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One of the treatments proposed by the Nicolás Maduro regimen more recently, the use of plasma from patients who overcame the disease, could be counterproductive to health because this serum requires specialized treatment, according to Castro..
The infectious medicine doctor Julio Castro warned that to date alternative medicine to treat COVID-19 has not been shown with empirical evidence, despite the insistence of spokesmen of the Nicolás Maduro regime to defend the consumption of artisanal concoctions.
To date, no medication, alternative medicine, or treatment has been shown to produce positive effects in an organism infected with COVID-19, although Castro does not reject their use because he asserts that they do not make the situation worse.
However, yes emphasized that one of the treatments proposed by the government more recently could be counterproductive to health. It is the use of plasma from patients who have overcome the disease and its transfusion into the body of someone who still suffers from it.
“There is no evidence in the world to indicate that medications, including plasma, can improve the patient and that they work. The extra problem of the serum is that it requires sophisticated handling, because treating it badly can be much worse for the person’s body, ”she highlighted during a Live broadcast on her Instagram account.
In this sense, he urged the Venezuelan to rule out the possibility of a drug emerging that would improve the situation in the short term. “Get the medication out of your head. I don’t think we have a medicine that will end the pandemic in two weeks, that doesn’t happen in real life“He emphasized.
In a round of questions and answers through the session on Instagram, he highlighted that, In addition to respecting distance and hygiene measures, it is advisable to monitor the health condition to promptly go to the doctor. She specified that a common flu should start to improve after two days, so if symptoms persist or worsen after 48 hours, it is necessary to seek professional help and undergo the COVID-19 test.
“The tests are only done by the Ministry of Health, so if you go to a hospital or clinic, they have to call the ministry. You must have symptoms and clinical criteria to be tested. My suggestion is to spend 48 hours with symptoms, if on the third or fourth day it remains, call the doctor“He explained.
With respect to containment measures, foresees that they will be applied for a long time, since the spread of the virus is getting worse with the passing of weeks, according to statistics.
“This week will end with around 1,000 cases. In March we had 45 weekly cases. Look at the numbers, beyond that I don’t like the official numbers, they are reflecting a big theme that is that the transmission is increasing in a significant way“He stressed.
For this reason, he asserts that the opening of leisure spaces such as sports clubs or swimming pools is not positive, since if sanitary measures are not implemented properly, they could lead to outbreaks of the virus.
He also remembered that the best way to avoid contagion is to know how the virus is transmitted, to take the appropriate measures that reduce the chances of infection.
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