The pathogenicity of the Omickron virus is weakening. If symptoms similar to those of a cold appear at home, how to determine whether you are infected with the new coronavirus? If you are infected, what should you pay attention to when taking Chinese medicine? The State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism Organization authoritative experts - Dean of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University Liu Qingquan , Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Peking University First Hospital Wang Guiqiang was interviewed on issues of public concern.
1. Q: If you experience symptoms similar to a cold when you are at home, how do you determine whether you are infected with the new coronavirus? How to deal with infection?
Wang Guiqiang: Judging from the current national cases, the above respiratory symptoms are mainly after infection with Omickron strain , and the proportion of severe lesions has been significantly reduced. With the popularity of vaccination, a certain degree of immunity has gradually formed, and the virus's pathogenicity has decreased.
We emphasize stratified diagnosis and treatment. Generally, patients can be observed and treated at home. Patients with severe or at risk of severe illness need to go to the hospital for further diagnosis and treatment. If you experience symptoms such as fever and cough when staying at home, you can use antipyretic analgesics, physical cooling, or take some Chinese medicine, antiviral drugs, etc. under the guidance of a doctor. At the same time, it is recommended to test the antigen by self-test.
After the antigen test is completed, if is positive, should be uploaded and reported in a timely manner, and closely monitor your physical condition to observe whether there are abnormal symptoms. If there are obvious changes in the condition, such as dyspnea , shortness of breath, worsening of underlying diseases, etc., you should contact the community doctor in time to report, and go to the hospital for further diagnosis and treatment if necessary.
2. Question: If you are infected with a virus, what should you pay attention to when taking Chinese medicine?
Liu Qingquan: From the original strain to delta and then to Omickron , the pathogenicity of the virus is getting weaker and more contagious. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the change in the core pathogenesis is a characteristic of wind-heat and dampness and poison. The symptoms may be one of the fever, with a heat range of about 1 to 2 days; the second is sore throat and dry throat; the third is fatigue. Some people may experience joint pain and soreness before or during fever. These symptoms gradually disappear with changes over 3 to 5 days.
For this type of exogenous diseases caused by wind heat, it is generally given to patients with the effects of relieving wind, clearing heat, removing dampness, detoxifying, and to relieve exogenous .
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Source | Xinhua News Agency
Editor | Feng Yuan
