Professional opinion of world doctors about coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic announced by the World Health Organization on March 11 led to the isolation of countries, a spiral of financial and political problems, panic among the population and brought down world markets. Any threat, especially on a global scale, requires a detailed study of the problem and actions in accordance with the recommendations of experts. What do doctors think about coronavirus in China?

The first statements of Chinese doctors

The first statements by Chinese doctors appeared in December 2019, when ophthalmologist Li Wenlian spoke on social networks about a new subspecies of the virus and warned colleagues about the similarity of this virus with the SARS coronavirus. Official authorities did not confirm this statement and even urged the doctor not to sow panic. During the peak of the epidemic, the doctor himself became infected and in early February he died.

With the spread of COVID-2019, more and more information appeared and it was no longer possible to hush up the obvious. It was Chinese doctors who were able to localize the coronavirus outbreak in a single country and, in a very short time, significantly reduce the spread rate and even close hospitals that were open during active infection.

Chinese scientists are working on a vaccine, although its effectiveness has not yet been proven, and there is evidence of repeated infections with COVID-19.

The best doctors in the world about coronavirus

The opinion of virologists about the coronavirus is concrete and scientifically proven. The family of coronaviruses includes 2 subfamilies and 40 species at the beginning of this year. Identified in the 60s of the twentieth century, and annually during the cold season, 12% of people with respiratory infections get sick with them. For humans, betacoronaviruses pose the greatest danger.

Pulmonologists note the wide spread of coronaviruses - 80% of the population has antibodies against these pathogens. Before the outbreak of SARS in 2002, there was no hype in the study of this group, now work on the vaccine is gaining momentum in all laboratories.

Causes and symptoms

Mutated COV-19 penetrates into the cell of a biological carrier due to the elements of the “crown” and begins to actively divide inside it, causing a pathological process and symptoms. Unfortunately, the symptoms are not specific to this pathogen and resemble the common cold:

• rise in temperature from low to high;
• sore throat and sore throat;
• decrease in working capacity and asthenia;
• cough is often dry, less often with some sputum;
• occasional headache and muscle pain;
• sneezing and nasal congestion.

Given the tropism of the new virus to our lung tissue, complaints of shortness of breath and shortness of breath are more often voiced. Much less often, patients complain of intestinal disorders, stool disorders.

Today's treatments

During the period of increasing incidence, we are attacked by a large number of viruses and bacteria, and they are not always verified. And treatment is help in relieving symptoms and sometimes antiviral therapy.

Remember! So far, there are no drugs with proven efficacy against COVID-19, so the principles of treatment are the same.

1. At high temperatures, antipyretics. Paracetamol-based drugs are used. Aspirin and ibuprofen are used less frequently, subject to limitations and contraindications.
2. Consuming plenty of fluids to increase diuresis and remove toxins from the body.
3. The use of complex drugs, which include antipyretics and antihistamines to relieve symptoms.
4. Follow the rules of personal hygiene to protect your family from infection.

Prevention measures

Prevention measures apply to anyone, especially the elderly, since this category is more likely to experience complications in the form of pneumonia. To prevent infection, you must adhere to the following rules:

• reduce as much as possible being in crowded places - public transport, cash desks, trading floors, cancel long trips unnecessarily;
• limit contacts with people who come from disadvantaged regions;
• observe the rules of personal hygiene: wash your hands more often with soap, especially after coming from the street and contact with store products, do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth with untreated hands, treat your hands and food before cooking;
• stock up on disposable handkerchiefs, which should be thrown away immediately after use, as well as wet wipes for disinfecting phones, briefcases, gloves;
• if you need to purchase products, pay bills for older people, it is better to turn to younger and more mobile relatives or social workers;
• follow the recommendations of the attending physician for patients with chronic diseases, since these people are most susceptible to infection and complications;
• at the first symptoms of a cold or fever, call your doctor at home and notify him if family members have traveled abroad.

We must not forget that more than 80% of those infected have a mild form, and some are asymptomatic, hence the need for preventive measures to limit the spread of the virus.

Opinion of practicing doctors in Russia and the CIS

Russian doctors warn not so much against the possibility of contracting the virus as against panic and excitement. Alexander Chuchalin notes that the WHO pandemic was declared not because of the number of cases, but due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 around the planet. And in quantitative terms, the number of people infected around the world is not prohibitive. And the condition of those infected in Russia is often satisfactory, no deaths have been recorded.

There is evidence that the carriers of the virus may be children in whom the virus was found in the feces. Time will tell, the study of the world misfortune continues.

Practitioners remain at their workplaces, receive all those who apply, provide the necessary assistance and urge to take care of their health.