{"id":17672,"date":"2026-03-02T23:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valintermed.com\/?p=17672"},"modified":"2026-03-02T23:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:58:48","slug":"chem-opasen-gripp-u-vzroslyh-skrytye-oslozhneniya-i-riski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valintermed.com\/en\/medlibrary\/what-are-the-dangers-of-influenza-in-adults-hidden-complications-and-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"What is dangerous about influenza in adults: hidden complications and risks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Influenza is not just a \"cold with a fever.\" It is an acute viral respiratory disease caused by RNA viruses of the genus *Influenzavirus*, which constantly mutate and deceive the immune system. In adults, it often starts like a regular fever: body aches, headache, dry cough, weakness. But by the 3rd to 5th day, something more may begin \u2014 irreversible processes in the lungs, heart, and nervous system. Many believe that influenza will \"pass on its own,\" especially if there is a \"strong immune system.\" This is a dangerous misconception. In reality, it is adults, especially those over 40, for whom influenza more often leads to severe complications \u2014 not due to a weak body, but because the immune system reacts excessively, causing a cytokine storm, or, conversely, \"falls asleep\" under the pressure of the virus. And then even a healthy person can end up in intensive care within a week.<\/p>\n

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