Interview × Infection
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Interview × Infection
It is immunity that protects our body, but there are some diseases that are not immunized, and of course there are limits, so it is important to avoid getting sick.
Keeping pathogens out of your body may be a form of immunity.
This time, we interviewed Dr. Hayato Yamauchi, an infection control doctor.（Interview 2020/12/30）
Infectious diseases of this era
Q. What do you think of the recent epidemic of infectious diseases?
A. In the past, every winter, the flu epidemic caused classes to close, right?
Infectious diseases have not suddenly appeared recently. It's something that exists around us.
So I think that what the important things are these two points.
1: What the countermeasures that we do are for ? 2: Who do we protect by doing such countermeasures?
The true countermeasures are not for showing or making an alibi.
The occurrence of infectious diseases is a natural disaster. However, the epidemic of infectious diseases is a man-made disaster.
Wrong countermeasures may create a strange sense of security and spread the infection.
Cough etiquette
Q. What should we do to prevent the spread of the infection?
A. The important thing is to keep "cough etiquette" in mind.
Cough etiquette is to cover your cough with a mask or elbow block to prevent it from infecting the other person.
Since the frequency of contact infections such as influenza and COVID-19 is low and the main transmission route is droplet infection, I think that masks are particularly effective in controlling infectious diseases.
"Even though two beauticians with COVID-19 symptoms had been in contact with 139 guests for more than 15 minutes each, the beauticians wore masks, so none of the guests were infected." This is the report of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). According to this fact, it can be said that it is extremely useful for everyone to wear a mask indoors.
There are various types of masks such as cloth masks and urethane masks, but after all, the one that can prevent splashing most is the non-woven fabric mask with a three-layer structure, and among them, the surgical (medical) mask.
There are many counterfeit products on the market, so I think it is important to choose quality-guaranteed products. But that doesn't mean other masks are bad.
However, if you have symptoms or have close contact with an infected patient, it is recommended that you wear a non-woven mask such as a surgical mask if possible.
"Cough etiquette" is also a manner of compassion. Act to protect your loved ones and someone else's loved ones.
Face infectious diseases
Q. What do you think is important dealing with infectious diseases?
A. I think that the important thing in facing an infectious disease is to be afraid correctly.
Torahiko Terada said, "It's easy not to be too scared or to be too scared, but it's difficult to be scared properly."
In an era of mixed information, it may be difficult to determine what is right and what is wrong. What the experts said is not always correct.
If you are afraid too much, your efforts will result in waste and exhaustion, prejudice and discrimination, and if you are not afraid, it will lead to the spread of infection due to lack of countermeasures. I want you to always keep in mind that you "know right and fear right".