Multi-center and practical randomized controlled clinical trial on the safety and effectiveness of acupoint application of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of influenza-like fever and pharyngalgia (external cold and internal heat syndrome)

INTERVENTION: Test group:Acupoint application combined with conventional western medicine;control group:Conventional treatment of western medicine; CONDITION: Influenza‐like disease PRIMARY OUTCOME: Antipyretic onset time;Antipyretic time;Time of disappearance of pharyngalgia; SECONDARY OUTCOME: Heat disappearance rate;Pharyngeal pain disappearance rate;Incidence rate of progression to severe/critical severe within 5 days;Elimination rate of other symptoms; INCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) Conform to the diagnostic criteria for influenza like cases in the Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for influenza (2020); (2) Conform to the diagnostic criteria of the syndrome of external cold and internal heat in traditional Chinese medicine; (3) Have symptoms of fever and sore throat, either or both; The standard of fever is axillary temperature = 38 ?, and the standard of pharyngalgia is pharyngalgia visual analogue score (VAS) = 3 points when swallowing; (4) Time of onset < 72h; (5) Age 18 ‐ 65 (including both ends), gender unlimited; (6) Informed consent of patients, volunteers and signed informed consent form.