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“RSV” – “Influenza” – Covid 19 3 epidemics of respiratory diseases in the same season

M.Yong Professor Dr Yong Phuworawan, Head of the Center specializes in clinical virology. Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine opens information Respiratory disease caused by infection virus There are many But the main problem originally would be “flu” with “RSV” and in the old days We do not test because the method of examination is difficult unlike these days. Covid19 “RSV” a “flu” There is an ATK method to detect the disease. more such These three cases of the disease will be during the same season. seasonal illness and will have problems in The risk group is young children, elderly which has congenital disease also known as 608

“RSV” It is an ancient disease. So far, it has not been developed. a vaccine can be used to protect This disease is now possible again. From the study in the center where I worked Children grow up to 5 years, almost none of them ever. and every person can come again There are some people every year immunity which arises from the mother to be transferred to the child And it will take about 6 months for the immunity to pass from the mother. small children It is possible and the symptoms are serious. But most are detected after the mother’s immune system has stopped, ie from 6 months of age. There are several types of this virus. And if traced to the same species it can be repeated again. The violence is more intense in the first year and as they get older. The severity of the disease will be less. Similarly, adults may only have mild symptoms and will have more symptoms in the immunocompromised or elderly group 608 There is no direct drug treatment to treat symptoms. most wholesome

“flu” Likewise, there are many Species A and B The epidemic this yearInfluenza A strain H3N2 Almost all of them, in the middle, we monitor the species constantly. a vaccine Protection but not high efficiency Vaccination is possible, but symptoms are reduced. the same as Covid19

also Covid19 It is a seasonal disease. found in the same season, viz rainy season and it will be less between October and December and it will rise a little more in January-March. then gradually decrease again and increase once more after mid-June Studies around the world have found that violence of the age From Micron decrease, even try covid reduce it MONTH-C in a child reduce it and severity MONTH-C in children also decreased (in an Israeli study) JAMA May 19, 2022 It’s like the disease adapts toseasonal illness

In the past, the death rate of Respiratory disease like pneumonia, pneumonia, respiratory failure from infection We can find many, but we have never distinguished what kind of infection it is pneumonia caused by bacteria to worsen However, these days the care has improved. That death rate has dropped significantly compared to when I was caring for patients 40 years ago. pneumonia in many patients Sometimes I don’t even know what the cause is.

besides virus It has been mentioned that there are many other causes. respiratory disease and if it checks all it will cost a lot of unnecessary, except for research studies. to know what is happening at the moment which is our duty which we do all the time

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