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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

New coronavirus has not yet appeared in Shenzhen


WHO has issued a warning, and asked members to guard against the spread of a novel coronavirus similar to the SARS SARS ". Reporter learned yesterday from the Municipal Center for Disease Control, Shenzhen monitoring system not yet discovered this new type of coronavirus.
This new virus may have interpersonal communication skills. The recent report in the UK from the same family, the third case of novel coronavirus infections, patients symptoms similar to mild respiratory disease, there is no danger. The first patients in this family had traveled to the Middle East and Pakistan tourism, with two other family members have no recent travel experiences, suggesting a novel coronavirus might have interpersonal communication skills.
It is understood that the beginning of last year, the world's first novel coronavirus infection cases of disease and death. New cases also make global novel coronavirus infections increased to 12 people, including five deaths, three deaths in Saudi Arabia, the other two cases in Jordan.
City Communicable Disease Prevention Branch main Renxie Xu introduced this virus and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus belongs to the same family, is a new type of coronavirus. The usual symptoms of acute respiratory infection accompanied by acute renal failure. SARS is a contagious disease of the respiratory system caused by the infection of SARS coronavirus. Mainly through close air droplets, with fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, dry cough and sputum is the main clinical manifestations of severe respiratory distress may occur. Compared to the SARS, less understanding of the propagation characteristics of such a novel coronavirus.
The city is currently detected novel coronavirus by rapid nucleic acid detection methods.The city relying on hospitals and community health centers were established 30 influenza, unexplained pneumonia monitoring point, not yet monitored such novel coronavirus.
It is understood that such a novel coronavirus fatality rate has been close to 50%, and there is no vaccine and therapy. Experts suggest that can not be taken lightly, and should take precautions to guard against. Once input may be timely to start a similar response when SARS prevention strategy.
Municipal disease control experts have warned members of the public, have recently returned from the United Kingdom, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, there acute respiratory tract infection symptoms, you should go to the hospital, and doctors told recent experience abroad. http://szsb.sznews.com/html/2013-02/20/content_2380704.htm