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Infekte vermeiden, Immunsystem stärken

Gesund durch die Erkältungssaison

Protection against common cold

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Die meisten grippalen Infekte oder „Erkältungen“ werden durch Viren verursacht — doch selbst bei bakteriellen Infektionen sollte zunächst eine rein symptomatische Behandlung versucht werden. Hierfür stehen hauptsächlich Analgetika, Dekongestiva und pflanzliche Mittel zur Verfügung. Für eine erfolgreiche Therapie müssen diese immer kombiniert werden.

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  1. Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Klinikum der Univ. München, Campus Innenstadt, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, München, Deutschland

    Martin Offenbächer MPH

  2. Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg, Bereich Integrative Gesundheitsförderung, Coburg, Deutschland

    Annemarie Weber BSc. &  Niko Kohls

  3. Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, München, Deutschland

    Marcus van Dyck BSc.,  Mara Taverna, Arndt Stahler &  Jörg Schelling

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Offenbächer, M., Weber, A., van Dyck, M. et al. Gesund durch die Erkältungssaison. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 159, 43–47 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-017-9159-7

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