The health Ministry said the unusual pneumonia in the coronavirus
Coronavirus causes an unusual pneumonia in patients about It in interview to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" told the chief pulmonologist of Ministry of health, corresponding member of RAS Sergey Avdeev.
According to the doctor, the current SARS and the truth differs from community-acquired pneumonia, with which medicine had in the past, although viral pneumonia known to science for a long time.
as an example, he cited patients with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus, which have absolutely No complaints, symptoms and signs of the disease." No fever, no cough, no shortness of breath. However, computer tomography, patients show signs of pneumonia, " explained pulmonologist.
Avdeev also mentioned the case with cruise ship Diamond Princess in the cabin which was fixed source of the spread of coronavirus." It was found that in 73% of patients with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus infection had absolutely no symptoms. Among these asymptomatic patients for lung computed tomography were the changes that indicate the presence of pneumonia. They were discovered in 54% of patients. That is, the vast majority, " said the Professor.
It speaks about the Fact that currently, mankind is faced with the fact that development opportunities are completely asymptomatic forms of pneumonia, graduated from the pulmonologist.
on a cruise ship Diamond Princess, which since February has long stood at the quarantine port to the South of Tokyo, has revealed 712 is infected with a coronavirus, 13 people died.
The world health organization eleven Mar announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the final data to who, the world documented more than 2, 47 million infections, more than 169 thousand people died.
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