The word "white lung" makes many people feel pale after hearing it. Especially for those who personally experienced the Wuhan epidemic three years ago, "white lung" is definitely a lingering nightmare in their minds.
It is said that people who got "white lung" at that time might be talking to the doctor one second and lying directly on the ground the next second.
According to medical statistics, the mortality rate of white lung is as high as over 45%. In other words, as long as you suffer from white lung, it is equivalent to one foot stepping into the door of hell.
Therefore, after the epidemic is relaxed, we must not be careless at all. Especially the following three types of people are most likely to develop white lungs.
Elderly people over 65 years old
Some of the reported deaths from white lung are basically elderly people. Why does this happen?
First, the elderly have poor physical health and are most susceptible to being infected by the virus .
The second is that many elderly people have strong "pain tolerance" ability. Even if they feel uncomfortable, they are not willing to express it. So when the children discover something is wrong, it may be too late to send them to the hospital.
Therefore, if there are elderly people over 65 years old at home, if they are infected with the new coronavirus, they must not be careless. It's best to have someone by your side, even if he doesn't have a fever or cough.
As long as you have a loss of appetite, it is best to get it checked out. Winter has always been a hurdle for the elderly, but with the addition of the new coronavirus, this winter has become even more difficult for the elderly.
People who use drugs for long-term treatment
Like many people who have some immune diseases, they need to take antibiotics for a long time, or take immunosuppressant drugs. This will cause a result for the body, that is, the body will respond "slowly". The
virus has invaded the body and caused certain damage. Because the autoimmune system is slow, there are no corresponding symptoms. If you look at someone being nice, it may already be serious.
Therefore, people who take such drugs for a long time should also pay attention. Observe your own situation at any time, and treat it with caution whenever you feel uncomfortable.
Some people will say that it is fine but you might get infected if you go to the hospital. There is nothing we can do about
.
At the peak of the epidemic now, not to mention the general public, most of the doctors and nurses in the hospital are infected. To use a saying that many people often joke about: the local negative count will be cleared soon.
The mortality rate of white lung is very high, but the probability of occurrence is not high. You decide whether to go to the hospital based on the actual condition of your body.
People with underlying diseases
The fatality rate of the COVID-19 virus is that it causes underlying diseases. These basic diseases are mainly heart, brain, kidney, lung and other organ diseases.
Such as heart disease , chronic kidney disease , those who need frequent hemodialysis , and then there are those who have had strokes. Don't be careless and be more vigilant.
The new coronavirus strain invades your body, although it will not cause you to die directly. However, persistent high fever, persistent cough, and body aches can all induce underlying diseases. If a disease is induced in a certain organ of your body, it is already at high risk.
Moreover, organ disease and lack of body function are also prone to white lungs.
If the condition develops quickly, be sure to measure the blood oxygen saturation
A recent instrument, the oximeter has become popular. This thing is used to detect human blood oxygen saturation. Many people have never heard of it before.
used to cost only eighty or ninety yuan online, but now it sells for as much as two to three hundred yuan. Is
useful?
has.
Because after a person is infected with the new coronavirus, his blood oxygen saturation drops rapidly, even lower than 94%. That may mean that the disease has accumulated in the lungs.
Does that mean I have "white lung"?
certainly isn't.
Abnormal blood oxygen saturation only means that the virus has invaded the lungs, but it does not mean that you have white lung. As mentioned before, the probability of white lung appearing is very low, but the mortality rate is too high.Therefore, those who have elderly people at home have to take precautions.
We must pay attention to this, but we must not become frightened. Don't think you have "white lung" just because something happens. As for the oximeter, if you have an elderly person at home, get one if you can. If you don’t want to pay a high price, you don’t have to buy it. In the past, you could only buy it for less than a hundred, but now it sells for two to three hundred. It is true that some people have begun to make money from the national crisis.
The epidemic is not far away from us, and there are still indispensable protective measures.
Since three years ago, European and American countries, as well as our neighbor Japan, have chosen to relax the epidemic and completely calm down. Thinking of relying on all to immunize to conquer the new coronavirus.
But what is the result?
To this day, viruses are still raging in these countries. Therefore, "universal immunity" is easy to say but too difficult to do. The
virus is constantly mutating, and the result of choosing to lie flat is one round of epidemic peaks.
The same is true in our country. Although the epidemic is now relaxed, the new coronavirus pneumonia has been renamed "new crown infection". However, we are still far from defeating the virus!
Wear a mask when going out, do not go to crowded places, and do not go to the hospital unless necessary. Especially if you have elderly people and children at home, you should not be careless.
Take basic protective measures and be responsible for your own body and your family.
