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Cold and Flu among Children - Know the Differences?

Cold and Flu among Children - Know the Differences?

1/16/2018 2:26:59 PM

Influenza in children is progressive, aggressive, causing serious complications, and can create an influenza pandemic. There is a vaccine for influenza. Have you got yourself and your children vaccinated this year?

COLD

  • Caused by virus/bacteria
  • Common symptoms in the upper respiratory tract: sneezing, runny nose (watery nasal secretions), nasal congestion, sore throat, fever, aches and pains -->> bacterial/viral upper respiratory infection
  • Few severe or dangerous complications
  • Symptoms often improve without special treatments.
  • There is no vaccine for cold.

FLU/INFLUENZA

  • Caused by certain strains of virus: A; B, C (H1N1, H5N1… HnNn)
  • Cold-like symptoms but more progressive, aggressive and severe
  • Severe and dangerous complications, including pneumonia, multiple organ failures; can cause an influenza pandemic
  • There is vaccine and medicine for influenza

VACCINATION PROGRAM

  • 6-month-old children will start getting vaccinated:
    * 1st injection: 6-month old
    * 2nd injection: 4 weeks after the 1st injection
    * one injection every year onwards
  • > 9-month-old children and adults: yearly vaccination

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