With glandular fever, young people are tired and unappealing

In Pfeifferschen glandular fever, young people feel limp and appetite

06/15/2012

Pfeiffer's glandular fever is also known as "kissing disease", as the glandular fever-inducing Epstein-Barr viruses are mainly transmitted via saliva. If teens feel chipped, tired and uneducated, parents should take their children's complaints seriously and ask the doctor if they have an infection.

Pfeiffer's glandular fever is also called a kiss disease
If fever and severe sore throat occur in young people after a period of drowsiness and loss of appetite, they may have been infected with glandular fever. Doris Hartwig-Bade, Vice-President of the German Professional Association of Otolaryngologists and State Chair in Schleswig-Holstein, advises those affected to have the complaints examined by a doctor, which includes swollen lymph nodes and dysphagia. If an infection is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus, it should always be followed by a protective phase of at least four weeks. Pfeiffer's glandular fever is a serious condition in which the spleen can be enlarged. If those affected continue to experience physical strain, they could be seriously injured.

As a rule, the disease is almost without symptoms in children. Older patients, on the other hand, often have more severe complaints. Although glandular fever occurs only once in a lifetime, the virus can remain in the body in an inactive state. If the immune system is severely weakened, as in the case of chemotherapy, it can become active again.

Naturopathy in dysentery glandular fever
In the acute phase of Pfeiffer's glandular fever additional naturopathic measures can be taken. These include physical measures, medicinal plants, homeopathic medicines and preparations from bacteria and fungi. They support the self-healing powers of the body, relieve symptoms and sustainably strengthen the immune system. Affected people should definitely spare. (Ag)

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