TASS, Koksaki virus is spreading rapidly to Türkiye. It is not recommended to choose this country for trips. In the meantime, cases of illness in 2024 were recorded by the Russian regions: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Vladimir, Bryansk and Kaluga and Krasnodar Region, Tatarstan and Umaltia. Among the infected were children and pregnant women. They all complained about a rash, head and muscle pain, sore throat, nausea, discomfort in the stomach. To find out how dangerous the virus is, we contacted the infectious disease Doctor Alexandra Rosatkevich.
How to transfer?
Koksaki, human enters the environment with intestinal movements: “Infection occurs when used with infected water, food and household goods. The causal agent of infection can live in the surface of objects, on the surface of objects, on products and frozen – for up to several years.”
In addition, the virus can be transferred by air droplets, because it stands out of the upper respiratory tract: “The most active patient distinguishes the virus in the early days of the disease, but the duration of this process can reach five months.”
Who is subject to infection?
Risk of infection: Holidaymakers where cases of disease are recorded; Children under 10 years of age, especially preschool institutions, schools and other educational institutions visit; Newborn; Pregnant women; People over 60 years of age; Persons with immune insufficiency conditions (oncological patients, infected with HIV Approximately. Ed.).
Main Symptoms
According to Alexandra Georgievna, there are two groups of koksaki virus: A (24 serotype) and B (6 serotypes). Type A viruses usually infects the skin and mucous membranes: “The rashes on the skin are manifested by the damage of the upper respiratory tract, stomatitis and herpower (the appearance of the mucous membranes of the oral gaps and tonsils), conjuncivitis, scleritis, diarrhea development and development”.
Type B Coksaki viruses affect the heart, pleura, liver and pancreas. “Calling myocarditis, pericarditis and hepatitis (inflammation of hepatotropic viruses). Heart infection can cause pericardial effusion. Children under the age of 15 are mostly exposed to infection. The disease is accompanied by headache and fever that can last up to 20 days.
At the same time, in the oral cavity, behind the throat, in the palms and soles of the feet, less legs, hips, hips are joined with painful blisters. As Alexandra Georgievna points out, rashes are usually noticed one or two days after the emergence of first symptoms that are not different from acute respiratory viral infection, pain, muscle pain, headache and sore throat.
Complications
Alexander Rosatkevich described viral meningitis, an infection of brain shells (shells surrounding the brain and spinal cord – Approximately. Ed.); encephalitis – brain infection; Myocarditis is an infection of the heart muscle. According to the doctor, such problems can cause death.
Alexandra Georgievna advises you to go to the doctor in the first symptoms and not in self -jointing.
How to prevent infection?
It will minimize the risk of adaptation to personal and public hygiene rules: regular washing hands with soap; Comprehensive washing of vegetables and fruits before use; Thermal process of the products; Swimming (do not swallow water) only where permissible places; lack of contact with infected people, especially with rash; Using bottled water.
Alexandra Rosatkevich noted that the virus in Russia does not exist – imported holidaymakers traveling to countries with a warmer climate – Türkiye, Spain, Cyprus and Greece.
Source: People Talk
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