Recently, the term asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected people has become very popular, and it has also caused many people to be very worried. At present, China’s COVID-19 epidemic is under very good control, but in recent days, some cases of COVID-19 have appeared in China.
Investigations revealed that these cases were transmitted by asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected persons.
What is asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infection?
Asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 virus infection are also known as recessive COVID-19 patients. The exposure of these patients is often detected by nucleic acid testing, or such patients have caused contact infection. from.
At present, more than 1,500 asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 virus infection have been found in our country. These patients are being isolated and undergoing related treatment.
Asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infection can be roughly divided into two cases.
In the first case, this type of patient has very good immunity, which can suppress the virus in the body and never become sick.
In the second case, these patients do not have the relevant symptoms-just because they are in the incubation period of the virus and have no symptoms for the time being, but over time, or at some point the patient’s resistance decreases, some patients will appear Corresponding symptoms.
Is asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infectious?
In fact, compared to the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected people and the definition of asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected people, we don’t care very much, everyone cares whether the asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected people are infectious, Will it be contagious.
Two months ago, there was a case of clustering of COVID-19 in Shandong. In the case, an elderly person visited Wuhan in January, and everything was normal after returning home, but his wife, son, and daughter-in-law had symptoms of COVID-19 one after another. After the family was taken to the hospital for treatment, the doctor traced the case and performed a nucleic acid test on the only elderly person in the family who was asymptomatic, and found that he was the source of the COVID-19 virus.
This case demonstrates that asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected people have a detoxification situation. People who contact him may become infected with COVID-19, so asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected people are also infectious. .
How to find asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infected people?
At present, there are two main methods for detecting asymptomatic COVID-19 virus infection.
The first method, has been to the COVID-19 epidemic area, or has been contacted with a confirmed or suspected person of COVID-19, it is best to actively take a nucleic acid test to determine whether you are infected with COVID -19 virus.
In the second method, the doctor traces the confirmed cases of COVID-19, finds close contacts, and conducts nucleic acid examination to find asymptomatic patients infected with COVID-19 virus.
Although asymptomatic infected persons have no symptoms and are not easy to find, everyone should not worry, and continue to relax, and take good precautions for COVID-19: go to places where people gather more, wear masks, and wash your hands frequently, so that you can greatly Reduce the risk of infection.