What is novel coronavirus?

Novel coronavirus is a new coronavirus strain, which has never been found in human body before. In addition to novel coronavirus discovered this time, there are 6 kinds of coronaviruses known to infect people. Four of them are common in people, with low pathogenicity, and generally only cause mild respiratory symptoms similar to the common cold; The other two are called SARS coronavirus and MERS coronavirus.

Naming process:

20 19 novel coronavirus, namely "20 19-nCoV", was discovered due to the case of viral pneumonia in Wuhan on 20 19, and was named by the World Health Organization from June 2065438 to October 2020.

Since 20 19 and 12, continuous monitoring of influenza and related diseases has been carried out in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and many cases of viral pneumonia have been found, all of which were diagnosed as viral pneumonia/pulmonary infection.

Symptoms of infection:

Patients infected with novel coronavirus generally show fever, fatigue, dry cough and progressive dyspnea, and some patients have mild symptoms and no fever; Severe patients have acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, refractory metabolic acidosis and bleeding and coagulation dysfunction. At present, most patients have mild illness and good prognosis, and a few patients are critically ill and die.

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Prevention of respiratory diseases:

1. Medical surgical masks should be selected for daily protection, replaced regularly and used once.

2. Pay attention to personal hygiene habits and wash your hands frequently.

3. The elderly, children, patients with specific chronic diseases, pregnant women and medical staff and other high-risk groups should be vaccinated with seasonal influenza vaccine as soon as possible to prevent seasonal influenza caused by influenza virus infection and its serious complications.

4, regular ventilation, strengthen indoor and outdoor air circulation.

5. Always observe and be alert to the health of yourself and your family. If you have fever, cough, shortness of breath and other suspected symptoms, you should wear a mask in time, do a good job of personal protection, pay attention to personal hygiene, and see a doctor in time to avoid serious consequences caused by delayed treatment.

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