What are the treatment methods for viral hemorrhagic fever?
Disease description:
My family member has contracted viral hemorrhagic fever, presenting with fever, body aches, and skin bruising. What are the treatment options for viral hemorrhagic fever?
The treatment for viral hemorrhagic fever mainly includes the following aspects:
1. Antiviral therapy: Early application of antiviral medications such as ribavirin and interferon α can suppress viremia, reduce damage caused by viremia, decrease complications, and lower mortality rates.
2. Symptomatic treatment:
(1) Physical cooling: For patients with high fever, physical cooling methods such as warm water sponge baths or ice packs may be used.
(2) Fluid replacement: Patients often develop dehydration and electrolyte imbalance due to high fever and vomiting; intravenous infusion of glucose injection and balanced salt solution is required.
(3) Analgesic treatment: Appropriate analgesics are used to relieve the patient's pain.
(4) Oxygen therapy: Oxygen is administered to the patient as needed, with oxygen flow rate and concentration adjusted according to the patient's condition.
(5) Blood purification therapy: For patients with renal insufficiency, blood purification therapy can be used to remove pathogenic substances from the blood and improve kidney function.
3. Other treatments: These include antibiotic therapy, cardiac agents, anticoagulant drugs, etc., to manage various complications.
The above treatment methods should be selected and adjusted according to the patient's specific condition.