Avian Influenza Infected Person Dies...How to prevent and deal with virus infection?
Jan 07, 2025
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The Louisiana Department of Health announced on the 6th (local time) that a patient who had been hospitalized with H5N1 had died. The patient was over 65 years old and had an underlying disease, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in the middle of last month that he was the first person infected with H5N1. The patient was found to have H5N1 after being exposed to poultry and wild birds raised in the backyard of his home.
According to the CDC, the H5N1 virus spread to hundreds of dairy farms in the United States last year, and it has spread to humans, with 66 cases reported since April last year. On the 18th of last month (local time), the CDC issued a warning after a person exposed to sick poultry in Louisiana showed severe symptoms of avian influenza infection. At the time, the CDC stated that the overall assessment of the immediate risk to public health of H5N1 avian influenza did not changeHe emphasized that the best way to prevent infection is to avoid exposure as much as possible.
Until the first death, all infected people showed minor symptoms. However, with the first death, health authorities are investigating whether the death occurred in the infected virus.
In Korea, high-pathogenic avian influenza has occurred on spawning farms as well as wild birds, strengthening quarantine.
Since the virus is mainly transmitted by feces or secretions from infected birds, it is important to avoid contact with the vector. During the avian influenza epidemic, contact with poultry as well as with fecal or carcasses of wild birds should be avoided. In addition, general infectious disease prevention rules should be strictly followed, such as washing hands, not touching eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, and using clothing sleeves when coughing or sneezing.
If you are infected, how should you deal with it.
The virus incubation period is 2 to 7 days (up to 10 days), and symptoms are similar to influenza such as conjunctivitis, fever, cough, sore throat, and muscle pain. Digestive and neurological symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also appear, and in severe cases, severe respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and acute respiratory failure may occur.
According to the guidelines of the quarantine authorities, if ophthalmic symptoms such as fever, muscle pain, cough, sore throat, and conjunctivitis of 38℃ or higher occur after contact with birds, it should be immediately notified to the public health center or 1339, and contact with other people, such as family members, should be avoided when symptoms occur.
Also, cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze, and wear a mask when you go out. And within 48 hours of symptom onset, it is recommended to prescribe and take antiviral drugs according to the guidance of the health center.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
