The relationship between new coronavirus pneumonia and immunity

 The relationship between new coronavirus pneumonia and immunity

Introduction to New Coronary Pneumonia

The new type of coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) is an acute infectious pneumonia whose pathogen is a new type of coronavirus that has not been previously found in humans, that is, the 2019 new type of coronavirus.

Epidemiological characteristics of new coronavirus pneumonia

Source of infection: The source of infection currently seen is mainly patients infected by the new coronavirus. Asymptomatic infections may also become the source of infection;

Transmission route: Droplets and contact transmission through the respiratory tract are the main transmission routes, while aerosols and digestive tracts have yet to be clarified;

Susceptible population: The population is generally susceptible.

People susceptible to new coronary pneumonia

People with weak physique, low immunity, and underlying diseases

So far data shows that the majority of people infected with the new coronavirus are middle-aged and elderly people aged 40-60, people with underlying diseases, and obese patients. Approximately 72% of the infected people are people over 40 years old, and 64% are male infected. 40% of the infected have other diseases themselves, including chronic lung disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and so on.

Therefore, people with weaker physique such as the elderly, or people with underlying diseases, such as patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and diabetes, need to be extra vigilant.

The latest research on the novel coronavirus infection recently published in the "Lancet" magazine also found that among the sick people in Wuhan, patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease accounted for 1/3, and deaths accounted for 46%.

The “Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for New Coronavirus Infection Pneumonia (Trial Version 5)” issued by the National Health Commission on February 5 pointed out that the prognosis of the elderly and those with chronic underlying diseases is poor.

The prevention and treatment of new coronary pneumonia is closely related to immunity

1. Enhancing self-immunity helps fight the new coronavirus

On February 5, Huang Bo, vice chairman of the Chinese Society of Immunology, professor of the Department of Immunology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College and an immunology expert, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that “the people’s enhancement of their own immunity is effective in resisting the new coronavirus. It will definitely help. People with relatively strong immune system can prevent, suppress, and eliminate the invading virus by their own immune system. The body will eventually eliminate the virus, not by drugs, but by your immune system. Maybe you have been infected, but you There is no disease because you have an immune system, because you have immune cells there."

2. "The most effective drug is the body's immunity"

Zhang Wenhong, head of the Shanghai medical expert team and director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, said that in the face of new coronary pneumonia, "the most effective drug is actually human immunity." At present, the treatment of hospitalized patients is to isolate the virus on the one hand, and on the other. To help patients with immune regulation to survive the disease period.

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