DOH: Wala pang naitatalang kaso ng "Walking Pneumonia" sa bansa

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Ano nga ba ang usong mga sakit ngayong inaasahang lalamig ang panahon dahil sa simoy ng Pasko? At may napapabalita ring "Walking Pneumonia". Kaugnay n'yan, nakasalang sa Balitanghali si Infectious Disease Expert at Presidente ng Philippine College of Physicians, Rontgene Solante.

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00:00 What are the most common diseases that are expected to be cured by the beginning of Christmas?

00:05 And there's a news about a walking pneumonia.

00:09 That's right. We have with us this morning,

00:11 the infectious disease expert and president of the Philippine College of Physicians,

00:16 Rontjin Solante. Good morning, Doc.

00:19 Good morning, Doc.

00:20 Good morning.

00:22 Alright, first of all, what is the significance of this walking pneumonia,

00:26 even though there's no outbreak in the country, in the DOH, should we be concerned?

00:31 Well, first of all, Maris, this is not something new.

00:37 This is an old organism causing upper respiratory tract infection.

00:42 It means that this disease is similar to influenza-like illness.

00:47 And it's common among children, those who are 5 years old and below.

00:52 And the symptoms are similar to flu, like cough, fever, sore throat, and cough.

01:00 And usually, the walking pneumonia, that's why it's called walking pneumonia,

01:05 you don't need to treat them, right?

01:07 They will recover and after 7 or 10 days, they can go back to work.

01:14 The symptoms will go away.

01:15 And I think this is not something to be alarmed with.

01:18 What's important here is that we need to implement again,

01:23 wearing face masks in public places.

01:26 To immediately eliminate the symptoms of walking pneumonia,

01:30 some doctors are already prescribing antibiotics for suspected patients.

01:36 What can you say about this?

01:37 I can say that they can treat it because there's a cure for it.

01:43 But the cure is what we will put in vulnerable populations,

01:49 like the elderly and those who are already old,

01:52 which sometimes and rarely will lead to a more severe form of the walking pneumonia.

01:58 But it rarely becomes severe.

02:01 It's usually rest.

02:04 We encourage them to drink water, to rest,

02:08 and if there's a fever, they just need to treat the fever.

02:11 It's important to wear a mask if there are symptoms,

02:15 so that there's no infection in the house and other workplaces.

02:19 All right.

02:20 Doc, from the talking about walking pneumonia,

02:22 let's move to the COVID-19.

02:24 According to the DOH, 1,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported in one week,

02:30 the highest in 19 weeks.

02:32 What's the possible reason for this increase?

02:34 And do you see a correlation in the increase in the number of walking pneumonia cases?

02:39 Well, there are many factors, Chino.

02:42 First of all, COVID-19 is still here and there are new variants.

02:48 So I think these are the new variants of interest that are also seen in other countries

02:55 that have seen a slight increase in the number of cases.

02:58 And second, the most important thing is why these viral respiratory tract infections are increasing.

03:07 There's no longer a need to wear a face mask, no longer social or physical distancing.

03:12 And even though there are symptoms,

03:14 people are going to restaurants and malls,

03:18 it's really expected that this kind of infection is increasing

03:22 through respiratory droplets.

03:25 But even though our data on COVID-19 is increasing,

03:30 we're still happy because it doesn't reflect that the number of cases is increasing,

03:35 the hospitalization is increasing.

03:37 Hospitalization is still low with regards to COVID-19.

03:40 And we can see that COVID-19 is also an influenza-like illness.

03:46 Okay. And with the cold weather,

03:48 what other diseases should our countrymen take care of

03:52 and how will they strengthen our resistance?

03:56 Yes, Chino and Maris.

03:59 It's really expected this month, especially November, December,

04:03 even early part of January because it's still cold,

04:07 the respiratory tract illnesses like pneumonia,

04:10 influenza-like illness, and upper respiratory tract infection.

04:15 Let's not forget that dengue is year-round.

04:19 It's one of the things we're looking at,

04:22 especially when it's cold and rainy, dengue is high.

04:27 When it rains, we should also monitor leptospirosis.

04:31 There are regions or there are municipalities outside of Metro Manila

04:35 where it rains and it's easy to pick up cases of leptospirosis.

04:40 So these are the common infections that somehow are common during this time of the year.

04:48 We should still remind the public,

04:50 we should strengthen our bodies, eat healthy,

04:54 have a good day, and have a good rest.

05:01 And it's important, for example, if you have symptoms,

05:03 you should really rest.

05:05 Since respiratory tract infection is the most common,

05:08 if you have symptoms, wear a face mask and don't go inside.

05:13 Thank you very much, infectious disease expert Dr. Ronc Gin Solante.

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