In the area of anti-infection in rehabilitation management
In the process of rehabilitation management, the fight against infection is essential. However, there are a number of misconceptions on the Internet and in some popular circles about anti-infection, which not only mislead the general public, but may also affect the process of rehabilitation of patients. Today, let us make a rumour of the truth in the area of combating infection.
Rumor one: You have to use antibiotics for cold fever.
As soon as symptoms of cold fever appear, many people believe it is necessary to use antibiotics to improve quickly. In fact, most of the flu is caused by viruses, like the common nose virus, the flu virus, etc. Antibiotics are mainly used against bacterial infections, and the use of antibiotics is completely ineffective in the case of virus-induced colds, as is the case of “cow knife-killing” with the wrong weapon. The abuse of antibiotics not only does not allow the cold to heal quickly, but may also cause herbological disorders in the body, causing other health problems, such as diarrhoea and fungal vaginal infections. The correct approach is that common colds generally recover on their own, mostly in about a week, through more rest, more water, and the use of a number of palliative drugs, such as deflammation, cough medicine, etc. Only when there is a clear combination of bacterial infections, such as coughing and white cell rises, will the use of antibiotics be justified under the guidance of a doctor.
Rumor two: Anti-inflammatory medicine is an alternative to antibiotics.
Anti-inflammatory drugs are often confused with antibiotics, which are thought to be as resistant to infection as antibiotics. In practice, anti-inflammatory drugs are mainly aimed at inflammation per se, such as the commonly used aspirin, Brovent and so on, which can mitigate the symptoms of inflammation, such as haematosis, but do not directly eliminate pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. Antibiotics, on the other hand, are drugs specifically designed to deal with bacterial infections. If anti-inflammatory drugs are used as antibiotics, the infection cannot be effectively controlled and delayed when bacterial infections are actually present. It was therefore important to distinguish between the two and not to replace them at will.
Rumor three: The wound is infected. A little saliva will get rid of it.
This is a very old and absurd statement. Although saliva contains some enzymes and immunoprotein components, the content is extremely low and there is a large amount of bacteria in the mouth itself. When the wound is infected, saliva not only does not act as an anti-inflammation response, but may instead bring bacteria from the mouth to the wound, exacerbating the infection. The correct approach is that, for minor injury infections, the wound can be cleaned with physico-saline water and then properly coated with external anti-infection drugs such as iodized volts, Mopiro mosaic, etc., and that the wound is kept clean and dry. If the injury is serious, it should be treated in a timely manner by a specialist.
Rumor four: Eat more garlic, it’s anti-infection, no medication.
While garlic does contain a number of anti-bacterial components, such as garlic, the content of these components in natural garlic is limited and their anti-bacterial effects are relatively uniform, mainly for some bacteria common in the gastrointestinal tract. However, for other parts of the body, especially the more serious bacteria, viruses, etc., eating garlic alone is not enough to replace formal anti-infection treatment. In the process of rehabilitation management, we cannot rely blindly on so-called “natural anti-infective foods”, such as garlic, overlooking scientific medical means.
In the area of anti-infection aspects of rehabilitation management, we must believe in science and rely on the diagnosis and guidance of professional doctors and not be misled by these baseless rumours. It is only through a proper understanding of the relevant anti-infection knowledge that we can better safeguard our health and facilitate the smooth running of our recovery.
