Dr. Myasnikov warned about the danger of Hong Kong flu for the elderly
The media hysteria about the Hong Kong flu virus is currently exaggerated, but it does pose a serious danger to the elderly. This was announced on December 10 by doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov.
"The Hong Kong flu is an A/H3N2 virus, and today its descendants are mainly circulating. We have the most common flu A <...> right now, you can't tell it apart by its symptoms, but it poses a great danger to the elderly and people with chronic diseases," the NSN quoted him as saying.
The doctor stressed that the flu vaccine helps protect against this virus, but not 100%. In addition, the current circulating flu strain is significantly different from what was expected last year.
As for the proposals to switch to remote work, Myasnikov added: "If there is a serious pandemic, such a measure is possible. But we are not predicting this now."
The incidence of the influenza A(H3N2) strain, known as the Hong Kong flu, is rapidly increasing in Russia. General practitioner "Polyclinic.On December 5, Alexander Pankovetsky noted that the Hong Kong flu is transmitted almost at lightning speed and can be especially dangerous for the elderly and young children. It is a type of seasonal influenza type A and for the first time an outbreak of the disease was recorded in Hong Kong in the late 60s.
Also on December 10, Alexander Gorelov, Deputy Director for scientific Work at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, announced the similarity of the "Hong Kong flu" with last year's strain. According to him, small antigenic changes for influenza viruses are a natural process, but the key question remains whether these changes are accompanied by a worsening of the clinical picture of the disease.
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