Therapists shared their experience in treating acute respiratory viral infections

Doctors from the DocMed clinic network told us how they treat themselves when they get sick. As it turned out, many people really suffer the disease on their feet, but strictly in a mask.

In an interview with the Health Mail on November 18, doctors shared their treatment methods. So, therapist Dmitry Vasilenko noted that he rarely gets sick due to nutrition, sports and vaccinations. If he does catch a cold, he avoids contact, and wears a mask at work. He treats a runny nose with rinses and immediately connects hormonal sprays, and takes ibuprofen or paracetamol for pain.

Therapist Olga Titarenko admitted that she used to work with acute respiratory viral infections in a mask, but now she immediately takes sick leave — she recovers faster this way. He drinks a lot of green tea, orders spicy soups, and takes ibuprofen for pain. The nose is washed only with severe congestion. Because of asthma, he uses his own inhaler at the first symptoms.

Therapist Georgy Kayevitser most often suffers from colds on his feet and admits that he hardly feels a fever. He takes NSAIDs for migraines, makes short rinses for a runny nose, and relieves coughing with tea with honey and lollipops. He only works with a mask so as not to risk patients.

Slightly healthy: flu incidence has increased six-fold in Russia

Experts expect the peak of infections after the New Year

November 19th kp.ru He wrote that this season, in most cases, the flu infection is caused by a variant of the influenza A(H3N2) virus. This causative agent of seasonal influenza has been causing an increase in morbidity along with other variants of influenza viruses (A(H1N1) and B) for more than a decade.

Earlier on November 18, Rospotrebnadzor reported that more than 66 million people had been vaccinated against the flu as part of an all-Russian campaign. According to data for the 46th week of 2025, about 2.9 thousand cases of influenza were registered, according to the Moscow City News agency.

On November 17, general practitioner, cardiologist Denis Prokofiev said that doctors do not consider fatigue as a symptom. According to him, classical medicine has a complaint section called "general weakness." According to him, a balance of all organs and systems is necessary for well-being.

On the same day, doctor Olga Ulankina warned that cough syrups could cause allergies. Many of them contain alcohol, sugar, and chemical components that can cause allergies and gastrointestinal problems.

On November 10, surgeon Bella Bifova in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" called washing hands with soap an easy way to prevent infectious diseases. According to her, millions of microorganisms live on human skin, including pathogenic ones, and they are easily transmitted through contact, objects and gadgets. The doctor noted that washing hands with soap removes up to 90% of germs and significantly reduces the risk of infection, notes 360.ru .

On November 5, the former chief sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation, epidemiologist Gennady Onishchenko, said that vaccination and wearing masks in public places would help citizens protect themselves from the flu, NSN notes.

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