Reporter Li Xiaomin
The National Health and Health Commission announced on April 26 that a case of human infection with H3N8 avian influenza was found in Henan Province.
The child, male, 4 years old, now lives in Zhumadian City, Henan Province. Before the onset of the disease, the child had raised chickens and black-bone chickens at home. Wild duck activity.
At present, the patient is being treated in a provincial hospital in Zhengzhou, and his condition is stable.
Why do people get bird flu? Has there been human bird flu before in Henan? What is the difference between avian flu symptoms and flu symptoms in humans? Will people infect people? How to prevent? Can you still eat chicken and duck with confidence?
Li Yafei, Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that under normal circumstances, people do not Avian flu can be infected, but the flu virus keeps mutating and occasionally spreads across populations. There have also been cases of human infection with avian influenza before in Henan, such as H7N9. The avian influenza strain discovered this time is H3N8.
However, at present, the provincial CDC has monitored the co-exposed groups and close contacts of patients and found that these people are in normal health. The nucleic acid test results were all negative, and no human-to-human transmission was found.
The symptoms of human infection with avian influenza virus are very different from other influenza, so if you have respiratory symptoms such as fever, Tell your doctor about your contact history in a timely and truthful manner to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment.
For those engaged in poultry raising, slaughtering, selling, etc., be sure to wear masks and gloves . The masses can also eat chicken and duck meat with confidence, but they must go to regular shopping malls to buy and cook them. Because the flu virus is killed quickly at high temperatures.
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