Do not panic! Of human infection with swine influenza virus specific drug
Posted on | September 7, 2009 | No Comments
Human infection with swine influenza virus What are the symptoms?
Bin Cao: people are infected with swine influenza viruses and human influenza (seasonal flu) similar: including fever, cough, sore throat, headache, aching muscles, chills and fatigue. Some patients may have symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. Reported in the past: swine influenza virus infection occurs with severe pneumonia, respiratory failure and death limited cases. Such as seasonal influenza (human influenza), the swine influenza virus infection may exacerbate underlying diseases (such as: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease).
Swine flu contagious?
Bin Cao: U.S. CDC experts believe that: swine influenza is contagious, but infectious in the end how strong it is not clear. Of patients infected with swine influenza virus is a major source of infection. Infectious period from 1 day prior to the onset to about 7 days after onset. Children infected with infectious period longer than adults. A healthy person if they are directly inhaled the patient sneezing, coughing droplets can be produced by infected; due to swine influenza virus can survive in the outside world for more than two hours, if contact with contaminated by swine influenza virus desktop, chairs and other items, there is no wash your hands in contact with their own eyes, nose, or mouth, may also be infected.
After cooking to eat pork and pork products will not be infected with swine influenza viruses.
How to protect themselves and their families?
Bin Cao: The most important thing is to wash hands wash hands with soap and water flow can be, but it must always wash. In addition, maintaining good physical condition is also important, including: ensuring adequate sleep (must not stay up late at night to go to bed before 10); appropriate physical activity; to reduce their own stress (not to work overtime, do not bear the burden of physical and psychological ); drink plenty of water (boil the tap water is best); three meals a day from time to time appropriate to ensure adequate nutrition.
Avoid contact with sick patients, without special needs, try to avoid to the hospital.
However, the following conditions must be to the hospital for treatment of infectious diseases section:
1) fever, body temperature greater than 37.5 degrees;
2) difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath;
3) chest tightness or chest pain;
4) The sudden fainting;
5) severe or persistent vomiting.
Human infection with swine influenza viruses have potent medicine do?
Bin Cao: Yes. The most effective drug is known as “oseltamivir” of anti-influenza virus drugs. If the onset of symptoms within 48 hours of taking the best results. After taking the drug, can reduce the symptoms and restore faster, but taking the early emergence of serious complications can be reduced.
Human infection with swine influenza virus vaccine do?
Bin Cao: Sorry, not yet. However, scientists are stepping up the development.
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