{"id":286,"date":"2019-03-16T11:50:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T11:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/?p=286"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:11:10","slug":"influenza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/influenza\/","title":{"rendered":"Influenza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-300x173-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-352\" \/><\/p>\n<p>INFLUENZA <\/p>\n<p>Influenza is a contagious Viral infection of nose , throat , and lungs, characterized by a sudden onset of fever , cough, muscle\/joint pain and fatigue .<br \/>\nSymptoms usually last 3 to 7 days, though fatigue can persist for weeks . <\/p>\n<p>It is commonly known as FLU<\/p>\n<p>For most people it resolves on its own, however, certain people are at risk of developing complications these groups include.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Young children &lt; 5 &amp; especially those &lt; 2 years of age.<\/li>\n<li>Adults &gt; 65 yrs <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/flu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-350\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Pregnant women &amp; women two- weeks post-partum.<\/li>\n<li>People with weakened immune systems<\/li>\n<li>People who have chronic conditions like asthma, copd, heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease.<\/li>\n<li>People who are very obese<\/li>\n<li>People working in nursing homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>SYMPTOMS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fever over 100.4 (38 C)<\/li>\n<li>Aching muscles <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/influ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-351\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Chills and sweats<\/li>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<li>Dry persistent cough<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue &amp; weakness<\/li>\n<li>Nasal congestion<\/li>\n<li>Sore throat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>When to see a doctor.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have symptoms of Flu and are at a risk of developing complications see your doctor right away. Taking anti-viral drugs within 48 hrs of developing the symptoms can help to reduce the duration of illness and prevent complications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CAUSES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"212\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-347\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When someone infected coughs, the germs are spread through the air in the form of droplets.<\/li>\n<li>Directly by touching objects of the infected person such as mobile, computer etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COMPLICATIONS.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"211\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-348\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pneumonia (is the most serious complication)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bronchitis<\/li>\n<li>Asthma flare up.<\/li>\n<li>Heart problems<\/li>\n<li>Ear infections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>PREVENTION.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"180\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-349\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>F<\/u><\/strong>lu shots are available at the Clinic on request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INFLUENZA Influenza is a contagious Viral infection of nose , throat , and lungs, characterized by a sudden onset of fever , cough, muscle\/joint pain and fatigue . Symptoms usually last 3 to 7 days, though fatigue can persist for weeks . It is commonly known as FLU For most people it resolves on its &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/influenza\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Influenza<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions\/457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingrayclinic.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}