We hope that everyone will be healthy and well at the same time as the family reunion. As you may know, some time ago, a text of WeChat “middle-aged Beijingers under the flu” broke the circle of friends, and I believe we have a new understanding of “flu”, so today we will discuss with you about “flu”. Today, we will discuss with you about the “flu”. What is influenza? Influenza (influenza for short) is an acute respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus, the disease is caused by the influenza virus, although the symptoms are initially similar to the flu, but not the same as the common cold, the flu is highly contagious, spread quickly, is an acute disease caused by influenza virus infection. It can be clinically classified into A (A), B (B) and C (C) types, of which A virus is more common, with high variability, high infectivity and rapid spread. Infants, the elderly and patients with underlying cardiopulmonary diseases are particularly susceptible to infection, and are prone to complications such as pneumonia. In the article “Middle-aged Beijingers under the Flu”, we see the hardships of being a son or daughter facing the assistance of their father’s illness, and the helplessness of the hospital in the late stage of the flu with severe pneumonia. The author’s diary is heartbreaking, and I think the words “big white lung” have been deeply imprinted in the reader’s heart. But looking back at the whole course of the disease, we find that if the children, or the patients themselves can pay attention to it early, many simple treatments may be able to stop the development of the disease at the beginning, or even cure it. How does TCM view influenza? The term “influenza” does not exist in Chinese medical theory and diagnosis, Based on the symptoms, the mainstream view in Chinese medicine is that it is called “external fever”, “plague”, “typhoid fever”, “seasonal flu”, etc. As early as more than 2,000 years ago, it was written in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine that “the five epidemics are all similar, regardless of their size, and their symptoms are similar”. In the “Treatise on the Origin of the Diseases” of the Sui Dynasty, it was also written that “the illnesses of the five epidemics are all similar, regardless of their size. It is also stated in the “Article of Warming Diseases” that “there are wind temperature, warm fever, warm epidemic, warm poison, summer temperature, wet temperature, autumn dryness, winter temperature, and warm malaria”, and that “Taiyin wind temperature, warm fever, warm epidemic, and winter temperature are initially evil wind and cold”. Wu also can in the “plague theory” said: “evil mouth and nose and into, then its guests, not in the internal organs, not in the external meridians, shed within the brawn, not far from the table, near the stomach, is the division of the table, is half of the table and half of the lining”. Wu also creatively proposed that the cause of warm disease is “hostile qi”. In his “Prescription for the Post-Elbow Emergency”, he first proposed the method of air disinfection, which was made by refining the drugs such as male yellow, female yellow and cinnabar. In the article “Middle Age in Beijing under the Influenza”, the patient falls ill during the cold winter months, which is also the season of influenza outbreak all over the country, and is called “winter plague” in Chinese medicine. There are many records of “winter plague” and “spring plague” in ancient Chinese medical texts, and our ancestors have accumulated a wealth of experience in influenza for future generations to learn from. Influenza development stages 1, incubation period: This stage is the period after infection with the influenza virus, no discomfort, generally 1-7 days, most of them are 2-4 days. 2, the onset of the period: this stage of influenza infection patients will appear fever, headache, myalgia and general discomfort symptoms, body temperature up to 39 ℃ ~ 40 ℃, may have chills, chills, mostly accompanied by general muscle and joint pain, weakness, loss of appetite and other symptoms. There are often symptoms such as sore throat, dry cough, nasal congestion, runny nose, retrosternal discomfort, facial flushing, and conjunctival congestion. Most patients will have symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea in addition to the above symptoms, which are commonly seen in influenza B. 3.Recovery period: If no complications occur, the course of the disease is self-limiting, mostly after 3-4 days of the onset of the disease, the body temperature subsides, the systemic symptoms improve, but the cough, physical recovery takes 1-2 weeks. 4.Complication period: If the disease does not improve after the onset period, but worsens, it often leads to a series of complications, such as: pneumonia, neurological damage, heart damage, myositis and rhabdomyolysis, septic shock, etc. The most commonly used clinical tests for influenza virus are rapid antigen testing and nucleic acid testing, and the most commonly used specimen is a nasopharyngeal swab. However, in the face of many diagnosed influenza, the treatment is also relatively single, and modern medicine mostly uses antiviral drugs in addition to general conventional supportive therapy. In traditional medicine, Chinese medicine emphasizes the treatment concept of “prevention before illness” and “prevention after illness”. When the disease has not yet occurred, preventive or health care measures are used to increase one’s resistance, and when the disease has already occurred, evidence-based treatment is used to prevent the disease from worsening. Here are some methods to popularize health care and initial flu treatment. Health care and prevention 1. Reduce going out and wear a mask: During the high influenza season, try not to go to crowded places to reduce the chance of contact with pathogens, and wear a mask at all times when going out. 2. Pay attention to hygiene: Pay attention to hygiene during influenza, and use tissues when coughing and sneezing to avoid droplet transmission. Wash your hands frequently and avoid dirty hands touching your mouth, eyes and nose. Patient utensils and secretions should be thoroughly disinfected. 3, diet: should be balanced nutrition, reasonable diet, in everyone said vegetables and fruits are good at the same time, but also for quality protein meat endorsement, healthy and reasonable intake of beef, lamb, chicken, fish and other tangible products of blood and flesh considered by Chinese medicine, is to maintain human nutrition, immunity and strength essential energy. Drinking water, but also to drink more warm water, try not to drink cold water hurt the spleen Yang. 4, work and rest: early to bed and early to rise has become popular, but do not ignore the dressing and living. Winter cold and windy, pay attention to keep warm, especially the neck, waist and knees where the wind is prone to invade, and do not blow in the case of sweating. At the same time, to ensure a ventilated environment is also very important. 5, exercise: usually should be moderately increased exercise to improve self-strength and resistance, although I do not recommend the national marathon, but the simple five-animal play, eight-danjin is always ready to exercise, the young and old are suitable for exercise. 6, vaccination: vaccination against influenza virus for the prevention of influenza. 7, acupuncture: moxibustion can be used at home for their own health care. Influenza virus infection often causes gastrointestinal reactions in patients, so in the usual health care prevention, should focus on improving their own resistance and care for the spleen and stomach. Moxibustion health care points are commonly used: Tianshu, Shusanli, and Shizhu. Each acupuncture point moxibustion 5-10min, to the skin red as the degree, 1-2 times a week. The positioning of the acupoints is as follows: 1. Tianshu: 2 inches from the umbilicus 2. 3.Body column: under the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. Influenza treatment 1, routine care: should be light diet, no spicy, cold, fatty, fried food, ensure sufficient rest, drink more warm water, pay attention to warmth and hygiene, wear a mask, wash hands regularly, ensure ventilation of living environment, etc. 2, walking jar: for the initial stage of the flu, more scraping, walking jar method. The scraping and jar walking are in the back bladder meridian (both sides of the crest), the scraping and jar walking should be done with the gua sha point that is out, do not over scraping and jar walking hurt the patient’s own yang energy. 3. Chinese herbal treatment: For patients with recurrent cough after influenza, accompanied by shortness of breath, suffocation and itchy throat, they can take Xiao Qing Long Tang combined with half of each of Ma Heng Shi Gan Tang. 4. For acupuncture: For those who have the above-mentioned conditions and do not have obvious heat signs, moxibustion can also be added, with selected acupoints for Ting-Ye, Feng-Men, Lung Yu, Tian-Tu, and Zhong-Bu, each for 5-10 min, to the extent that the skin is red. For patients with severe sore throat and heat symptoms, the acupuncture points Dazhi and Shang Yang can be strengthened. The positioning of the acupoints is as follows (1) Ting gas: 0.5 inch next to the midpoint of the lower edge of the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra (dazhi point). (see above) (2) Fengmen: located on the back, under the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra, 1.5 inches from the side. (See above figure) (3) Lung Yu: located on the back, under the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, 1.5 inches away from the side. (See above diagram) (4) Tiandu: in the neck, on the anterior median line, in the center of the upper sternal fossa. (5) Central abdomen: in the upper abdomen, on the front median line, 4 inches above the umbilicus (see the diagram of Tianshu) 5, Chinese medicine prevention: flu prevention can be taken Banlangen, Da Qing Ye and other drugs, those who have heat can add forsythia, those who are wet can add atractylodes and patchouli, those who are afraid of cold and wind, those who have severe pain around the body can use hot ginger water to soak their feet, those who are cold and wet can use Wei Ling Xian. Do not take medicine on your own according to “experience”, high fever, severe symptoms of peripheral bone pain should promptly go to the hospital for medical treatment. As early as 1957 in Asia, Europe and the United States mainland flu, to 1976 in Spain “swine flu”, and then to the familiar “SARS”, human beings time and again to defeat the flu virus, although the virus is becoming stronger, but our medical technology is also improving. Influenza is not terrible, the flu virus can be prevented and treated.