Mo panic! MERS invasion, protection first

The first case of MERS patients in Guangdong was aggravated, came from camel infection, there were no specific vaccines, MERS close contact increased to 682, doctors drawn into the ICU to special care for MERS patients ... When people are still immersed in the happiness of "All Children's Day" A series of unexpected incidents made people suddenly come back to God. A new type of virus called "MERS" has been invaded. How to prevent it properly has not yet been popularized. However, the market is always the first place to reflect the real situation. China Labor Insurance Network brings you the latest news.

MERS Five Questions

What is MERS? According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the first confirmed case of imported Middle East respiratory syndrome occurred in Huizhou City, Guangzhou, and the patient was a close contact person with confirmed cases in South Korea.

1, can be infected without the disease?

Yes, some people do not have symptoms after getting the virus. They were discovered because of detection of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in a follow-up study of close contacts of infected patients.

2. What is the route of infection?

It is not yet known exactly how humans infect the virus. In some cases, the virus seems to spread through close contact. This often happens among family members, patients and health care workers. Recently, there has been an increase in reports of infections by health care workers. No possible source of infection was found in some community cases. They may be infected by exposure to animals, humans, or other sources of infection.

3. What is the source of the virus infection - bats, camels, livestock?

The source of all infections is not completely clear. However, virus strains that match human virus strains were isolated from camels in Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Many studies have found virus antibodies in camels in Africa and the Middle East. The human and camel virus gene sequence data show a close relationship between the two. There may also be other hosts.

4. Should humans avoid contact with camel or camel products? Is it safe to visit farms, markets or camel fairs?

As a general precautionary measure, any person currently visiting a farm, market, barn, or other animal farm should take general hygiene measures, such as washing hands frequently before and after contact with animals, and avoid touching diseased animals.

Eating raw or undercooked animal products (such as milk and meat) poses a high risk of infection by a variety of pathogenic microorganisms. Animal products properly handled by cooking or pasteurization can be eaten safely, but care must be taken to avoid cross contamination with uncooked foods. Camel meat and milk are nutritional products that can be continuously consumed after heat sterilization, cooking or other heat treatment.

Workers on farms and slaughterhouses should have good personal hygiene practices, such as washing their hands after contact with animals, viable face protection and wearing protective clothing (removal and daily cleaning after work). Workers should also avoid contacting family members with dirty work clothes, shoes, or other items contaminated with camel or camel excrement. Do not slaughter sick animals. Avoid direct contact with animals that have been confirmed to be infected by MERS-CoV.

5. Is there a vaccine prevention available for MERS-CoV infection? What is the treatment?

No vaccine or specific treatment is currently available. The treatment is supportive and based on the patient's clinical condition.

What does MERS protection require?

Whether it was the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the outbreak of bird flu in 2013, or the outbreak of the MERS virus, every time the MERS virus rushed to the front, it was all medical personnel.

Because MERS cases are not always detected early in the disease or when they are not tested, because the symptoms and other clinical manifestations of the disease are not specific, medical personnel must ensure that standard precautions are always taken when treating all patients.

1, when the diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute respiratory infection symptoms, in addition to standard protective measures should also take droplet protection measures; 2, diagnosis and diagnosis of suspected MERS cases, should increase contact protection measures and eye protection measures. Airborne protection measures must also be taken when operating aerosols.

Protection of the leading labor insurance industry should respond quickly

Once the throat and nose are dry, the function of repelling invading viruses and bacteria will be reduced, and the human body will be susceptible to infection. Masks have a moisturizing effect that does not allow the water in the breath to dissipate, and can prevent droplets containing viruses and bacteria from sneezing. However, the conventional gauze masks have the problem of "excessive mesh" and "gap between the face". Therefore, a three-dimensional mask that does not impede breathing and a high-performance mask that can dissolve viral protein films become the darling of the market.

It is reported that sales of sanitary products such as masks and hand sanitizers in South Korea have risen sharply. The number of masks sold by a Korean online shopping mall increased by 105% on May 20-28, and sales of hand sanitizer increased by 78%. In China, officials have not given criteria for the selection of protective equipment for this epidemic. From the domestic market, reporters searched for a certain brand of anti-virus masks in a mall, and sales did not increase significantly this month. According to industry leaders in the industry, their sales of masks have risen sharply this month. Among them, individual brands have become hot sellers. China Labor Insurance Network reminds consumers that when selecting masks, they must not rely solely on past experience to respond to the actual functions and wearing comfort of masks, and choose the appropriate masks according to their needs. 【Time Ice】

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