Myth 1: You think getting the flu (short for influenza) vaccine will prevent colds. The flu vaccine is a vaccine against the flu virus and has no effect on preventing the common cold. Although both of them are respiratory tract infections, the pathogens are different, the clinical symptoms are different, and the prevention and treatment methods are not the same. Common cold can occur throughout the year, the distribution of cases is sporadic, the early stage is generally not fever.
Misconception 2: Think that as long as you close the doors and Windows to sleep, cover a sweat can be treated. This is just an illusion, because the body seems to be more relaxed after sweating, but it can not shorten the course of the disease, let alone heal. When people have a cold, they eat less, and their physique is weak. If they sweat a lot, they can easily cause dehydration and collapse, which reduces their resistance and worsens the condition further. Cold patients should pay attention to both warm and pay attention to the circulation of room air, and should drink more boiled water, in order to facilitate timely replenishment of body fluids and excretion of toxins in the body.
Mistake 3: Think that when you have a cold, pay attention to diet, do not eat eggs or milk and other "hair". After a cold will make people\'s appetite loss, and runny nose, cough, fever and other symptoms will increase the body\'s energy consumption, if not through strengthening nutrition timely supplement energy, it will prolong the course of the disease. Therefore, after suffering from a cold to eat more easily digestible food, taste should be light, appropriate intake of some protein, vitamins and trace elements, such as lean meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruits and so on to help recovery.
Misunderstanding four: After suffering from a cold, use antibiotics, antipyretic analgesics, proprietary Chinese medicines, vitamins and other drugs, thinking that the more medicinal cold will get better faster. The common cold is mostly caused by viral infections, and antibiotics are not only ineffective against viruses, but also may cause adverse drug reactions due to abuse. At the same time, most of the drugs to treat colds are compound preparations, most of which contain antipyretic and analgesic drugs, if taken in a mixed variety, it may lead to drug overdose, for example, adults should not take more than 2 grams of acetaminophen (paracetamol) per day, and taking more than two preparations containing such drugs may cause drug overdose.
Misunderstanding five: Think that the cold is a small problem, should stick to work with illness. Medical practice has proved that when sleep is reduced, overwork, and cold stimulation, the body\'s resistance is reduced, and bacteria and viruses will take advantage of the opportunity to enter and induce disease. Therefore, sleep and rest are effective ways to restore health and shorten the course of disease. In addition, many compound drug preparations for the treatment of colds contain pheniramine maleate (pramine), which is easy to cause an adverse reaction of drowsiness, which is not conducive to patients\' adherence to work.