Health officials in Ciego de Avila warn the population about the need to go to the doctor in the presence of viral symptoms that could lead to complications due to delayed attention.

The top officials of the sector in the province explained that patients with fever, body aches, headaches or other symptoms should not wait at home without knowing the type of illness they are suffering from, because in addition to risking their lives, they could infect others.

People with these viral illnesses should go to the
the family doctor’s office or the on-call department of the polyclinic to which they belong.
the polyclinic to which they belong in order to undergo the relevant clinical
and treatment.

Many individuals tend to self-medicate when they have a virus and only go to the doctor when the disease becomes complicated due to the lack of appropriate treatment, hence the importance of being seen promptly when these symptoms appear.