Saturday, June 21, 2008

Viral pneumonia drug treatment principle

Acute respiratory infection, the virus infected 90 per cent, and respiratory tract infection is mainly over, a common cold, pharyngitis, jets - trachea - bronchitis, bronchiolitis, baby herpangina and the pandemic, such as chest pain. Cause pneumonia virus rare, with the common influenza virus, the other for the parainfluenza virus, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, nose virus, coronavirus, and some intestinal virus, such as Coxsackie, and Egypt can Viruses, and herpes simplex, chicken pox - herpes zoster, rubella, measles and other viruses. Infants and young children also often from respiratory syncytial virus infection have pneumonia. Viral pneumonia occurred in the winter and spring, the outbreak or epidemic can be distributed. In non-bacterial pneumonia, viral infection or about 25 percent to 50 percent, with more for children, adults relatively rare. Clinical manifestations of the disease generally lighter, and mycoplasma pneumonia symptoms similar. Slow onset, headache, fatigue, fever, cough, cough and a small present phlegm. Signs are often absent. X-ray examination showed dot-like lung inflammation, flake or even the shadow. The total number of leukocytes can be normal, reduce or increase slightly. The course is generally one to two weeks. Treatment principle 1. Symptomatic treatment mainly to combat secondary bacterial infection. 2. Antiviral treatment. 3. Strengthen support therapy. 4. The treatment of complications. Treatment principle 1. The general treatment of patients with symptomatic mainly cough expectorant and added all kinds of vitamins and other complementary medicine. Ling virus can be oral or ribavirin. 2. Severe cases mainly to intravenous drug, therapy and prevention of support for the attention of complications. Treatment under the condition extended accordingly. 3. Merger cases of bacterial infection, according to clinical and sensitivity test choose effective antibiotics.

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