Is' Er Yang 'more harmful to the body? Expert authoritative answer

Recently, the topic of secondary infection of COVID-19 such as "Eryang" has attracted everyone's attention.How is the current prevalence of COVID-19? Why does' yang 'continue to' yang 'after it has passed? In response to public concerns, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council recently organized experts to provide answers

Recently, the topic of secondary infection of COVID-19 such as "Eryang" has attracted everyone's attention.

How is the current prevalence of COVID-19? Why does' yang 'continue to' yang 'after it has passed? In response to public concerns, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council recently organized experts to provide answers.

The national epidemic prevention and control situation is stable and controllable

According to the monitoring data of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 epidemic in China entered a sporadic distribution trend after a smooth transition in February this year. Since late April this year, the epidemic has risen, and since mid May, it has entered a low-level wave epidemic trend.

Wang Liping, a researcher at the Communication and Prevention Department of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention: From the situation of fever clinics, we can also see that although the number of patients seeking treatment has increased since late April, overall, this number is still far lower than the number of fever clinics seen during the previous peak of the epidemic. The vast majority of patients are still mild patients, so based on multi-channel monitoring data, it is estimated that the epidemic caused by the XBB series variant will continue for some time in the coming period. However, the overall epidemic prevention and control situation in the country is still stable and controllable.

Experts remind the public that in order to prevent infection, it is still necessary to maintain good hygiene habits, wear masks scientifically, and wash hands frequently.

Wang Liping, a researcher at the Communication and Prevention Department of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention: If you go to places such as medical institutions and elderly care institutions, especially for the elderly, those with basic chronic diseases, and key individuals such as pregnant women, we still recommend that they wear masks properly.

There is no significant change in pathogenicity of XBB series mutant strains

According to Chen Cao, a researcher at the Institute of Viral Diseases of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, monitoring data shows that the proportion of Omicron XBB series variants is relatively high, both in imported cases and local cases, which is basically consistent with the proportion of global XBB series variants.

Chen Cao, a researcher at the Institute of Viral Diseases of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Among the input cases, the proportion of XBB variant remains at a high level, reaching 95.2% in the collection sequences from May 15th to May 21st. So in local cases, its XBB series variant accounted for 91.9% of the sequences collected from May 15th to May 21st, while some other Omicron variants accounted for less than 10% of the total. So the proportion of evolutionary analysis is consistent with the main epidemic strains in our global and surrounding regions and countries during the same period. With the continuous increase of imported variant strains and the continuous decline of antibody levels in our country's population, the number of cases infected with the XBB variant strain may increase in the near future, but its pathogenicity has not changed significantly.

Is' Er Yang 'more harmful to the body? Will it leave any sequelae?

Is the severity of the "two yang" symptoms, which are of general concern to the public, the more times the "yang" occurs, the more severe the symptoms will be, and the greater the harm to the body? How should patients with "two positive" treat their condition? Will there be any sequelae? The State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism organized experts to provide answers.

Li Dongzeng, Chief Physician of the Infection Comprehensive Department at Beijing You'an Hospital, said that the "two positive" population we observe now is mainly young people and young adults, who are between the ages of 18 and 60. Overall, the symptoms of these people after the "two yang" are noticeably lighter than when they were "one yang". Perhaps in the past, they sometimes had severe headaches, "bladed throat", and coughing, and their own symptoms felt lighter than the first one, and their recovery was faster. Generally, it takes 3-5 days, and most people may take 5-7 days for the first "yang". So everyone doesn't feel as nervous as the first time. Overall, these young people, young adults, and people with normal immune function have gained resistance after the first infection. They can easily overcome the virus and recover faster when facing the second infection.

Experts suggest that "two positive" patients should not go to work with illness, as it is not conducive to the recovery of infected individuals and also increases the risk of virus transmission.

Li Dongzeng, Chief Physician of the Infection Comprehensive Department at Beijing You'an Hospital: If you have fever or respiratory symptoms, you must rest. If you feel that the symptoms are still worsening after resting, especially after more than 5 days, you still have a fever, persistent high fever, and even symptoms such as chest tightness and suffocation, you should seek medical attention in a timely manner. If the symptoms are not severe, the vast majority of people can recover within about 5 days.

The experts also explained the sequelae of the COVID-19 that some people were worried about.

Li Dongzeng, Chief Physician of the Infection Comprehensive Department at Beijing You'an Hospital, said that some patients have recovered relatively slowly, but according to the definition of the World Health Organization, these symptoms usually persist for more than three months, and they have persisted for more than two months. We call them "sequelae". In fact, there are relatively few patients who meet this definition, because some patients come to seek medical treatment in a hurry after one or two months of incomplete recovery. In fact, there are still very few patients who come to seek medical treatment after more than three months with symptoms. Some foreign reports indicate that the sequelae of "two yang" or even "three yang" are more severe, mainly based on vulnerable populations, the elderly, and those with more underlying diseases.

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Source: Sichuan Online

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