Concerned about the uncontrollable wave of Corona-Infected in this country have been, fortunately, out. But still the uncertainty is not over.
Because so far, it is unclear how high the number of unreported cases of the Infected actually is. Many patients show no symptoms and are not tested, therefore, – the more difficult the estimations.
Infected give more Coronvirus unknowingly
This “still Infected” suffering itself is not physically under Covid-19, is transferred to the Coronavirus, however, unknowingly on other people and, therefore, represent a high risk.
Especially children, which, according to current scientific knowledge, a severe disease of the Covid booth rarely to 19 suffer, are breast-feeding a carrier group.
In early April, American experts have suggested that around a quarter of those Infected have no symptoms.
The large number of silent infections is?
A new study in the journal ‘Thorax’ be published, shows that the number of silent infections could in truth be significantly higher.
For their study, scientists analyzed the Macquirie University Hospitals in New South Wales, act, data from a total of 123 passengers and crew members of a cruise ship.
This mid – March-as the world health organization (WHO) the pandemic had to be broken up by Argentina for a three – week journey.
People who had been in the past three weeks, in countries with a high rate of infection, were not allowed on Board. In addition, in addition, all passengers fever was measured.
Silent infections are much more frequent than
As to the 8. Day, however, a passenger has a fever got, was placed the vessel under the insulation. There are various measures for infection control were strengthened.
The passengers were in their cabins to stop and the staff that came in contact with Infected, had to wear special protection equipment.
In spite of the protection measures, the Coronavirus spread: Eight travelers had to be treated due to the infection in a hospital. The rest of the people on Board were on 20. Day for the Virus tested, 59 percent were positive.
Much more serious is the realization, however: Only 19 percent of the Infected symptoms, 81 percent showed.
Silent infections occur in this investigation result in so much more frequently than bisland was suspected.
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Spread of the Coronavirus: global data
From these results, it can be according to the physician, and editor of ‘Thorax’, Professor Alan Smyth, conclusions on future loosening of the measures – even if it is only a small sample.
“The countries move from the Lockdown,” said Smyth in a blog entry. “In fact, however, a much higher proportion of the population could be infected.”
The spread of the Virus in isolated environments is likely to have been significantly underestimated. The expert is, therefore, to bear in mind that it is in urgent need of global data, to determine the actual number of Infected.
Without this data it is difficult “to find a reliable estimate of the number of Sars-CoV-2-positive patients without symptoms.”
Source
- Ing, A., Cocks, C & Green, J. P. (2020): COVID-19: in the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton, retrieved on 28.05.2020 https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/27/thoraxjnl-2020-215091
Cornelia Bertram
*The contribution of “”silent infections”, Many Corona-patients according to the study, no symptoms,” is published by FitForFun. Contact with the executives here.