MYNET SPECIAL | Devrim Montenegro – While upper respiratory tract infection cases have increased significantly in recent days, hospital emergency rooms are almost overflowing. Complaints such as fatigue, cough, pain and fever have increased among citizens, especially babies and children. While the number of people applying to doctors is increasing day by day, “Is there an unknown epidemic?” The question started to come to mind.
Commenting on Mynet about the increasing number of cases in recent days, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, faculty member Prof. Dr. Alpay Azap, He explained the reason for the intensity.
IS THERE AN UNKNOWN OUTBREAK?
“There is no epidemic situation that we don’t know about, all of them are complaints caused by viruses we know.” said Prof. Dr. Alpay Azap said, “However, in this period, there is a co-circulation of viruses that we have complete control over. In some patients, we encounter infection with the flu virus, which we call influenza. In some patients, RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), in some, the new variant of Covid-19, and in some, different cold viruses.” seen.” said.
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR INCREASING CASES?
Underlining that the density in question is an expected situation, Prof. Dr. While pointing out the effects of the pandemic period, Azap said, “This is actually a situation we expected. There is nothing unexpected. This is an expected result of staying indoors for a long time after the pandemic, widely using the mask and paying extra attention to hygiene. In this period, flu “Infections are a little more common.” he said.
COMPLAINTS LAST FOR A LONG TIME, COUGHS DO NOT GO AWAY
Speaking about the complaints continuing for up to a month, Prof. Dr. Azap: “The healing process after such flu infections, especially in those with cough, may take up to a month. In other words, the cough may continue, but this does not mean that the virus is still effective and the disease continues. Continuing the cough does not mean that the disease continues.” he said.
REASON: VIRUSES ARE ADDED END TO END
“However, while some patients are actually recovering, they are actually getting re-infected with another virus. That’s why the complaints start again.” said Prof. Dr. Azap said the reason why the complaints did not go away for a long time was as follows;
“So, especially in this period, since there are so many patients around us, infections caused by different viruses can be added one after another.”
“THE CAUSE IS NOT THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE BUT…”
Emphasizing that the public rumors about the coronavirus vaccine causing the diseases in question are absolutely not true, Azap said, “These complaints have nothing to do with coronavirus vaccines. It is just a lack of training caused by the coronavirus protection measures, the excessive use of masks, and the closures, not the coronavirus vaccines.
Our immune systems have been a little untrained in the past period. “That’s why viruses can circulate more and cause more diseases,” he said.
