Tag: Infectious Section

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Small sputum finds big health problems! Lung cancer, tuberculosis… Look at it early and stay away early.

When it comes to sputum, is everyone’s reaction disgusting and dirty? However, as a secretion of the body, it can reflect the health situation, especially when the weather gets cold, many people will have some cough and expectoration symptoms. How can potential health problems be found through sputum? Health Headline (Micro Signal: Baojiandaifu) Let’s talk about the doorway. Is it phlegm or saliva? In fact, the problem is very simple. Think about whether we cough or clear our throat before spitting. Of course, sputum will inevitably mix with some saliva when it comes out of our mouth. Sputum is mucus secreted by mucous membrane of respiratory tract (bronchus, trachea, throat, nose). When coughing and clearing throat, it becomes sputum. Under Read More …

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After 4 shots of rabies vaccine, he still died. How to give first aid correctly after the dog bites?

On June 20, Long Mou, a 32-year-old woman from Xi’an, was bitten in the leg by an unattended dog while crossing the road, China Business Daily reported. She then rushed to the hospital to get rabies vaccine in time and received three more injections. On July 16, she was diagnosed with rabies and died in the early morning of the 18th after ineffective rescue. For most people, rabies seems very far away, but this news is really a bit scary. Although the cause of the incident is still unclear and there do not seem to be so many stray dogs on the streets, as the old saying goes, only when we are prepared can we be free from danger. In Read More …

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How did Ebola patients in the United States survive?

Topic: Kent Brantley recovered from Ebola and was discharged from hospital to hug medical staff.Two American medical workers who were infected by treating Ebola patients in Africa have recently recovered and been discharged from hospital after careful treatment. So, do they have the immunity to Ebola virus? Experts are careful to say that they should have the immunity to the type of Ebola virus they are infected with, the most ferocious Zairian type, but there is no guarantee. The immunity to other types of Ebola virus is unknown. Why not verify it? No, because the danger is too great, It is also immoral. The current Ebola pandemic, The survival rate of infected persons was 47%, In other words, There is Read More …

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WHO’s skillful women cannot cook without rice, Ebola finally landed in the United States.

Ebola virus recently landed in the United States, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of Bill Gates has always paid attention to public health care investment. It has also attracted the attention of people from all over the world. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of Bill Gates has always paid attention to public health care investment. Not long ago, he also donated 50 million US dollars to the battle to control Ebola. However, In an interview with Gates the other day, I think it is quite impressive what’s being pulled together, But carelessly attracted a lot of criticism. I have to say, Bill Gates was a little careless, As the international community responded to the Ebola crisis, Looking back Read More …

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Phantom Ebola

Human beings have named themselves the king of all things. However, when human beings step into places in Africa that have never been favored by modern civilization, some mysterious species with a size of only a few tens of nanometers suddenly appear and ruthlessly ravage human beings. Our civilization and lives sometimes look like porcelain plates piled up high, and breaking is not far away. Without knowing the host, no vaccine, no curable drug, and the extremely horrible mode and speed of transmission, Ebola virus floated in Africa like a ghost, with 23 outbreaks from 1976 to 2012. In July 2014, Ebola virus broke out again in West Africa. Up to now, the number of infections and deaths has exceeded Read More …

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Why did the United States send Ebola infected people back to China?

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is out of control and the number of deaths and infections continues to rise. Due to the lack of vaccines and effective therapeutic drugs, isolation has become the most effective method to prevent the spread of the virus. As a result, most flights in West Africa have been grounded, travel bans have been issued, ports in various countries facing West Africa have been closed, and strict investigations have been carried out. Against this background of extreme panic, two days ago, the United States decided to take two Americans infected with Ebola virus in West Africa back to Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta for treatment, taking the initiative to bring the ghostly Ebola Read More …

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Why does it seem that Chinese are very sensitive to mention AIDS?

If asked [are you afraid of AIDS], it is estimated that most of the answers are: [afraid.] There are many reasons for [fear], because [AIDS is contagious], because [AIDS is easy to hang up], but another reason is very important, that is, [AIDS will be discriminated against]. When we discuss [why people are always very sensitive when talking about AIDS] and turn pale at the mention of AIDS, lest we avoid it, this is actually not a problem within the scope of traditional medicine, but a social psychology problem-the [stigmatization] of AIDS. Throughout the ages, people have used to label some marginal or [abnormal] groups that deviate from social norms. AIDS patients are often labeled as “dead gay”, “young prostitutes”, Read More …

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Is HIV drugs really free in China?

Yes, antiviral drugs for HIV treatment in China are free of charge. Previous situation Before 2002, domestic infected persons had to take antiviral drugs at their own expense or relying on some international cooperation agencies and public welfare organizations. The cost of antiviral treatment per person per year could reach more than 100,000 RMB. After the localization of antiviral drugs, the treatment cost has dropped to about 3,000 ~ 5,000 yuan per person per year. In 2002, the Chinese government started the pilot work of free antiviral treatment in some poor areas. Post-2003 policies After the SARS epidemic in 2003, the state attached great importance to public health safety. AIDS was incorporated into the national development strategy and promulgated the Read More …

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Can sharing razors spread HIV

There have been reports of infection caused by sharing razors in history, but it is controversial. A pair of young brothers in the United States have been infected with HIV one after another. They all suffer from hemophilia (a hereditary disease that is difficult to stop bleeding due to coagulation dysfunction caused by lack of coagulation factors). In order to control the disease, factor VIII needs to be imported for a long time. A was found to be HIV positive in 1985, while B was tested positive in 1991 and negative before. Researchers analyzed the virus sequences and found that the virus strains in the two bodies were highly similar, If blood transfusion products cause B infection, Then the viruses Read More …