{"id":17680,"date":"2026-03-03T00:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valintermed.com\/?p=17680"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:25:54","slug":"gripp-i-immunitet-kak-virus-podavlyaet-zaschitnye-sily-organizma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valintermed.com\/en\/medlibrary\/flu-and-immunity-how-the-virus-suppresses-the-body-s-defense-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu and immunity: how the virus suppresses the body's defenses"},"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 literally hack the body's defense mechanisms within hours. Within 24\u201348 hours after the virus enters the nasopharynx, you may feel muscle aches, a fever of 39\u201340 \u00b0C, headaches, weakness, a dry cough, and a sensation as if your body has been \"taken apart.\" But the most dangerous aspect is not these symptoms, but how the virus suppresses the immune system: it does not just disguise itself from it, it actively blocks key links in the defense, making the body vulnerable to bacterial invasions and even its own cells. This is why influenza can lead to pneumonia, myocarditis, or exacerbation of chronic diseases\u2014especially in those whose immune system is already \"overworked.\"<\/p>\n

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