On December 25, China's ** Network issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Spring Festival on New Year's Day and Spring Festival in 2024" issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the Communist Party of China, requiring the prevention and control of infectious diseases and the prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases such as new crown and influenza.
With the arrival of New Year's Day and the Spring Festival, how should the "two festivals" be celebrated?What diseases should I look out for?On December 27, a number of experts in pediatrics, respiratory, and infectious diseases told the reporter of the people's health client: According to the current clinical situation, during the two festivals, respiratory diseases should still attract attention, and it is very important to do a good job in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
On December 17, a patient with a respiratory disease came to the emergency area of Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing. Photo by Qiao Rui.
On December 27, the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention announced that the high incidence of respiratory diseases in winter showed that the multi-pathogen surveillance results showed that it was mainly caused by one pathogen or multiple pathogens such as new coronavirus, influenza virus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, etc.
At present, there is a coexistence of a variety of respiratory infectious diseases in clinical practice, mainly adenovirus infection, and influenza and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections are gradually decreasing, but still exist. Zhou Rongyi, a member of the Pediatric Branch of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and deputy chief physician of the Department of Pediatrics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, told the people's first health client reporter.
Although acute respiratory illnesses such as influenza have recently begun to decline, they are still in the peak season. Li Tong, chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Beijing You'an Hospital, once told the People's ** Health Client reporter: "According to the clinical situation, the hospital now mainly has influenza, including influenza A and influenza;There are also respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus;Children have scarlet fever, chickenpox, and other infectious diseases. ”
How to do a good job in the prevention and control of infectious diseases during the two sectionsThe two festivals are approaching, the festive atmosphere is getting stronger, visiting relatives and friends, and family gatherings are inevitable, but Zhou Rongyi reminded that we must do a good job in the prevention of respiratory infectious diseases, especially in children. Respiratory diseases are mainly transmitted through droplets, contact transmission, daily wearing masks, frequent hand washing, more ventilation, more drinking water is an effective preventive measure, the festival is approaching, if the child's daily immunity is low, it is recommended to gather less, health is the first.
The above-mentioned "Notice" also pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of institutions such as elderly care, childcare, schools, social welfare, and confined places, and strictly prevent the occurrence of cluster epidemics;Strengthen the medical strength of key departments such as outpatient and emergency, pediatrics, respiratory, and critical care in medical institutions;Do a good job in epidemic monitoring, early warning and risk assessment;Scientifically disseminate knowledge on the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory infectious diseases, and guide vaccination.
Li Tong once reminded that if you need to take public transportation such as subways, buses, trains, and planes when traveling, you should wear masks scientifically and do a good job of hand disinfection. It is recommended that the elderly, pregnant women and patients with chronic underlying diseases should avoid going to crowded areas or public places as much as possible, and do a good job of personal protection.