China Faces a Major Outbreak of Respiratory Diseases
China around the influenza, Mycoplasma pneumoniae (mycoplasma) and other respiratory diseases into the peak season, in addition to rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, etc., Shanghai's three major pediatric hospitals, Fudan University Pediatrics Hospital, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Children's Medical Center affiliated with Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, the number of registered consultations remain high, the first week of November, an average of daily outpatient emergency visits in the 8000 The first week of November, the average daily outpatient emergency attendance of 8,000 or more, are record high for the same period.
According to People's Daily microblogging reported on the 28th, the main pathogens currently prevalent in China are different for different age groups. 1-4 year olds are predominantly influenza viruses and rhinoviruses; 5-14 year olds are predominantly influenza viruses, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and adenoviruses; 15-59 year olds are predominantly influenza viruses, rhinoviruses, For those aged 15-59, influenza viruses, rhinoviruses, and new coronaviruses predominate; for those aged 60 years and older, influenza viruses, human metapneumoviruses, and common coronaviruses predominate.
Zhang Jiming, deputy director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, said the peak of respiratory infectious diseases is expected to continue for some time, coupled with the simultaneous outbreaks of a number of diseases, it is not possible to accurately determine when the peak will continue, and it is expected that next spring when the weather becomes warmer is expected to improve. Shanghai Children's Hospital respiratory medicine chief doctor Jiang also said that it is difficult to predict when the winter pediatrics peak this year, according to past experience, generally will continue until after the Spring Festival.
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