As it is in Italy, and suddenly, hundreds of people have been infected with the corona virus, there are a lot of new questions about the virus outbreak has arrived in our reactieplatform NUjij. NU.nl it explains the most frequently asked questions to virologist is in order for Ab Osterhaus.
over The past week, there are a lot of people in the North of Italy, contaminated with the COVID-a 19-a virus . Do I still have to go on vacation?
“At the moment, it is certainly possible. It is however important that the travel advice of the ministry of Foreign Affairs to keep an eye on and areas where there is a negative travel advice is to avoid.”
so Why are the people who have come back from skiing in the North of Italy, not as a preventative measure be verified?
“That’s not a good idea, because of the risk of infection in these people is very low. So the question is, where do you put the most energy into? I don’t think it’s a good idea to check, because this is time-consuming and expensive and leads to unnecessary stress. It is better to invest in the education of people about the condition of the epicenters, and the need in some cases, your doctor or a travel clinic to inform them. So you are able to only those people who have symptoms because of this infection are identified.”
and, recently, also in Europe, to hundreds of people living with the corona virus disease. The chances are higher that some of the survivors in the Netherlands is spread?
“The fact that we are now spread apart from the release of China’s show, so the chance of people being infected, is greater. But I also think that when people have any symptoms, and identify possible contaminating sources, better keep an eye on it in case of doubt, the general practitioner will inform you, the chances of controlling the problem in the Netherlands, will have to be increased.”
Video developed a Vaccine against corona virus, lasts for months, is it still necessary? There have been cases where children and young people, have been infected with the corona virus. Children are well known or not, may be more vulnerable to the virus?
“On the basis of the information that we have now, there is no reason to think that children are more vulnerable. It seems that the disease in children is less common.”
the virus Is transmitted through animals? Can I get my dog to infect them?
“at the moment it is not yet known. SARS was, however, well known that cats have the virus to be infected were able to hit it, but it was never proven that cats have played an important role in the dissemination among the people. For now, we assume that the no pets in the spread of the new corona virus has little, or no, role to play.”
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