That evening, the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine infection branch held an expert **** knowledge meeting. According to Gu Xiaohong, secretary of the Party committee of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and chairman of the Infection Branch of the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine, who spoke to a Beijing Daily client, she and a dozen vice-chairmen reached a ****knowledge at the meeting: that neocoronavirus pneumonia should be renamed as neocoronavirus infectious disease.
In terms of prevention and treatment, Gu Xiaohong believes that the focus should be on the synergy of Chinese and Western medicine, and the idea of prevention should also change from passive detection to active prevention. In the case of mild symptoms, can take Chinese medicine soup or common Chinese medicine home treatment. If there is a fever, coughing and shortness of breath, chest tightness and chest pain symptoms, go to the hospital in a timely manner.
Gu Xiaohong, secretary of the party committee of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and chairman of the Infection Branch of the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said
"The new coronavirus has mutated into another disease"
Gu Xiaohong is the secretary of the party committee of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and director of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Epidemics of the university, as well as chairman of the teaching steering committee of the Ministry of Education. The director of the Teaching Guidance Committee of the Ministry of Education of Chinese medicine, vice president of the Chinese Preventive Medical Association, the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine infection branch chairman, but also the State Council's new Crown pneumonia joint prevention and control mechanism of scientific research and study group experts.
"In fact, when the new coronavirus appeared at the end of 2019, the use of the term 'pneumonia' was not very accurate. Because there is also a significant number of people who do not get pneumonia, which may cause also liver and kidney function damage. After these three years, from an expert's point of view, the virus has mutated into another disease that rarely causes lung infections and mainly infects the upper respiratory tract, but at the same time is extremely contagious, so we call it a new coronavirus infection." Gu Xiaohong said.
The new coronavirus Omicron variant is extremely contagious, with an R0 value of more than 10, meaning that an infected person can infect more than 10 people in a natural state. The R0 value of the Omicron BF.7 sub-branch currently prevalent in Beijing can be as high as 18.6, putting the public at risk of infection as cases continue to increase.
"At present, all places are actively interpreting and implementing the twenty articles and the ninth version of the prevention and control program, and some policies are being adjusted. How to face the new coronavirus is no longer just a health issue. The Infection Branch of the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine has reached a ****cognizance to change the name of Neocoronavirus Pneumonia to Neocoronavirus Infectious Disease. The reason why it is not called 'New Crown Virus Infectious Disease' is to emphasize its strong contagiousness." Gu Xiaohong said that some experts in Guangdong are now proposing to call the virus a new coronavirus cold, but again, "cold" does not emphasize contagiousness. The name highlights the contagiousness, which helps prompt people to take good care of themselves, because people with underlying diseases also need to pay attention to preventing infections from developing into serious illnesses.
Thinking should shift from passive detection to active prevention
Vice Premier Sun Chunlan mentioned at a symposium convened by the National Health Commission on Dec. 1 that, after nearly three years of resistance to the epidemic, China's health care and disease control system has withstood the test, with effective diagnostic and treatment techniques and medicines, especially traditional Chinese medicine, and with a complete vaccination rate for the entire population of more than 90 percent.
Gu Xiaohong believes that the current face of Omicron, Chinese and Western medicine synergy should be the focus and should be emphasized more in the future. The idea of prevention should change from passive detection to active prevention. In addition to vaccination, Chinese medicine will play a big role in prevention, treatment and diagnosis. "In terms of prevention, the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says that 'when righteousness exists in the body, evil cannot be dried up', which means that after the environment in the body has been adjusted, all kinds of viruses and bacteria that exist in nature, including the new coronavirus, may not necessarily cause people to become infected. That's why some people will get it and some won't have a lot to do with internal causes."
Gu Xiaohong said, so from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine to prevent the new crown infection, on the one hand, to adjust the internal environment, which is called "_ evidence state" in Chinese medicine. On the one hand, we should also try to suppress and kill the virus, "support the positive and dispel the evil". Winter and spring seasons, can follow the principle of "one disease, one party" to deal with infectious diseases.
The past two weeks, the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has just experienced an epidemic "encounter". After the outbreak, the new Coronavirus Chinese medicine preventive prescription for prevention. The school decocted the medicine for the close students to take twice a day for three to five days, which had a good effect.
Because the Omicron variant is highly contagious, existing preventive measures can not completely avoid the risk of infection. Gu Xiaohong said, once "hit" do not have to be too nervous, Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of new crowns have a way. To Chinese medicine, first of all, according to whether the fever for classification treatment. If there is no fever, a sore throat, dry cough, generalized soreness, fatigue and other symptoms, you can use a simple prescription, usually a pair of drugs every day, take three days to five days can be effectively relieved. She explained that the efficacy of the prescription has been verified in the recent outbreak at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
People can also take proprietary Chinese medicines such as Jinhua Qingdian (金花清感), Yinhuang Granules (银黄颗粒), and Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid (双黄连口服液). "When we catch a cold ourselves, we often don't go to the hospital and take medicine for a few days, and now it's the same." Gu Xiaohong said.
When do I need to go to the hospital? Gu Xiaohong said, if there is a fever, coughing and wheezing, chest tightness and chest pain symptoms, indicating that the condition is aggravated, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible. If there are some related uncertain symptoms, you should use medication under the guidance of a physician.
She specifically mentioned that because of the prevalence of fever symptoms after omikron infection, infected individuals should probably opt more for their own home treatment after developing a fever. In this case, different TCM remedies for adults or children to cope with fever symptoms after Omicron infection can be used, which can provide a cure for the root cause as opposed to taking Western medicine to reduce fever.
In terms of daily care, it is important to keep a distance from people who live with you during the post-infection period at home. It's best to live alone, wear a mask, wash your hands regularly, and wash cups, towels, and clothing separately. The house should be ventilated and disinfected on a regular basis, either by chemical disinfection methods or by traditional Chinese medicine. Eat a light diet, more vegetables and fruits, and less meat, fried and cold foods. Combine work and rest, play tai chi, eight duanjin, etc., appropriate exercise. Do not stay up late, ensure sleep, relaxation, "calm and anti-new crown".