What is the difference between the common cold and the new coronavirus? Seek medical attention as soon as these symptoms appear

In the early morning of the 21st, Beijing time, the World Health Organization announced that it will hold an "emergency committee meeting" at its headquarters in Geneva on the 22nd local time to assess whether the current "pneumonia epidemic caused by new coronavirus infection" constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern" event".

It is understood that three conditions must be met to constitute a "public health emergency of international concern":

First, such incidents should be serious, sudden, unusual, and unexpected; second, the impact on public health is likely to exceed the borders of the affected country; third, immediate international action may be required.

The WHO announced on January 12 that it had received the genetic sequence information of the new coronavirus shared by China.

Wuhan established a new coronavirus-infected pneumonia epidemic prevention and control headquarters▽

With immediate effect, Wuhan has established a city headquarters for the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus infection, which will lead and direct the prevention and control of the entire city. Under the headquarters, there are 8 working groups including emergency support, publicity, transportation, marketing, medical treatment, epidemic prevention and control, community, and integration.

Wuhan will strictly implement prevention and control measures, further improve and refine the epidemic prevention and control work plan, guide the epidemic prevention and control by industry and field, strengthen the supervision of agricultural (market) trade markets and various business premises, and close related markets. Wildlife control and temperature screening at airports, stations, docks, etc., minimize or cancel all unnecessary large-scale public gatherings, coordinate resources from all parties to strengthen material reserves and supply, and ensure that the epidemic is “early detected, reported, isolated, and isolated early. treatment".

Summary of latest outbreak notifications

On January 21, cases of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus were reported in many places in my country:

1 new death case in Wuhan, 15 medical staff infected, including 1 critically ill

Announcement on the official website of Wuhan Health Commission and official WeChat account in the early morning of the 21st

Shanghai has confirmed the second case of imported pneumonia with new coronavirus infection and 4 suspected cases are under investigation

1 suspected case was found in Beihai, Qingdao, Guangxi, Shandong

The official website of Shandong Health Commission and the official Weibo of Guangxi Health Commission report the situation on the 21st

How to judge

I have a cold

Or is it infected with the new coronavirus?

No.1

Learn to observe your health

If you have ever been to Wuhan, or have been in contact with people who have returned from Wuhan and have symptoms of respiratory tract infections such as fever and cough, please continue to observe your health for 14 days. If there are no symptoms, then don't worry.

No.2

What symptoms should cause attention?

The main symptoms of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infection are fever, fatigue, and dry cough; upper respiratory symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose are rare. About half of the patients experienced dyspnea after 1 week. Some patients have mild onset symptoms, but no fever, and usually recover after 1 week.

Some people may confuse the symptoms of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus with flu or colds, but there is actually a clear difference between them.

	Novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia	influenza	common cold
Pathogen	Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)	flu virus	Viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, chlamydia and other pathogens
The main symptoms	Mainly fever, fatigue, and dry cough, some patients may have no fever or have chest tightness	High fever, cough, sore throat, headache, muscle pain, etc. Influenza can also cause pneumonia, but it is not common	Stuffy nose, runny nose, etc. Most patients have mild symptoms and generally do not cause symptoms of pneumonia
Is there a vaccine to prevent	no	Yes, it is recommended to vaccinate once a year	no

In addition, about half of patients infected with the new coronavirus have difficulty breathing more than a week later, and severe cases rapidly progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, difficult to correct metabolic acidosis, and coagulopathy.

In particular, if you are 14 days before the onset:

01

Have travel history or residence history in Wuhan;

02

Have been in contact with patients with fever and respiratory symptoms from Wuhan

You should pay special attention, wear a mask, and seek medical attention as soon as possible

If you suspect that you are infected with the new coronavirus, do not bring illness to work or school. You should take the initiative to wear a mask and go to a designated hospital for medical treatment. Please also protect your family members and observe your health.

If you suspect that someone around you is infected with the new coronavirus, wear a mask yourself, keep your distance, avoid close communication, and suggest that the suspicious person wear a mask and seek medical attention as soon as possible.

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