Tag: Infectious Department

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Boca, not Ebola

Recently, there have been media reports: Shenzhen Airport Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has detected a Bocavirus patient among flight incoming personnel from Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first case of the virus detected at Shenzhen Airport. Boca virus, This is a name that is unfamiliar to medical professionals. As a result, many people look at the text and associate the virus with the Ebola virus that is raging in Africa and has spread to the United States and Europe. But in fact, the difference between Boca virus and Ebola virus is as big as the difference between Audi and Altman. Apart from the similar names, the two are quite different in terms of disease, mortality and transmission routes. Past lives Read More …

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The Latest Truth of Ebola

On the evening of the 17th, The Internet reported that [the first Ebola patient appeared at the Canton Fair, Has been sent to the second provincial people’s hospital isolated treatment] news. On the 20th, The author learned from Guangdong CDC: At present, there are no confirmed Ebola cases in Guangdong Province. In March 2014, Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have been severely hit by Ebola virus. The outbreak then affected not far away Nigeria. In September, Spain and the United States have also found local cases one after another. The epidemic is the worst in history. The epidemic has hit all over the world. At present, the epidemic situation in West Africa is still spreading Read More …

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What should we do when Ebola strikes?

According to Phoenix Satellite TV, a woman who returned to Hong Kong from an earlier visit to Kenya, Africa, developed fever, dizziness and vomiting after returning to Hong Kong on Monday. She was treated in isolation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is currently in stable condition. First, is what Ebola virus? The information given on the WHO website is as follows: 1. Ebola virus disease (EVD; Formerly known as Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever) is a serious and often fatal human disease. 2. The case fatality rate of the Ebola virus disease epidemic is as high as 90%. 3. The Ebola virus disease outbreak is predominantly occurring in remote villages close to tropical rain forests in Central and West Africa. 4. Read More …

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How close is [dengue fever] to us?

According to a report by the Voice of China, Recently, an acute infectious disease called [dengue fever] is rampant in Guangdong Province. According to the dengue fever epidemic reported by the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission, as of midnight on the 24th, a total of 7,497 cases of dengue fever have been reported in Guangdong Province this year. The cumulative number of cases has increased by 1,263.09% over the same period last year, 10 times that of the same period in previous years, and the severity is unprecedented in 20 years. So what is dengue fever? Is it terrible? How can we prevent it? After reading this article, you may be able to understand it. First, is what Read More …

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Boca, not Ebola

Recently, there have been media reports: Shenzhen Airport Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has detected a Bocavirus patient among flight incoming personnel from Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first case of the virus detected at Shenzhen Airport. Boca virus, This is a name that is unfamiliar to medical professionals. As a result, many people look at the text and associate the virus with the Ebola virus that is raging in Africa and has spread to the United States and Europe. But in fact, the difference between Boca virus and Ebola virus is as big as the difference between Audi and Altman. Apart from the similar names, the two are quite different in terms of disease, mortality and transmission routes. Past lives Read More …