Q&A on COVID-19 vs flu
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Recorded version of the live Q&A #askWHO with Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness at WHO and Christopher Black, Multimedia Producer in WHO's Communication Department. The show looks at COVID-19 vs flu and was originally broadcast on the 4th of March 2020, live from WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Thank you so much for you both
Thank you so much for this educational video. Excellent information.
Sharing, Justice and Peace for All
How do you distinguish between the two diseases? I still didn't hear anything that warranted the mass hysteria that is happening now.
If I end up needing to care for a loved one with the virus, how would I go about doing so? What needs top be done? From North Carolina
At home care number 1 would be sterilize the area and air as cov-19 makes people vulnerable to other illnesses, make sure they are eating nutritious foods as a strong system is still the best defense, make sure they have plenty of fluids to drink if vomiting occurs lime is a natural Antiemetic but medication may be required, and make sure you have fast access to medical facilities if condition worsens. That was my experience at least.
@@michaele.4702 did you have to care for some with the virus?
How should General Practitioners handle their practices when they are visited by infected patients/ Thank you.
Will an asthma pump, such as Asthavent, assist with the dry cough and breathing problems if infected with Covid-19?
My name is Joe.
I live in Yangon , Myanmar.
The government said there was no COVID 19 cases in Myanmar.
Is that correct? Thank you.
Two questions: Since the Coronavirus can present like the flu and it first presented in the height of the regular flu season, how do medical professionals diagnose the two different viruses without testing? And is the same criteria used when counting COVID 19 fatalities as is with the Flu? For instance, if a person has AIDS then contracts the flu and dies from it, would the cause of death be considered flue or AIDS; and would the criteria be the same with both viruses?
Would you mind telling us, if the COVID19 prevalence will be lesser during the summer season ahead especially in tropical regions?
smart questions, smart answers. thanks.
How do I know if I have influenza or corona virus? When should I call my doctor?
Well neither is good... cough, fever, headache = call a doctor for further investigation...
Fake virus
Are city lockdowns advisable? What are criteria recommended for government to lockdown cities?
Must be locked down to controls the community
Hello , Dr Sylvie what is the percentage of recurring covid-19 ( after being cured to reinfecting) thank you
Pls reply me too
Its very,very rare to be affected by the same virus twice. There can be some cases due to very young age or something wrong with the inmune system. That doesnt mean you dont catch the virus but your memory B cells react way faster and in a more effective way stopping it before it affects you. Memory B cells last you in normal conditions all your life since they live for a very long time and new ones are formed if they enter into contact with the pathogens again. You also have memory T cells most live a much much shorter life but are replaced from the T-cell pool (except a few that are resistant and we dont know how or why these last very, very long).
So to make it easy to understand:
The memory T cell is like a cop going around on its duties with a most wanted photo. If it finds what its looking for it "activates" a fast response first line defence with other cells of your inmune system.
When your memory B cells are activated ("informed") that there especific bad guy has been localized in your system and since they have the blueprints to produce the "weapon" to defeat that most wanted bad guy they start producing it in mass amounts. So before that nasty bad guy knows whats happening he is surrounded, beaten and eaten.
Now you maybe asking then why do I get the flu (it is not a coronavirus but it will do to understand) more than ounce in my life. Well if that virus has a small evolution (antigenic drift) your memory T cells are searching for someone without a scar on his forehead but due to that small evolution that virus now has a scar on its forehead so they think its not the same one and dont start that fast first line response. So after its over you will have some Memory B with a photo of the virus with a scar and the older ones will have the same photo of the virus without a scar, so if comes back in those 2 forms he will be detected and eliminated fast. But if next time it comes with a scar and an earing then none of them will detect it.
Now if that antigenic drift is more than a small evolution or it has an antigenic shift then your talking of a new version of a virus which will get its own name. This would be like that bad guy having new face surgery.
Edit: forgot to mention that unless covid-19 suffers an antigenic shift/drift your covered for life.
The good news is that covid-19 is very stable and doesnt look like it will change that easily.
I have COPD, could a flu vaccine and/or pneumococcal vaccine assist my immune system in fighting off the covid-19 virus if I contract it? South Africa here, going into Winter
How long can this virus survive outside the body, i.e., on; door handles, clothing, light switches, etc.?
In German studies, up to 9 days!
Shorter time in warm, dry atmosphere.
Lol they don’t know! You’ll get different answers every time.
Hi, This is Udhaya Sudhan. I have a Question. Why we can ask the peoples who affected by COVID-19 to dip or take Bath a hour into the Sea. (Virus can killed by Huge Salty water)
For all healthcare workers, workers in crematoria, etc. and people still in quarantaine, all sick people and all people in mourning in Wuhan or somewhere else in China, but also in Iran, Italy etc. : I think about you and pray for you !!!!!!!!!
Can Coronavirus survive when mix in petrol, diesel, etc. Or can it survive when it is closest to sun.
Flu kills 250k to 650k peeople each year? Amazing
Hello,Dr sylvie,I am worried about Iranian people.They do not have enough equipment.This is a disaster.
Can we wear face masks if we are feeling well. From the U.K.
Of course you can, although it won't help much, but might make you remember to not touch your face without washing your hands.
Keeping hands clean is more important.
If you get sick, absolutely wear one.
Intense Cure thanks for the advice!
Surpriced how quickly it got outdated. I already know much more about covid19 then mentioned in this interview. I am just a bricklayer.
does washing the face regularly help?
Showering regularly helps
Can a COVID 19 Infected patient be reinfected if cured once? What I know Virus can't be eradicated or died completely once active.
5:19 Another Bad Throat at WHO
How to spred avv over world saime time
does coins & banknotes can transmit the virus ?
Yes. Always wash your hands.
Gain Of Function!
EXACTLY. These people are LIARS🤥
Stay one metre away? I'd rather not be in the same country!
Can paper money transmit Covid-19
Charlie Ong
Definitely ！
Yes! Always wash your hands after touching.
Just duck and cover
Sir, has any antidote to the COVID-19 been invented so far ??
Not as of yet the usa is working on one but could take a year if everyone goes correct.
No
Tnx
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The masks should only be worn on the sick and the medical staff. No matter if u wore a mask or not someone sick sneezing talking coughing etc. It's gonna get on your clothes and then u wear those home an touch so I say u go out have a change of clothes at your door change throw clothes straight in washer an 🚿. Wash your hands first and after.
I change my clothes everytime I come home, but not cos COVID-19.. I have really bad allergies.. So I take off my clothes at tbe door. Put them in a plastic bag so I can carry them to the wash. I then jump in the shower to wash all the pollen and allergens off of me and my hair.
@darryl runnels There isn't enough masks for eveyone, it was said in the video, maybe you should follow the advice you gave.
Please call for a permanent end to live-animal markets.
Don't trust a word from these guys
Fake ass virus
Scientic I want to say you all plz mix snake and bat antidont plz try my suggesion
How would the virus spread from an Animal to a Human?
Why are they smiling? :(
To stop us panicking. It's not working!😟
horrible job hiding information who
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Such a comment is not much use unless you say exactly what you think they are hiding...