Can wearing a mask prevent Wuhan pneumonia? What is the transmission route of the new coronavirus in Wuhan?

Everyone should know the latest news about suspected pneumonia in Wuhan. It is a new coronavirus. At present, train stations and airplanes need to detect whether anyone has a fever. People with fever will be isolated. I never expected that such a serious thing would happen during the Spring Festival. So, can wearing a mask prevent Wuhan pneumonia? Let's take a look!

Can wearing a mask prevent Wuhan pneumonia?

Yes, but it depends on what kind of mask it is.

Ordinary paper masks, cotton masks, activated carbon masks, and sponge masks are useless. Surgical masks and N95 masks are needed.

How is the new coronavirus transmitted in Wuhan?

Let me give you some scientific knowledge

Scientific name: 2019-nCoV

Other names: 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Site of disease: respiratory tract

Main symptoms: fever, headache, dry cough with little sputum, muscle aches

Main cause: Infection with SARS coronavirus

Infectious: Contagious

Transmission route: Close-range air droplet transmission

Clinical manifestations: Usually symptoms are acute respiratory infection accompanied by acute renal failure

Key points //Preventive measures: disinfection measures + individual habits

1) Ordinary disinfectant & high temperature of 56 degrees Celsius

2) Be sure to wash your hands before eating, touching your mouth, eyes, or nose, etc. When sneezing or coughing, you should cover your hands with a handkerchief or tissue, then clean your hands and dry them with a disposable tissue.

3) Pay attention to ventilation

Symptoms of infection with the new coronavirus

The clinical manifestations of coronavirus in the respiratory system are upper respiratory tract symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose. In adults, human coronaviruses may account for 5%-10% of all acute upper respiratory tract infections, and during outbreaks, they may account for 25%-35%. In adult patients, increasing evidence shows that coronaviruses are an important cause of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and pneumonia. Coronaviruses can cause pneumonia, even severe pneumonia, in immunocompromised individuals (such as HIV infection).

In addition, it may cause diarrhea in infants or necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns.

Related News

There are 62 confirmed cases of special pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus in Wuhan, and another 82 suspected cases. 681 of the 763 close contacts have been released from medical observation. The Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention said at a press conference on Sunday morning that the epidemic does not rule out the possibility of limited human-to-human transmission, but the risk of sustained human-to-human transmission is low. The center also believes that the epidemic is preventable and controllable.

At present, confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection have been found in Thailand and Japan, and suspected cases have appeared in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore and other places, among which the number of suspected cases in Hong Kong has reached 90. Some medical analysts believe that the actual number of infected cases in Wuhan may exceed the number that has been found.

There is also analysis that there is a possibility that people in other parts of mainland China have been infected with the new coronavirus but have not been discovered or confirmed.