Mexico City. -Recently, an increase in cases has been reported pneumonia in children, also called ambulance in Chinese hospitals. The news is of concern to health authorities, especially due to the coronavirus experience.
Amid uncertainty, health experts work to investigate whether the pathogen responsible for childhood pneumonia may Pandemic Globally, especially since it mainly affects children.
That’s it, Dr. Alejandro Macias, known as the “Flu Czar,” explains on his YouTube channel the risks of the disease and what precautions to take in the event of an unexpected outbreak.
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How dangerous is walking pneumonia in China?
According to the explanation of the Chinese authorities, Walking pneumonia is not a new disease and therefore will not cause a pandemic. In fact, it is a condition caused by mycoplasma, a bacterium.
In this regard, Dr. Macias said: “Pneumonia caused by mycoplasma is called walking pneumonia, in English they call it walking pneumonia”.It’s called that because people They may act like nothing happened, have a fever, and have an illness that can only be discovered by taking an X-ray..
Another observation from the Chinese health authorities is that Cases of influenza, coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, mycoplasma increase this seasonwhich can lead people to believe that pneumonia is spreading.
It must be remembered that some of the symptoms of this type of pneumonia are Chest pain, chills, high fever, lung inflammation, excessive sweating, sore throat, or headache.
If you experience the signs above, you should get medical care to rule out the flu, coronavirus, or any other condition before panicking.
What to do if there is an outbreak of walking pneumonia?
Although walking pneumonia is not thought to cause a pandemic so far, Dr. Macias warns Another coronavirus-like crisis could arise at any time.
A pandemic can happen at any time, and we must learn from the lessons of past pandemics. The fact is that if this is a new pandemic, we will be fully prepared,” the tsar stressed.
He added: “Mexico is not investing enough in health, and Latin America in general is not investing in health. We have poor hospitals and in many countries we don’t have a good primary care system. In Mexico we see people mostly going to the doctor’s office or the pharmacy , rather than going to an institution.”.
Dr. Macias emphasized the importance of restoring health systems to be ready if a new pandemic occurs. On the other hand, he highlighted advances in Mexico’s ability to produce vaccines, such as those against influenza or Covid-19.
I think if this is not a new epidemic as it seems, it does give us an opportunity to understand that we have to be prepared because this is not the news that seems to be leading to it,” he concluded.
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