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This “mysterious virus” is the description that has spread globally over the past few days, against the backdrop of the death and injury of a number of citizens as a result of the spread of a mysterious type of pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which prompted the World Health Organization to issue international warnings, and the Chinese authorities imposed a quarantine on the injured, This is what the Ministry of Health and Population did, as it raised the maximum degree of readiness in the quarantine departments at the various entry points to Egypt (air, sea, and land).
Although the number of deaths due to this virus is only 3 cases so far in addition to 139 cases, there are serious fears that it will turn into a pandemic similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) that killed hundreds in the period between 2002 and 2003, and memories of the outbreak are still “SARS” in Asia during that period is fresh in mind, when it appeared in China and claimed about 800 lives worldwide.
Perhaps ironically, the SARS virus, which turned into a pandemic and spread in very little time to many countries, was also beginning from China, and now, after 18 years, China has witnessed a new epidemic of unknown cause or methods of transmission specifically.
Dr. Adel Khattab, Professor of Chest Diseases and Allergology at Ain Shams University’s College of Medicine, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that China is witnessing a lunar year’s leave during this period, during which many Chinese go abroad, and this increases the possibility of the virus being transmitted to other countries. Indeed, during the past week, cases were discovered in Japan and Thailand, and the number of deaths so far has reached 3 people.
Khattab added that the initial indications indicate the transmission of the virus from animal to human, and many cases have been monitored in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and recently there has been a significant development which is the possibility of infected cases as a result of contact with cases infected with the disease, and therefore there is a possibility of transmission from human to human, and this matter is the case Its occurrence is very dangerous and calls for global togetherness.
He continued: The World Health Organization said that it still has a lot of time to make sure that the mysterious virus may be transmitted from one person to another, but until it is confirmed, the necessary precautions must be taken.
Khattab added, that the viruses that cause lung infections and respiratory diseases can be as simple as colds, flu, and common colds, and they can reach for lung infections and respiratory failure, and therefore it is necessary to be cautious and cautious, especially towards anyone who is in contact with those present in the countries that have appeared. It contains the mysterious virus.
Dr. Wagdy Amin, Director of the Chest Diseases Department at the Ministry of Health, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that viruses change their shape annually to the extent that new types of them may be produced and humans have no immunity against them, or they have no known nature.
Dr. Alaa Eid, Head of Preventive Medicine Sector, stated that all travelers coming from the areas where the disease appeared and immediate isolation are being compared to any suspected case.
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