that I could cough from bed to the bathroom and back. I couldn't eat, and when I was on my feet, I immediately started to faint. ”
In cases of influenza The quantities have been in Finland over the last couple of weeks in a steep rise. Infectious numbers are now in the same readings as last year's influenza peak.
According to the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) caused by influenza hospitalization have increased, as is the case due to an influenza -like disease Visits to health centers.
HS asked readers what symptoms the disease had caused. There were dozens of answers to the survey, and many tell us about exceptionally severe disease.
The 42-year-old living in Parola in Kanta-Häme also answered the survey Milla Solismawho received the disease from his preschool child in early February. The child's preschool friend had been found in influenza.
“It had been five days for fever when I was really bad. The food did not taste and the cough got worse. I went to the doctor and got an antibiotic regimen for inflammation, ”he says.
Soloism And the rest of the family had taken the influenza vaccine, as they do every year. Still, the disease was drastic and lasted more than two weeks.
“I've never had this. There have been flu diseases, but then I have been mostly semi -fit. ”
After healing, he has not introduced new ways to combat diseases. Good hand hygiene was already in control.
“It may have been left over from Korona. Anyway, we do not want stomach bumps in a family with children, so we have to wash our hands quite hard. ”
