On January 4, the National Influenza Center released the 52nd week of "Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report". The monitoring data showed that the positive rate of influenza virus testing in southern provinces increased this week, while that in northern provinces decreased. The A (H3N2) subtype (that is, influenza A) is the main type, and the proportion of B (Victoria) series (that is, B) continues to increase. During the same period, the Meituan Drug Buying Health Index on January 5 shows that the national A and B stream-related drugs oseltamivir and Sufuda have fallen behind after a short period of demand last week, and the search and order volume of drugs have shown an upward trend this week. At present, Meituan Pharmaceutical has opened a home express inspection service in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Doctors remind a variety of influenza and respiratory diseases during the epidemic period, and it is meaningful to identify the
According to CCTV news client side news, Shanghai Children’s Hospital’s recent outpatient and emergency patient test results show that the total number of influenza patients has not changed in recent times, but the proportion of outpatient and emergency influenza patients has risen from less than 10% in early December to more than 40% in recent days. But overall, there are still more A-stream patients than B-stream patients. Meituan’s health index shows that in addition to the growth of A-stream and B-stream drugs, the search for cough medicine dextromethorphan nationwide has nearly doubled this week. Nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, sore throat, and fever have become high-frequency terms for recent inquiries.
Figure: In the past week, right methorphan has nearly doubled, and nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, sore throat, and fever have become high-frequency words for recent inquiries (Source: Meituan Drug Buying Health Index)
From a city-by-city perspective, the order volume of oseltamivir Shenzhen has nearly doubled in the week; the order volume of Sufuda in Changzhou, Taiyuan, Fuzhou, Dalian and Shantou has more than doubled in the week; the order volume of dextromethorphan in Xuzhou, Taiyuan and Huizhou has more than doubled in the week. Overall, the jump rate in East China and South China is more obvious, and everyone still needs to pay attention to protection.
Figure: Influenza-related drugs as a whole have jumped more significantly in East China and South China (Source: Meituan Buying Drug Health Index)
After the recent B-stream related news frequently appeared on the hot search, many netizens also said: "I thought that the A-stream was about to be sent away, but I didn’t expect the B-stream to come again. After I have symptoms, I don’t know what virus I have been recruited?" In this regard, the person in charge of the Meituan Pharmaceutical Pharmacy Service Center introduced: "Among the several epidemic diseases that have received high attention recently, the A and B stream has the characteristics of urgent onset, hot topic, headache, and muscle soreness all over the body. The body temperature often peaks within a few hours or 24 hours, reaching 39-40 ° C, or even higher; COVID-19 patients usually have fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, sore throat, and myalgia symptoms, and a small number of patients will have abnormal sense of smell and/or taste; while the common cold is mostly caused by viruses, a small part is caused by bacteria, and local symptoms are the main ones, including sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, etc. Generally, there are few fever symptoms, or only low fever. If you can’t tell the difference, you can test the results first and then treat it symptomatically. "
Ms. Fei, who lives in Beijing, has been sneezing frequently recently, has a runny nose, coughs, has a dry and itchy throat, and her whole body is sore. Because she doesn’t know what type of disease she is suffering from, she first ordered the "home express inspection" service on Meituan to buy medicine. She received the test report in about three hours and found that she was not infected with A and B. Then, Ms. Fei asked the doctor at the entrance of Meituan to ask the respiratory physician of Tier 1 hospital how to take medicine. The respiratory doctor who received the treatment asked Dr. Liu in detail about Ms. Fei’s specific symptoms and medication. According to the test results and the patient’s symptoms, it is more likely to consider ordinary influenza. Therefore, she prescribed relevant medicines for Ms. Fei and provided detailed medication instructions and health suggestions.
The relevant person in charge of Meituan Pharmaceutical Pharmacy Service Center specially reminded that antiviral drugs should be taken symptomatically according to the doctor’s instructions. You should not reduce the dosage or blindly stop the drug after the symptoms are relieved. You need to take it in sufficient quantities and for a full course of treatment under the guidance of a doctor. Similar antipyretics cannot be taken together. For example, ibuprofen and acetaminophen are both non-steroidal antipyretic and analgesic drugs. Avoid combining them to avoid overdose or toxic synergy. Do not take cold medicines containing the same ingredients repeatedly. Most compound cold medicines contain acetaminophen to avoid liver damage caused by overdose of acetaminophen. During the medication period, you should avoid smoking, alcohol and spicy, cold and greasy foods. It is not advisable to take tonic traditional Chinese medicine at the same time during the medication.
At the same time, the New Year’s Day holiday has ended, and the person in charge of Meituan Pharmacy Service Center also reminded that after the holiday, you should pay attention to the adjustment of work and rest, especially after returning from foreign travel, you should keep warm or take off clothes according to the specific situation. In addition, daily preventive measures are essential to block the spread of B stream. It is recommended that you pay more attention to your own situation and maintain good hygiene habits.