CCTV News: On January 17, the National Health Commission held a press conference to introduce the seasonal solar terms and health. A reporter asked: Recently, some media reported that the prevalence of influenza is still on an upward trend. What are the monitoring results of the disease control department? What is the difference between this year's flu and previous years? What are some good protection suggestions?
Wang Dayan, a researcher at the Institute of Virus Disease Prevention and Control of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the recent high incidence of influenza is a normal seasonal epidemic, which basically occurs in winter and spring every year. The latest weekly monitoring data shows that the positive rate of influenza virus testing in most northern provinces has begun to decline, and some southern provinces have also begun to decline. To talk about the epidemic characteristics of this influenza, first, in terms of epidemic intensity, the intensity of this influenza epidemic is lower than the previous winter epidemic season; second, in terms of epidemic time, the epidemic season is late this year, and the expected peak time will be about one month later than the previous winter epidemic season; third, in terms of the popular influenza virus subtypes, the influenza virus subtypes that have been popular in various places so far this winter are mainly type A H1N1 subtypes, and in the last epidemic season, type A H3N2 subtypes, type B and type A H1N1 showed an alternating epidemic trend of multiple types. In most previous years, there has been an alternating popularity of multiple types and subtypes.
Protection suggestions mainly include: First, develop good habits, such as washing hands frequently, wearing masks scientifically, paying attention to maintaining social distance, and reducing the chance of infection. The second is to strengthen physical fitness and resistance, such as maintaining adequate sleep, adequate nutrition, proper physical exercise, and routine work and rest to avoid overwork. Third, we must ensure a clean indoor environment and good ventilation. Fourth, try to minimize activities in places with dense crowds and reduce contact with patients with acute respiratory infections. If you want to go to places with dense crowds, you should wear masks scientifically. Fifth, you must rest at home when you are sick, and have a test and medical treatment as needed.
