During this Spring Festival, the emergence of the new coronavirus has made people spend a different Spring Festival. Due to the relatively strong spread of the new coronavirus, many places have adopted closed management during the Spring Festival until now, for fear of one. Infected by accident. Some people may be wondering, is the new coronavirus really so spreading? How does it invade the body? Is there any way to prevent it? Take a look.
Is the spread of the new coronavirus really that strong?
Although some people may have heard that the new coronavirus is more transmissible, they still hold a dubious attitude towards it. Theoretically speaking of the new type of coronavirus, the spread of the new type of coronavirus is relatively high. Take the Japanese cruise incident as an example. On January 20, a patient with new type of coronary pneumonia boarded this Japanese diamond. Princess , the new coronavirus spread rapidly on this cruise ship in less than a month, causing most people to be infected with the new coronavirus. As of February 23, 691 passengers on this cruise ship were infected with the new coronavirus. Coronavirus. It can be seen that the spread of the new type of coronavirus is very strong, and it is necessary to be cautious about the light type of coronavirus and cannot be too neglected.
How does the new coronavirus enter the body through what transmission methods?
1. Close contact
Generally speaking, people who are exposed to the new type of coronavirus at close range are more likely to develop new type of coronary pneumonia, because the gas that a person breathes when coughing and sneezing contains virus particles. Contact with other people can cause these aerosols to enter the respiratory tract and induce infection.
2. Droplet transmission
Because the droplets sprayed by patients with new coronaviruses when sneezing and coughing contain a certain amount of virus, and after these droplets are deposited, the particles present in them will fall on tables and chairs. In daily necessities such as doorknobs, if you come into contact with these daily necessities with droplets at this time, you will easily get the virus again. In addition, direct contact with the patient's mouth-to-mouth communication is also easy to form droplet transmission and cause new coronary pneumonia.
How to prevent new coronary pneumonia?
1. Reduce the gathering of people
Try to reduce gatherings of people at critical times, and avoid going to crowded places.
2. Wearing a mask
Since the new coronavirus will be transmitted through droplets, wearing a mask can effectively isolate the droplets from entering the respiratory tract to induce diseases.
3. Wash your hands frequently
Whether you are an adult or a child, you need to wash your hands frequently before coming into contact with substances and eating at home. After all, washing your hands frequently can clean some of the viruses in your hands and prevent accidental contact during meals. Cause infection.
In general, although the new coronavirus is more spreading, it is not as terrible as you think. So as long as you take preventive measures and wear a mask, and wash your hands frequently at home, you can reduce the appearance of the new coronavirus. Probability to ensure the health of the body.
reference material: "691 people are infected! What kind of warning does the Japanese cruise ship "Diamond Princess" give? 》Today's headline 2020.2.24
