Nanchang Disease Control and Prevention Publishes October Health Forecast

In October, the weather in Nanchang gradually cooled down. The Nanchang CDC recently issued a health forecast for October. Influenza and norovirus are easily prevalent in crowded places. Citizens should respond well in advance to prevent illness.

Seafood market beware of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

October is the season for a large number of seafood market. At this time, fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish meat is delicious, and many people choose raw food for fear that cooking destroys this delicacy. Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the most common pathogen in seafood, has become a healthy invisible killer. Food poisoning caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus is usually acute, with an incubation period of 2-24 hours and a incidence of 10 hours. Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and watery stool are the main symptoms.

The direct contamination of food by people carrying fungi, incomplete heating or raw food before eating seafood, and contamination of cooked products by people carrying fungi, raw food with fungi, containers and tools with fungi, etc. Experts from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nanchang City suggested that seafood utensils must be cleaned and disinfected strictly; seafood must be thoroughly cooked and cooked, and raw and cooked utensils should be separated during processing; vinegar should be added to cook and prepare seafood platters; food should not be cooked to eat for more than 4 hours; hands should be washed with soap and flowing water before eating.

Pay attention to personal hygiene to prevent norovirus

Acute gastroenteritis is an infectious disease with digestive tract symptoms caused by norovirus infection, which is mainly transmitted through contact, food and water, with mild illness as the main cause. Diarrhea is common in adults and vomiting in children. Most of the patients have mild symptoms. As long as the symptoms are properly and properly treated, they usually recover within 1 to 3 days, and very few patients with severe symptoms may suffer from dehydration.

The key groups of prevention are adults and school-age children. The key places for prevention are schools, kindergartens, medical institutions, nursing homes, factories, construction sites, cruise ships and other collective units or places. According to experts from Nanchang CDC, there are no specific antiviral drugs and vaccines for Norovirus. Particular attention should be paid to personal hygiene habits, hands should be thoroughly washed before and after meals; fruits and vegetables should be cleaned; oysters and other shellfish and seafood must be thoroughly cooked; more windows should be opened and ventilated, and more outdoor activities should be done to improve physical resistance. Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. It is highly infectious. It is mainly transmitted by air droplets, and the population is generally susceptible. The key places for disease prevention are schools, kindergartens and nursing homes. Pregnant women, the elderly, children, students, patients with chronic diseases, medical staff and so on are the key groups for prevention. Experts said that influenza vaccination is still the most effective way to prevent influenza. Usually after 2 to 4 weeks of influenza vaccination, antibodies with protective level can be produced. Since the peak of influenza in Nanchang is mainly from November to February next year, it is better to complete the vaccination before the end of October, and vaccination during the influenza epidemic has preventive effect.