Online rumors about avian flu can not believe!
2017-02-22 08:10:51 Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 21, the new media since the beginning of this
year, China's 16 provinces have been infected with H7N9 avian influenza epidemic, and many rumors began to spread on the network. Reporters found that some of these rumors for the new, and some have been repeated on the network repeatedly.
Rumors one: eat pickles chicken feet, the market chicken infection H7N9 death
Around the Spring Festival this year, a "Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province, Gao Fengzhen Hao Aijun, because the Wushi Street restaurant to eat large-scale chicken infection H7N9 avian flu death, doctors involved in the rescue has been isolated, Ruichang City, 5570 poultry has been infected" message In Jiangxi Ruichang public micro-news on the wind.
In addition to large-scale chicken, "eat pickles chicken feet infected H7N9 avian flu death" "eggs can not eat" and other rumors about H7N9 avian flu also spread in the network.
According to the response of the National Health Service's Emergency Response Office, the most important risk factors for human infection with the H7N9 virus are either directly or indirectly exposed to infected poultry or infected birds. There is no evidence that the H7N9 virus can be transmitted to humans through properly treated poultry or eggs. In addition, eating cooked food will not be infected with H7N9 virus.
Rumors two: wearing a down jacket will be infected with avian flu
In addition to "eat chicken, Pickle Chicken infected H7N9 avian influenza", the Internet has also been rumors that avian influenza virus can survive on poultry feathers for a long time, not only the production process of the workers in the process of collecting high-risk groups, Down jacket people have to be careful.
State Health Commission, said the Health and Emergency Office of the response, at present, China confirmed H7N9 cases, the vast majority of the incidence of live birds before exposure or exposure history, and exposure to live poultry sold in the proportion of farmers market. The risk of infection is also higher for those who are engaged in non-scale and non-standard poultry farming, trafficking, slaughter and so on because they are exposed to infected birds. But the use of down jacket down jacket products are usually sterilized, high temperature and other aspects of treatment, the possibility of avian influenza virus survival is minimal.
Therefore, the collection of down workers is indeed a high risk of infection with avian influenza population, should take appropriate protective measures, but wearing a down jacket infected with avian flu probability is very small.
Rumors 3: Avian flu will spread between people
Recently, the network also said that avian flu can spread between people.
In this regard, the State Health Commission website published information that directly or indirectly exposed to infected live poultry or infected with poultry pollution environment is the most dangerous factors leading to human infection with avian flu. Avian influenza virus mainly through the respiratory tract, close contact with infected poultry and its secretions, excreta is also the main route of transmission of avian influenza.
According to the monitoring information of the State Health Commission, although there are occasional localized cases (2-3 cases each case, no recurrence cases) occurred, but there is no evidence that H7N9 virus can continue to "human transmission."
Renmin University of China School of Journalism Professor Kuang Wenzhong that the reason why the high incidence of avian flu will repeat all kinds of rumors, the reason is that the information involved in avian influenza has a high degree of social concern, and for ordinary people have a certain professional knowledge threshold , People are easily misled. He reminded the public, in contact with such information at the same time should be concerned about the authority of the official platform of the rumor message. (Participate in writing: Li Li Ke Lu Huadong Gao Yiwei Zhang Jun He) (End)
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 21, the new media since the beginning of this
year, China's 16 provinces have been infected with H7N9 avian influenza epidemic, and many rumors began to spread on the network. Reporters found that some of these rumors for the new, and some have been repeated on the network repeatedly.
Rumors one: eat pickles chicken feet, the market chicken infection H7N9 death
Around the Spring Festival this year, a "Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province, Gao Fengzhen Hao Aijun, because the Wushi Street restaurant to eat large-scale chicken infection H7N9 avian flu death, doctors involved in the rescue has been isolated, Ruichang City, 5570 poultry has been infected" message In Jiangxi Ruichang public micro-news on the wind.
In addition to large-scale chicken, "eat pickles chicken feet infected H7N9 avian flu death" "eggs can not eat" and other rumors about H7N9 avian flu also spread in the network.
According to the response of the National Health Service's Emergency Response Office, the most important risk factors for human infection with the H7N9 virus are either directly or indirectly exposed to infected poultry or infected birds. There is no evidence that the H7N9 virus can be transmitted to humans through properly treated poultry or eggs. In addition, eating cooked food will not be infected with H7N9 virus.
Rumors two: wearing a down jacket will be infected with avian flu
In addition to "eat chicken, Pickle Chicken infected H7N9 avian influenza", the Internet has also been rumors that avian influenza virus can survive on poultry feathers for a long time, not only the production process of the workers in the process of collecting high-risk groups, Down jacket people have to be careful.
State Health Commission, said the Health and Emergency Office of the response, at present, China confirmed H7N9 cases, the vast majority of the incidence of live birds before exposure or exposure history, and exposure to live poultry sold in the proportion of farmers market. The risk of infection is also higher for those who are engaged in non-scale and non-standard poultry farming, trafficking, slaughter and so on because they are exposed to infected birds. But the use of down jacket down jacket products are usually sterilized, high temperature and other aspects of treatment, the possibility of avian influenza virus survival is minimal.
Therefore, the collection of down workers is indeed a high risk of infection with avian influenza population, should take appropriate protective measures, but wearing a down jacket infected with avian flu probability is very small.
Rumors 3: Avian flu will spread between people
Recently, the network also said that avian flu can spread between people.
In this regard, the State Health Commission website published information that directly or indirectly exposed to infected live poultry or infected with poultry pollution environment is the most dangerous factors leading to human infection with avian flu. Avian influenza virus mainly through the respiratory tract, close contact with infected poultry and its secretions, excreta is also the main route of transmission of avian influenza.
According to the monitoring information of the State Health Commission, although there are occasional localized cases (2-3 cases each case, no recurrence cases) occurred, but there is no evidence that H7N9 virus can continue to "human transmission."
Renmin University of China School of Journalism Professor Kuang Wenzhong that the reason why the high incidence of avian flu will repeat all kinds of rumors, the reason is that the information involved in avian influenza has a high degree of social concern, and for ordinary people have a certain professional knowledge threshold , People are easily misled. He reminded the public, in contact with such information at the same time should be concerned about the authority of the official platform of the rumor message. (Participate in writing: Li Li Ke Lu Huadong Gao Yiwei Zhang Jun He) (End)
Comment