H1N1 virus does not spread by air
Posted on October 24, 2009
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“Influenza A H1N1 influenza virus has proven to be spread through droplets, but not by aerosol spread.” In today’s Chinese Medical Association concluded the First National Conference on Public Health, China CDC epidemiologist Zeng Guang, chief scientist of Professor said that at present have not found a stream of evidence that the virus spread via aerosols, a flow of virus does not spread through the air. In the prevention and treatment process, without undue emphasis on air disinfection measures. It is understood that the conclusion of the study was the issue in the United States, “Emerging Infectious Diseases” magazine.
Experts point out that as the seasons change, the Northern Hemisphere into the rapid spread of influenza period, China’s recent number of cases occurred in 1 day, equivalent to 1 month prior to 10 days. With the “second wave transmission,” the central and western regions and small cities will become “the main battlefield.” “These are the area of the vast, vast population, health and epidemic prevention and medical treatment were obviously lagging behind the eastern cities, the lack of prevention and control experience, are directly affected by the impact of the outbreak.” Meanwhile, the virus from a huge number of internal migrants, by train, automobile, aircraft, ships and other modes of transport widespread, often serious community after the outbreak was discovered, and there is no inter-city line of defense … … these have become the factors that led to a rapid increase of cases.
“We must adjust the control strategies. The past, formed in the eastern cities ‘outer block input, within the anti-spread’ experience, may not be suitable for these areas.” Zeng Guang said, “We particularly want to emphasize early detection and isolation of local first cases were reported, Early detection and control of the local communities, the first since an outbreak of epidemic, early detection and treatment of patients with severe cases of local first. ”
Zeng Guang pointed out that the hospital critically ill patients in a serious shortage of capacity to rescue is the “second wave transmission,” highlighted the “weakness.”
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