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Typically, fl u begins quickly, with a headache, chills, fever,
muscle aches, malaise and symptoms of an aff ected mucous
respiratory tract, such as coughing and a sore throat. There is
often pain when moving the eyes, photophobia and pain in the
eyes. The onset is so severe in most cases that the patient can
accurately indicate its time.
The severity of the disease depends on general health, age,
and on whether the person has been in contact with this type
of virus before.
Respiratory symptoms often become worse when the gen-
eral symptoms subside. This often is caused by adjoining bac-
terial fl ora. Cure in this case requires the use of antibiotics in the
selected treatment programs.
Flu complications. Common fl u complications are rhinitis, si-
nusitis, bronchitis, otitis, aggravation of chronic diseases and
bacterial superinfection. The body weakened by fl u often suf-
fers from bacterial infections (pneumococcal, streptococcal
and staphylococcal).
The most frequent complication of fl u is pneumonia: primary
viral, secondary bacterial or mixed viral and bacterial. Primary
viral pneumonia is rare, but the most serious. It starts like fl u,
however progresses steadily, and is accompanied by a constant
fever and shortness of breath.
Application.
The “Flu with respiratory component” program is used dur-
ing the fi rst signs of fl u. Use should be frequent and must be
combined with a drainage program. In the acute period, the
program is conducted every 2 hours. As the process subsides,
the frequency of use should decrease. For prevention during
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