Flu strikes attention prevention

H7N9 has not been studied thoroughly. H10N8 has taken one person's life.

The Jiangxi Provincial Department of Health confirmed on the 18th that a 73-year-old woman in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, had H10N8 bird flu and died of respiratory failure and shock on December 6. The confirmed Jiangxi patient was the first H10N8 death.

Studies have shown that the H10N8 bird flu virus is very susceptible to mammals. This means that the H10N8 virus may evolve over time or mix with other influenza virus species to generate new viruses.

When the flu strikes, everyone does not need to panic. Xiaobian reminds everyone:

Travel

Visitors to a place to avoid contact with the birds as much as possible, do not visit the parks where the birds gather, do not buy or carry poultry or poultry products. Pay attention to diet and personal hygiene and do not eat undercooked meat. When traveling, pay attention to adjusting travel arrangements to avoid excessive fatigue. Always wash your hands after contact with livestock. After contact with live birds or hands soiled with secretions, they should be thoroughly washed with soap and water.

Daily prevention

Winter is a period of high incidence of acute respiratory diseases, usually should strengthen physical exercise, more rest, avoid overwork, do not smoke; maintain indoor air circulation, as far as possible to the lack of ventilation in places; pay attention to personal hygiene, cover his mouth when sneezing or coughing nose. In addition, pay attention to the disinfection of living appliances.

Home cooking

Egg shells may be contaminated by the chicken droppings of infected chickens. Viruses may be present in the chicken droppings. Therefore, the egg shells should be washed with running water, and care should be taken to wash hands. In addition, when eating eggs should be cooked fully, do not eat raw or half-baked eggs. Poultry quarantined in the formal market can be eaten with confidence. The key is to boil and cook thoroughly. If you eat untested or diseased birds from outbreak areas, you may not rule out the possibility of contracting the disease.