“Severe cold” and swine flu threaten British health

The arrival of the cold brought with it a “wave” of health threats internationally. first appearance Occult childhood pneumonia in Chinawhich was followed by the detection of the first case of A A new strain of swine flu infects humans in the UK. This latter area has also reported the spread of a species of Cold that is characterized by its intensity and duration Which has already been reported by the Health Security Agency (Ukhsa).

Currently, the department has issued a joint alert with the Met Office Linking the appearance of colds to lower temperaturesWhich is expected to be less than two degrees. Given this situation, which will be accompanied by rain, sleet and snow, OXA has extended the state of alert until… December 5.

Agostino Souza, Head of the Extreme Events and Health Protection Department, emphasized in this sense that “cold weather can have a serious impact on health, especially in the elderly and those with pre-existing health problems, because it increases the risk of heart attacks.” Stroke and respiratory infections.”

Symptoms of new colds

Ukhsa’s alert coincides with growing concern in the UK about what has come to be called “Hard cold” It spreads rapidly through the population and is characterized by more severe than usual symptoms that also last for weeks. Specifically, the British press points out The most common symptoms of this new cold:

• Fever.
• headache.
• Nasal congestion.
• cough.
• exhaustion.

Patients themselves testified about how this “new” type of flu-like cold affected them. And so someone confirmed it through Reddit “I have just come out of a bad cold that lasted about three weeks, during which my nose was almost completely blocked, and I only relax for short periods and produce “Mucus at an alarming rate.”

“I got infected in October, I stayed in bed for several days and then spent another week confined to the houseI constantly check my phone to see if it has been four hours since my last dose of paracetamol. I assume this is a variant of the Covid virus that was not detected in the tests. Another infected person said, according to reports: “It was worse than any other winter virus I had before 2020.” Globalism.

The British authorities are analyzing the situation with theory A New strain of Covid-19 On the table. However, this thesis has not been confirmed.

H1N2 swine flu

This week, the UK was also in the news due to its connection First case of H1N2 swine flu in humans. Currently, the authorities have opened an investigation to determine how the infection occurred, in addition to tracing close contacts to prevent the spread of the virus.