Before the news of many risks of acute pneumonia virus causing mass disease from China that could spread to Vietnam, the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health said that in December 2019, China recorded the acute unexplained pneumonia in medical facilities in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
The situation of acute pneumonia in China
As of December 31, 2019, this country has recorded 27 cases of the disease, including 7 cases in severe condition, in other cases of stable health, no death cases have been recorded.
The Chinese Ministry of Health has investigated and implemented measures to control the disease situation. There is currently no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission and there is no record of any health worker being infected.
Initial test results showed that these were cases of acute viral pneumonia, with no specific cause identified. The Chinese Ministry of Health continues to do tests to determine the cause of the disease.
In recent years, in China sometimes, there are still some dangerous and emerging diseases such as influenza A (H7N9), plague, acute pneumonia of unknown cause ...
Earlier, State Television CCTV reported: On December 31, a group of experts from the National Health Commission went to Wuhan city, Hubei province, central China.
They checked and verified that hospitals in this city had treated a series of consecutive patients with unexplained pneumonia, similar to SARS.
Of the 27 viral pneumonia cases, 7 are critical, the rest are under control, and two patients are expected to be discharged early. It is not clear whether all of these patients are suspected of having SARS, a very contagious respiratory disease.
Prevent respiratory diseases
Facing this situation, the Ministry of Health has directed the strict monitoring of the epidemic situation at the border gate and the community to proactively prevent diseases from entering our country.
At the same time, continue to coordinate with the World Health Organization to provide more official information and closely monitor the above epidemic pneumonia in China to come up with appropriate prevention measures. .
Respiratory disease can be caused by viruses that exist in the surroundings of our living environment. So to be preventable we need:
Wear a mask when dealing with sick people or wear a mask when on the street or in crowded areas.
Limit contact with infected patients.
Wash your hands before eating, after using the toilet, you should wash your hands with soap to eliminate the virus, so that the virus does not have a chance to enter the body.
When the weather changes, you need to keep your body warm. Regularly clean the living space, create a cool space, avoid places with high humidity because this is a favorable condition for germs to grow.
Adequately enhance the necessary nutrients for the body to increase resistance. Exercise regularly to prevent the risk of respiratory diseases.
If infected by the respiratory tract, the patient needs to be examined and treated thoroughly to prevent the risk of the disease from worsening, progressing to chronic, causing dangerous complications affecting health.
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