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An influx of viruses has affected the population in our country for several days now. In health centers, pediatrics and health service clinics, a high number of visits has been noted. Dr. Genta Dedej, laboratory physician, showed some of the most common symptoms of respiratory viruses.
" In fact, it is not a virus, there are several viruses in circulation. The symptoms of viruses in these days and weeks are characterized by a subfebrile temperature in the first few days, which then increased and reached values of 39.5 degrees to 40° in young children. It starts with a sore throat, rash, difficulty swallowing, body aches, fatigue, lack of appetite, apathy and in the following days, if the immune system cannot cope, it can also pass into forms of complications. The most common have been pneumonia and otitis. There have also been forms of what we call stomach flu or virus, stomach flu, which is characterized by diarrhea and vomiting ," said the doctor.
Among the multitude of viruses and illnesses circulating in Albania, their identification and treatment is very important. In the first days of the flu, we must definitely undergo several tests to identify the virus that has affected us.
" We divide the analyses into two groups: in the group of rapid analyses or rapid tests and in the second phase there are inflammatory analyses that are required through blood. Rapid tests are now a very good option for the patient's diagnosis. They are enriched from year to year in laboratory technology. Previously they were only offered as single tests, for example only the Covid test or only the flu test, while now they are grouped in the form of panels and are offered as tests, for example, with three viruses, with two viruses, with six viruses. Through a simple nasal or pharyngeal swab, we detect the virus that has affected the patient within a few minutes ," said Dr. Genta Dedej.
In severe flu-like conditions, doctors always recommend screening through tests to determine the viruses. However, there is a specific timeframe for when these tests should be performed in order to get an accurate answer.
" First of all, there is the epidemiological information that we receive, so we know that the viruses have started. The second is the onset of symptoms in the patient, so the patient complains of typical signs of a virus that has affected him, as we said, with a sore throat, with a subfebrile temperature. But should I do the test in the first moments of this discomfort? No, at least 24-48 hours must pass for the patient to give the opportunity, we are saying, the opportunity in the metaphorical sense of the word, for this virus to develop to such levels in the organism that it will come out positive in the test. Then, they cannot come out positive for us, they come out negative because they have passed into the blood, or the patient may have recovered ," the doctor said in the studio of the show Diagnozë on A2 CNN.
To combat viruses or the symptoms they cause, there is an effective way without side effects. Halotherapy, also known as the salt room, is one of the most effective therapies at the Vera-Virhov Clinic for children and adults. The effect of sessions in this room is described as being equivalent to a month at the beach, in terms of the amount of iodine the body receives.
" The salt room is one more access for our patients. It is a room that offers ionic salt therapy. It is an alternative therapy, without any side effects. Staying inside the room is like staying on the beach for a month. The walls are covered with salt, but inside the room a device called a halogenerator is installed, which processes sea salt. This sea salt is released into the indoor environment and absorbed into the respiratory tract. Patients tell us that within a short period of time the recovery is very significant. If they do a few sessions staying in the salt room, they can get over a virus or a cough, regardless of its origin, even without medication at all ," added Dr. Genta Dedej.
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