Use cologne against a new type of coronavirus

Akdeniz University, Department of Microbiology, Faculty Member, Head of the Department of Virology. Dr. Dilek Çolak gave information about the virus that first appeared in China and spread to different countries in the meeting held in Antalya Medical Chamber. Pointing out that the virus can spread from person to person very quickly, Çolak stated that it is transmitted by droplets emitted by coughing and sneezing from sick individuals. For this reason, Çolak, who explained that especially the hands should be washed frequently, made the following assessment: “One of the most important elements of disease prevention is washing hands. One person brings his hand to his face at least 50 times in an hour. Very sensitive to the virus soap. Soap with hands covering the wrists, It is necessary to clean it with water for at least 20 seconds.

Cologne with 80 percent ethanol

The virus is sensitive to 70 percent ethanol. Throw it in your bag from cologne that does not come in contact with air and contains 80 percent ethanol, and use it when you cannot wash your hands. We can definitely benefit from the cologne for this virus. “Colak stated that healthy people are not recommended to wear masks, but that the healthcare professionals and the people who care about this person should wear a mask when such a case is seen.

“Patients don’t fall to the ground to die”

Explaining that the symptoms in the patients are compatible with fever, respiratory distress and pneumonia in the lungs, Dilek Çolak stated that some patients showed no symptoms at all. Stating that the disease showed symptoms within 2 to 14 days of infection, Çolak said: “Most of the cases have fever and dry cough, no sputum. Muscle pain and weakness can also occur. The patient develops a pneumonia table.

The disease is more than 70 years old and is more severe in patients with diabetes, heart, lung disease and immune deficiency. Studies indicate that death in hospitalized patients is the second week of death. On the 5th day, he has respiratory distress and on the 7th day he needs to be hospitalized.

I watched on social media too, the sick people do not fall to the ground to die like that, there is no such thing.

Stating that the vaccination studies against the virus continue, Çolak stated that the virus is sensitive to heat, so there is an expectation that the weather will decrease with warming. Colak, saying the virus that Turkey also prepared an action plan to be implemented if it is found, he added that all necessary measures are taken.

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