Updated August 4th
The topic of coronavirus has recently become the leader of the discussion. In addition to delivel councils, prevention measures, official statistics, "fake" news appear on the network, which are gullible readers spread among familiar and loved ones. The editorial office 24cmi figured out what facts about coronavirus are real, and which - no.
1. Treatment of paracetamol
Information that WHO recommends "to accept paracetamol for self-treatment of coronavirus, and ibuprofen is not worth" - false. Paracetamol is recommended to accept because in the risk zone - the elderly people who will damage the side effects of ibuprofen. A coronavirus infection by the self-medication will not allow any sensible organization - this is a reliable fact.2. Vaccine
Coronavirus vaccine is under development. However, in "temporary methodological recommendations for the prevention and treatment of new coronavirus infection" three antiviral drugs of a wide spectrum are named: Ribavirin, Lopinavir and recombinant Beta-1B interferon, which are recommended for the relief of possible complications from coronavirus.
3. Coronavirus = ordinary flu
It's a lie. Facts proving that COVID-19 is not flu:- COVID-19 is not a seasonal character, and the flu is sick in spring and winter;
- An infected coronavirus according to statistics transmits the disease to three people, and the flu is one or two;
- SARS-COV-2 quickly mutates, and therefore it is little studied. Vaccines and medicines are also developed from the flu.
4. Antiviral and antibiotics
Doctors do not advise stimulate immunity by taking antibiotics and antiviral drugs. Medical prevention of COVID-19 doctors are considered possible to carry out by intranasal administration (sprays for the nose) of recombinant interferon alpha, which refers to the class of immunomodulating drugs.
5. Mask
Information that the mask does not protect healthy people is true. To make a medical mask at least a little efficient, it is necessary to follow the rules:- Mask fits tightly to face, closing the nose and mouth;
- Change the medical device is recommended every 2-3 hours or as much as the moisture;
- The use of masks is advisable in places of accumulation of people or infected.
In real life, these rules are violated: a person constantly corrects the mask than provoking the penetration of the virus into the body, wears it on the street more than three hours and in a wet state.
6. Infertility
The PRC authorities called for men healing from Coronavirus, to verify in infertility. Then this message has plunged citizens in shock. In fact, the virus in some cases causes inflammation of the tissues of the testicles, but confirmed medical data on what it affects the possibility of conception is not.
7. Blood group
People with the II group of blood are really sick more often. Medrxiv Medical Research Portal has published a new study, which was attended by 1775 Chinese coronavirus. The percentage ratio of blood groups among the diseases COVID-19 is:- I Group - 25.8%
- Group II - 37.75%
- III Group - 26.42%
- IV Group - 10.03%.
8. Parcels
Coronavirus is not transferred with the parcels with AliExpress, which is conditioned by the time of their delivery. The New England Journal of Medicine found out that the SARS-COV-2 virus exhibits viability on the surfaces as follows:
- plastic, stainless steel, glass - 9 days;
- Cardboard - 1 day;
- Copper - 4 hours;
- In another open environment - 48 hours.
Another thing is that a virus may appear on the surface of the cardboard box if the infected mail employees or delivery service has been contacted, and after a couple of hours it turned out to be in your hands.
9. Garlic and alcohol
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that "40-50 grams of vodka and sauna" are capable of fighting the virus. Oksana Drakkin, the freelance therapist of the Ministry of Health of Russia, refuted this information: acetaldehyde, which is part of alcoholic beverages, negatively affects the body. Garlic, although known to antimicrobial action, is also not able to protect against the virus.10. Heat
Studies of areas with a hot humid climate showed that the virus does not die in such conditions. That is why tropical countries also suffered from infection. The SARS-COV-2 transmission occurs in all climates.
11. Walking
The famous pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky confirmed that it is possible to infect infection while walking, if not resist the distance of 2 meters from others. However, he more than once focused on what it takes as often as possible and moisturize the premises.12. Clothes
The threat to get a coronavirus infection through clothes is real, but only if someone sneezed on you, coughed, if you fell on the wall of the elevator or entry, the railing. Disinfect clothing doctors advise on a balcony with direct getting of sunlight, for this enough two hours.
13. Sliding soap or liquid
Bacteria remain in the slicing soap and immediately die, so in the essence of a special advantage of it in front of the liquid agent. Both are effectively for the prevention of coronavirus. For hand processing, a dishwashing detergent is also suitable.14. Infection through food
Ohio University Employee in the United States Sanja orchich denied the myth on the transfer of coronavirus infection through food. According to him, COVID-19 is not a gastrointestinal disease, and therefore in food it does not multiply. Earlier, the famous pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky has already emphasized that it is possible to infected through food if saliva fell on it, and you immediately ate her. Therefore, processing vegetables and fruits with ordinary running water more than enough.
15. Self-diagnosis for 10 seconds
In various messengers and social networks, a myth appeared that you can find out if you have coronavirus, you can independently. To diagnose COVID-19, it is enough just to hold your breath for 10 seconds. In fact, as told in the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, this theory is erroneous, and if you feel ailments - it is better to immediately consult a doctor.16. The virus lives on the surfaces
German scientists from the Institute of Virology and Research in HIV found out that although Coronavirus remains on the surfaces that concerns infected, the likelihood of becoming almost zero from touching them. The surest way of infection is a long and close communication with infected.
17. Smoking
It is the opinion that light smokers are more adapted to infectious diseases, including coronavirus. However, the doctor of medical sciences and the pulmonologist Evgeny Shmelev noted that it was not at all. According to him, smoking suppresses the body's immune defense, which is just required in the fight against infectious diseases. So a detrimental habit only aggravates the course of the disease, and does not help you move it easier.