Fears As Another Pandemic Looms In China

China is becoming the world’s center of attention as all manner of viral diseases finds their root from there. The corona virus that emanated from China which the world is still battling with seems not to be enough for China.

It will interest you to know that corona virus has affect over Ten million people with over five hundred thousand deaths. The pandemic has brought man and every activity to a stand still. Our economy is not left out of this problem.

China is known for eating all manner of foods, raw or cooked. Almost everything in China Is foods. As a result, they consume some primary host of certain viruses making them to replicate in humans as secondary host. First was Corona virus, hanta virus follows and now a swine flu.

Swine flu is now the latest infection in China according to Chinese researchers. The swine flu have the capacity to infect humans, having a pandemic potentials.

However, according to Chinese scientists, the virus don’t caused an immediate global health thread as COVID-19

G4 is the name of the latest swine flu according to Chinese researchers who described the virus to be genetically descended from the 2009 pandemic caused by H1N1 swine flu.

Published in the proceedings of the national academy of science (PNAS), the latest swine flu shows all the essential hallmarks of the the candidate pandemic virus.

Mode of transmission

Through contact with contaminated surfaces e.g doorknob, blanket etc

Through the saliva of infected individual which can be through kissing or sharing food with the inflected.

Through Respiratory droplets such as sneezes and coughs

The associated symptoms

Body aches

Fever

Sore through

Cough

Chills

Prevention and control

The best way for prevention is through vaccination which can be taken yearly.

Frequent Washing of hands with sanitizers and water is another good way to prevent you from contracting the flu.

avoid hand contact with mouth, nose and eyes.

Avoid eating half cooked pork meat.

It is my prayer that you will not be a victim of any of these diseases. Only with your eyes shall you see and hear of the news far away, declaring the faithfulness of God in your life.

Stay safe and stay healthy.

SOURCE: opr.news