Dean Forum, jointly organized by the Johns Hopkins University and Fudan University School of Public Health, to be held in Shanghai from April 5 to 7. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the world's public health and health science history, the professional ranked first among the nation for many years, has a significant influence in the U.S. government and the World Health Organization.
April 6, Professor Michael Klag, dean of the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University to participate in the forum, speaking on a common understanding of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza virus: human infection of H7N9 avian influenza virus, the incubation period is about 7 days.
Earlier, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, State Key Laboratory of Li Lanjuan City Express and other media interviews, also said, according to the findings of the incubation period for influenza and the existing H7N9 avian influenza virus infection, the incubation period is generally 7 days or less.
LEUNG Wai Fung, chief physician of the disease, deputy director of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine infection, the doctor in charge of Hangzhou confirmed H7N9 patients Yang. Liangzhu Ren Statistics domestic death cases: from the onset to the time of death to see, after 13 days on average; experienced average time of 7.2 days from onset to aggravate; from aggravating to death, and an average of only 5.6 days.
Plus the incubation period, that is, people infected with the H7N9 virus, just about 20 days possibly death!
Express again remind everyone to pay attention this time: 7 days ago!
If you or your family flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, be sure to take recall, seven days ago, you or your family has no history of bird contact, visited, or passing the farmers market live poultry stalls? If there is, to get to the hospital with fever clinics at or above the county level investigation whether infected with H7N9.
Once the delay in the first 13 days of your infection, ie fever, cough three days, the virus will invade your lungs, evolved into pneumonia ...
Zhejiang Province of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza prevention and control expert group of experts, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine infection management Koko, Professor Wang Xuanding,, also warned that within 48 hours of onset of people infected with the H7N9 avian influenza treatment Tamiflu is effective .
"I would like to emphasize the event of a flu-like symptoms, headache, fever, malaise, poor appetite, sore throat, muscle aches and other symptoms, fever clinic to go above the county level must be timely if just a runny nose , stuffy nose, sputum, no fever, may be just ordinary respiratory infection. "
To sum up, the exclusion of themselves and their families H7N9 suspect these points:
First, look at yourself there is no fever, no fever, can be excluded temporarily.
Second, ask yourself and your family seven days ago, there is no history of birds contact or been to a farmers market.
Third, within 48 hours of fever, fever clinics, the hospital must go above the county level. Do not forget to tell the doctor, you have no history of bird contact.
