ALERT: CASES OF COVID AND FLU TOGETHER HAS APPEARED!

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EXPERTS WARN THAT CASES OF COVID AND FLU TOGETHER ARE BEGINNING TO APPEAR!

Turkey Medicals member and JCI Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist Doctor stated that they performed a corona virus test on patients who came with complaints of upper respiratory tract infection, “We can catch flu cases when we do an influenza test on our patients who have a negative corona virus test. We, currently the Clinical Research Center, have detected a large number of flu cases in the last 15 days. We also have patients with Covid-19 and flu who have both tested positive for the same person in the tests we have done at this center,” he said.

During the pandemic, people’s attention to precautions due to Covid-19 caused a serious drop in flu cases. As a result of the relaxation of measures, along with the increasing cases recently, the frequently asked question “Have I had the flu or am I a Covid-19 patient?” to the question of Black Sea Technical University Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist Dr. its member, responded. Stating that the flu is a seasonal disease that starts in Autumn and ends in Spring, Dr. said, “They can cause a pandemic just like Covid-19. 20. there have been three influenza pandemics in the century. 1. It has been reported that close to 50 million people died in the Spanish Flu pandemic in World War II. The causative agent of the flu is the influenza virus. Influenza A and B cause the flu, and influenza C causes a cold, that is, a cold. Thanks to the measures taken against the corona virus, the incidence of influenza has significantly decreased over 2 years. Before the outbreak of the corona virus, we found a decrease in cases of flu with the use of masks, people’s attention to hand hygiene, and quarantines, while there were serious cases of flu. Last year, we also saw fewer cases than we should have, but with the reduction of measures, the increase in public presence, we have also found a serious increase in flu cases that have come to Hospital in recent days,” he said.

Emphasizing that people can confuse flu and colds, Dr. said, “A cold is an infectious disease that we see every winter with signs such as runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, mild fever. But the flu is not like that. Fever, headache, muscle joint pain, especially in the case of the Corona virus, are also present in the flu. Flu is popularly called ‘rag disease. The arms, joints and muscle ache. The patient can not stand up, there is a lack of appetite. There are severe headaches. With chills and chills, fever can rise to 40-41 degrees. The virus causes inflammation of the lungs and can also cause death due to pneumonia. Again, the flu can affect the brain and heart. As a result, deaths can be seen. It can also hold the intestines and cause diarrhea,” he said.

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WE HAVE PATIENTS WITH COVID AND FLU WHO ARE BOTH TOGETHER

Dr., who stated that they started to detect cases with the help of the corona virus test as well as the influenza tests, said, “We perform a corona virus test on patients who come with complaints of upper respiratory tract infection. We are able to catch flu cases when we do an influenza test on our patients who have a negative corona virus test. We, currently the Clinical Research Center, have detected a large number of flu cases in the last 15 days. In the tests we conducted at this center, we also have patients with Covid-19 and flu who have both tested positive for the same person. people over the age of 65, those with chronic diseases; people with diseases such as diabetes, cirrhosis, kidney failure, COPD, cancer, AIDS; overweight people, pregnant women, children and health workers are in risky groups. But in healthy people, the disease can sometimes be severe. Flu is a disease that can pass at least as heavily as the corona virus, so it is important to take the same precautions; mask, hand hygiene, distance protection,” he said.

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VIRUSES ARE VERY SMART AS THEY CONSTANTLY MUTATE AND CHANGE THEIR DISEASE-MAKING PROPERTIES

September October flu vaccine is recommended every year, for this reason, we recommend that people who are at risk should be vaccinated to protect against seasonal flu, Doctor said. November, December, even January, if this has not been done in these months, vaccines can be made before the epidemic. The protection of the vaccine lasts up to six months. Therefore, it can protect against disease during the time period when the disease is observed. Of course, people who have been vaccinated can get the disease just like with Covid-19 vaccines. But we should not forget that those who had both vaccines as recommended and at the time had a milder time. Because viruses are very smart, they constantly mutate and change their disease-making properties, the World Health Organization is developing a vaccine that identifies the types that will cause a flu epidemic in the next year. It is necessary to get one of these vaccinations every year. We are all very bored, we want masks to come out of our lives, but it is necessary to pay a little more attention during this period when the flu and corona virus vaccines are not completed,” he said.

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SLEEP QUALITY IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IMMUNE REGULATOR

“Not only for these diseases, but also at other times, frequent hand washing, covering the mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, or coughing on the inside of the elbow and washing hands immediately, people with complaints during scans should immediately leave and take the necessary precautions. These are also necessary measures for the coming years.

Measures have been relaxed under the name of normalization with our country, perhaps, but the most effective method of preventing the spread of the disease is for those who have symptoms as a civic and human duty to distinguish themselves from other people. We need to try to keep the immune system in balance. Sleep quality is the most beautiful immune regulator. It is important to rest at the necessary points. While we can get over your findings very comfortably with rest, we can get treatment in a much shorter time without insisting and risking other people, without wearing ourselves out. It is also necessary not to neglect proper nutrition and fluid intake for the season,” he said.

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IS THERE A CURE FOR THE FLU?

Stating that there is an antiviral treatment for flu disease, Dr. said, “It is effective for now, but it is necessary to use them on the spot and appropriately. There’s no point in using it so I don’t get the flu. There’s no medicine left to give when you get sick. If we don’t want to get the flu, we need to get a flu shot. If precautions are not taken, the flu can become serious and even cause death. Those who have low body resistance and chronic diseases are hospitalized and treated during this period if necessary. Antibiotics have no place in flu disease. Because the antibiotic is prescribed for bacterial infections. But sometimes bacteria can be added to it, especially in risk groups, and then antibiotics can be given,” he said.

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President of Organ Transplant Center at MedicalPark Hospital Antalya

Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.

Physician's Resume:

Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

Awards:

Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

Certificates:

Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

Professional Members:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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