What should I do if I have symptoms of suspected pneumonia? According to the Wuhan Health Commission, males predominated among the 41 previously diagnosed cases, with a higher number of middle-aged and older people developing the disease. Early cases are characterized by fever and coughing symptoms, which can be manifested as persistent mild symptoms in the early stages, and tend to progress to severe symptoms in patients who are older or have underlying diseases. If fever, cough, breathing difficulties and other symptoms of respiratory infection, you need to do these things: 1, stay at home and do not go out, entrusted to other people to buy and wear a medical surgical mask, to protect themselves as well as to protect others. Even if you are at home, wear a mask in front of other people. (We’ve already written about the selection of masks and how to wear them, see: Wuhan Pneumonia Epidemic Continues to Heat Up! Wearing a good mask can save your life, many people do the first step wrong) 2, if the symptoms are not serious (body temperature is lower than 38C °, only sore throat and cough, no breathing difficulties), you should rest at home, it is best to stay in their own separate room all the time, using a separate bathroom, to avoid infecting the pathogen to other people. Also note: Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or sleeve (not your hands) when coughing or sneezing. Wash your hands with soap more often, for at least 20 seconds at a time. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Keep the elderly, children, people with weakened immune systems, and people with chronic illnesses (e.g., heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, diabetes) away from you. Personal items (dishes, quilts, towels, clothing, bedding, etc.) should not be shared with others. And wash them thoroughly with soap and water promptly after use. 3.If the symptoms are severe (body temperature of 38C° and above with persistent fever, severe sore throat and cough, difficulty in breathing), you should go to the nearest hospital in time, and also wear a mask before departure, and the accompanying caregiver should also wear a mask. 4, the way to go to the hospital to choose to drive, taxi or nearby cycling, walking and other independent means of transportation. Avoid public transportation to prevent contact with too many people to avoid the spread of pathogens. 5.After arriving at the hospital, go directly to the fever clinic to register, and the nurse will usually take your temperature first. 6, tell the medical staff what places you have traveled to recently (the more detailed the better), what symptoms you have, and whether you have been in contact with suspected patients recently. 7. Cooperate with the doctor in conducting various tests and wait for confirmation of the diagnosis. If the diagnosis has been confirmed, you need to be hospitalized immediately for isolation treatment, closely monitor the progress of the disease, and at the same time, people who have been in close contact with the patient should also be observed. 8.Anything used by the patient, such as towels, clothing, bedding, etc., must be strictly sterilized. Who is at high risk for novel coronavirus pneumonia? People who have fever and lower respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, shortness of breath) and have traveled to Wuhan in the last 14 days before the onset of symptoms, or have had close contact with a person suspected of having Wuhan pneumonia infection under diagnosis in the last 14 days, or have fever or lower respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, shortness of breath) and have had close contact with a person with Wuhan pneumonia infection that has been laboratory-confirmed in the last 14 days before the onset of symptoms. close contact. According to the official website of the Wuhan Health Commission, the current definition of “close contacts” in this outbreak refers to: people who live with the patient, work and study in the same room, live in the same room, healthcare workers and caregivers who do not take effective protective measures when diagnosing and treating the case, laboratory testing personnel who do not take effective protective measures, other patients or Accompanying personnel, the same transportation with the patient and have close contact with the personnel, by the disease control professionals to determine other exposure circumstances. In addition, the CDC defines “close contact” to include direct contact with infectious secretions from a patient or suspected patient (e.g., contact with droplets coughed up by the patient) without wearing the required personal protective equipment (PPE). If a close contact is found, the doctor will place the close contact under medical observation at home during the 14-day medical observation period. During the observation period, once the close contact is found to have abnormal clinical signs such as fever and cough, the close contact will be sent to the designated medical institution for examination and treatment. Source: Tencent Medical Code