What is the new virus strain G4 EA H1N1 in China? The cause to the illness?

With the current Covid-19 epidemic situation, scientists are raising new concerns about the G4 EA H1N1 virus strain because they have complex characteristics that currently have no vaccine to prevent. So what are they and how can they make us sick?

What is G4 EA H1N1 virus?

According to a study published in the American scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), G4 EA H1N1 is derived from the ancestor of the H1N1 virus strain that caused the pandemic in 2009 . G4 EA H1N1 is listed as one of the G4 virus strains.

Species that are G4 viruses have been detected in pigs since 2016 , and recent studies show that they have the ability to multiply in cells in the respiratory system of infected people. Scientists at Chinese universities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in China predict that G4 EA H1N1 could trigger another pandemic this year .

Is it spread from person to person?

Currently, scientists do not have any evidence that the G4 virus is capable of being transmitted from person to person . However, the first two positive cases were found in 2016 and 2019. One was a 46-year-old patient and the other was a 9-year-old patient. This proves that this strain will have the ability to spread from pigs to humans, causing serious infections and possibly death . Scientists fear that they have the ability to mutate, and then have the ability to transmit from person to person.

Is there a way to prevent the G4 virus?

Currently, scientists confirm that we do not have immunity to these strains of the G4 virus . At the same time, we have yet to find a vaccine to treat them.

In a blood sample analysis conducted by scientists, up to 10.4% of pig farmers were infected with G4 virus in the surveyed localities in China. And this study also shows that up to 4.4% of the surrounding population has been exposed to this virus strain .

After these studies, PNAS warned that it is necessary to tighten the management of pig production in China and also take measures to monitor people who work in contact with pigs here to avoid outbreaks. .

Although the appearance of this new virus has not been recorded in Vietnam, but being properly aware of it will help you avoid infection as well as limit its spread to the community, especially during this time. The Covid-19 pandemic is also complicated all over the world.

Source: Wikipedia, Lao Dong newspaper

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