''It is important for those with chronic diseases to get the flu vaccine during seasonal transitions''
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Gözel, Head of the Department of Internal Diseases at Fırat University Hospital, gave information about the issues that patients with chronic diseases should pay attention to during seasonal transitions.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Gözel said that sudden weather changes in patients with chronic diseases during seasonal transitions will trigger chronic diseases and at the same time cause the diseases to be activated, therefore, patients with chronic diseases should pay special attention to their diet and the clothes they will wear during weather changes. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Gözel emphasized that patients with diabetes, hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rheumatic diseases, oncological diseases should be careful about their nutrition and clothing styles during seasonal transitions, especially in the morning and night hours when the weather change is sudden. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Gözel stated that these patients should pay attention to their natural nutrition to increase their resistance and if vitamin support is required, it would be appropriate to take vitamin support. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Gözel underlined that it is important for individuals with chronic diseases to get flu vaccines due to the increased incidence of diseases such as pharyngitis, tonsillitis, colds, flu infections, bronchitis and pneumonia during seasonal transitions. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Gözel, Head of the Department of Internal Diseases at Fırat University Hospital, stated that it is important for patients with chronic diseases to use their medications properly in order to have a slower, milder course of their diseases and to undergo a specialist doctor's control during seasonal changes.
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