Adults and children are getting sick one after another! Some people say: "It hurts so much that it hurts the bones", and doctors warn

After influenza A, influenza B has attracted public attention.

Many people left messages saying that they were "hit"

The proportion of influenza B continues to rise

Influenza A is still the main type of influenza

According to Health Times, the reporter sorted out the weekly data of the National Influenza Center and found that influenza is still mainly influenza A (type A), accounting for 64.5% of the positive number. It is worth noting that the proportion of influenza B has been on the rise recently. It has been rising for 9 consecutive weeks in the north , from 4.2% in the 44th week to 47.3% in the 52nd week ; it has been rising for 6 consecutive weeks in the south, from 11.6% in the 47th week to 26.4% in the 52nd week; the proportion of influenza B in the country has been rising for 6 consecutive weeks.

The number of children infected with influenza B has indeed increased

Some netizens said "It hurts even in the joints of my bones"

According to reports, Li Ran, deputy chief physician of the Department of Infection and Clinical Microbiology at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, said that the number of influenza A patients has decreased recently compared to the previous period, while the number of influenza B patients has increased slightly.

On January 4, Niu Bo, deputy director of the respiratory department of Hebei Provincial Children's Hospital, also said, "Recently, the children who have visited the hospital are mainly infected with adenovirus, influenza B, and respiratory syncytial virus . The number of children infected with influenza B has indeed increased. "

On social media, some patients said, "Influenza B is the worst of the worst. My whole body aches even to the bone joints." Other patients said that influenza B can cause a high fever overnight. Li Ran said that from a clinical point of view, the symptoms of influenza B are slightly milder than those of influenza A, but there will also be symptoms such as fever, body aches, sore throat, and cough .

What are the symptoms of influenza B?

Influenza (flu for short) is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. Influenza virus can be divided into three types: A, B, and C. Influenza B (flu for short) is influenza caused by influenza B virus.

The incubation period of influenza B is usually 1 to 4 days .

Children who are infected often develop the disease suddenly, often with fever (body temperature can reach 39℃~40℃), headache, muscle aches, general weakness, loss of appetite and other systemic symptoms, accompanied by respiratory symptoms such as cough, sputum, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, etc. Digestive tract symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea are more obvious than those of influenza A. Children who are sick are mainly concentrated in the school-age group, and most of them are clustered infections. Children of younger age are mainly infected by other family members because their activity places are limited.

Doctor: Don't worry too much

The probability of influenza B outbreak is low

Li Dongzeng, chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Beijing You'an Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, said in an interview: "Relatively speaking, influenza A is more likely to cause a high incidence of influenza cases and spreads faster, while influenza B has a lower probability of outbreaks and spreads relatively slowly. " Although the symptoms of influenza B are slightly milder than those of influenza A, children with influenza B are more likely to have gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, and the treatment is the same.

Doctor's warning:

Don’t delay doing these two things after being infected with influenza B!

What should you do if you are infected with influenza B? Many doctors remind you: There are two things you should not delay after being infected with influenza B!

1. Take anti-flu medicine as soon as possible. Don’t delay.

Dr. Hu Yang, deputy chief physician of the respiratory department of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, reminded that there is no difference in the treatment of influenza B and influenza A. The main thing is to use anti-influenza drugs, which can shorten the course of the disease . Medication should be taken as early as possible. If you take it late, the disease will either heal on its own or turn into a serious condition, and the efficacy will be greatly reduced.

Li Ran reminded that patients with underlying lung diseases, immunodeficiency, diabetes, obese patients, pregnant women, and patients on dialysis are advised to go to the hospital as soon as possible.

2. Take a break in time, don’t delay

In December 2023, a 14-year-old influenza B patient was admitted to the First People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province . In just over a month, she contracted mycoplasma pneumonia, influenza A, and influenza B "in turn. " Doctors said that repeated infection with mycoplasma, influenza A, and influenza B in a short period of time is related to low immunity and lack of recovery and rest.

Source: Health Times, China News Service, Beijing Daily WeChat Official Account