New type virus pneumonia "elderly person, chronic disease need to watch" January 17 18:31
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases is unlikely to spread one after another in pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus that has been confirmed in Japan in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China, and has been confirmed in Japan. He expressed the view that he needed to be watched, as he tended to be easier.
Since last month, 41 cases of pneumonia suspected to be caused by the new coronavirus have been confirmed in Wuhan, China, two of which have died, and infections of Chinese men returning from Wuhan in Japan have been confirmed. .
In response, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases explained the nature of the virus, etc., on the 17th, according to coverage by the media companies.
"In some cases, humans have been transmitted from human to human due to close contact, but at this time it is unlikely to spread from one to the next," said Suzuki Motoki Epidemiology Center Director.
In addition, its pathogenicity is likely to be lower than in 2003, mainly in China and other parts of Asia, including “SARS,” which killed nearly 800 people. However, reports from China show that elderly people and people with chronic illness have become more severe. It is said that it tends to be easy, and it is necessary to pay attention to the spread of infection and changes in the nature of the virus.
In addition, Dr. Suzuki has been developing a highly accurate test method that can reduce the time required for confirmation from the current two days by using the gene of a virus obtained from a man who has been confirmed to be infected after returning from Wuhan. Revealed.