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For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a warning to remind the the new coronavirus fear of human-to-human transmission, the Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control, Deputy Secretary Jih-Haw Chou, of course, possible human-to-human transmission, the CDC chances will strengthen border monitoring. Up until now, has been testing the 109 returning from the Middle East and the risk of unexplained pneumonia patient specimens, and fortunately are generally flu.
Jih-Haw Chou pointed out that the epidemic reported according to the latest EU health units, new coronavirus is indeed diffusing risk, but the possibility of large-scale infection is quite low, people should be cautious, but not panic. The new coronavirus infection resulting in 14 people, eight people were killed. Jih-Haw Chou routes of infection are of close contact, such as the close interaction between family members, the hospital, the doctor-patient contact, new cases of coronavirus infection by strangers in public places is yet to come. Comparison, the powerful and the spread of the SARS the new coronavirus infectivity seems to be limited. Jih-Haw Chou reminded that any virus has changed, and the possibility of evolution. Jih-Haw Chou stressed, has asked the first-line physicians deal with rapid course of the disease for patients with unexplained pneumonia to be careful and immediately informed. Health care workers, such as pneumonia, also need to be classified as the observed object. Physician if unexplained pneumonia patients treated, the patient denied a history of going abroad, even recently traveled to Qatar and other Middle East, but also to further clarify the type of virus, and immediately isolate patients up communications. http://udn.com/NEWS/HEALTH/HEA1/7745339.shtml |
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Friday, March 8, 2013
US WARNING: the the new coronavirus fear human-to-human transmission
