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(CNN Spanish) - Like every Friday, Dr. Elmer Huerta answers the questions you ask him through his Twitter account @DrHuerta.
In this episode, we answer the questions about the viral load of coronavirus in children, about whether the relatives of a person who has tested positive for the virus can take any preventive medicine, about whether a person can receive two different versions of the vaccine against the coronavirus - once it is available -, on the contagion time of an infected person, among other doubts.
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Hello, I am Dr. Elmer Huerta and this is your daily dose of information about the new coronavirus, information that we hope will be useful to take care of your health and that of your family. Today we will answer some of the questions that have been asked to our Twitter account @DrHuerta.
Dr. Emer Huerta, I had dengue in the past and it was very strong, does it influence my defenses to be stronger with respect to this covid19 disease?
- Juan Carlos Ruiz (@ JuanCar56423111) August 13, 2020
Hello, Juan Carlos, although it is true that immunity against dengue is different from immunity against the new coronavirus, it is accepted that, in general, the more the defense system has been stimulated in the past, the more efficiently it reacts in the future.
@drhuerta Dr good, my 63-year-old diabetic father tested positive for covid, he was already bad days ago, we lowered his glucose from 520 to 86, it is already 14 days that we have it at home, is it still contagious? Can he eat at the table with us?
- Christian Tomayconza (@amarucris) August 13, 2020
Good question, Juan Carlos.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, if a person has had a mild illness, the contagion stops 10 days after the first symptom.
For a more severe illness, it is 20 days.
@drhuerta today about his talk on viral load rpp I have a question. If it is the children who have the highest viral load and in the analyzes of the deceased, they are the ones with the highest load, how is it that statistically children are the least affected by covid?
- Cesar Ratto (@chatoratto) August 13, 2020
That's an excellent question, Caesar.
Unfortunately, we still don't know why, despite the fact that young children have 10 to 100 times more viruses in their airways than older children or adults, many of them do not suffer as much from the ravages of the disease.
DR. Huerta In the month of May I had a dry cough, I had never had a cough like this, two months later I had hives on my legs, could it be that I could have caught the covid? I had no fever, diarrhea, or other symptoms
- Angela R (@ Marycielo42020) August 13, 2020
It's very difficult to answer your question, Angela.
As we described in the August 10 episode, there are five types of skin lesions associated with COVID-19 and only one appears in the recovery stage of the disease.
The fact that your hives have appeared a long time later removes that possibility, but does not rule it out. You must see your doctor.
@drhuerta I consult him, I did the rapid test 3 times and I came out negative despite the fact that my children were positive and despite the fact that I was in contact with people with COV19 the first on June 16, the second on July 15 and the third today
- Maria del Pilar Pinedo del Aguila (@ Mariade15971074) August 12, 2020
Good question, María del Pilar.
It is possible that - by some mechanism - you have not been infected. The fact that you have had three tests probably rules out that the test was false negative.
The truth is that it is not yet known why, for example, the partner of an infected person does not become infected. We must wait for more investigations.
@drhuerta good afternoon, I ask: if I get a vaccine (Russian for example) and then a better one comes out, can I get vaccinated again?
- Fabian Naranjo P. (@TachoNaranjo) August 12, 2020
Excellent question, Fabian.
In the August 12 episode, we described how a group of scientists has postulated that vaccinating a person again with the triple vaccine, even those previously vaccinated, could make the disease milder.
But despite the fact that theoretically nothing should happen, the truth is that because it is so new and has different mechanisms of action, there is no precise answer to your question.
@drhuerta good afternoon, I am a doctor and I was already with Covid two and a half months ago, developing humoral immunity with IgG in serology, 3 days ago I operated on a patient with covid positive for pcr that left until today, despite having taken care of us. What would be my risk of recontagion
- Blue_Surg (@SurgBlue) August 12, 2020
Hello Doctor. Unless during the surgical intervention you were not well protected and aerosols have formed (due to the use of electrocautery for example), I do not think there is a risk of contagion.
In addition, - until now - it is not known whether or not there may be reinfection, according to the CDC.
Thanks for your question.
Infectious virus particles? Can you explain please
- Francisco Merino (@fmerinov) August 12, 2020
Good question, Francisco. An infectious particle is called the virus that, being structurally complete, can cause an infection.
This is important when, for example, it is discovered that a molecular test - either in a person or in the environment - is positive and one asks the question: is this virus that I have found with the test, capable of causing disease or is it incomplete? and it cannot cause infection?
What happens is that, because it is so sensitive, the PCR test “amplifies” a piece of the virus molecule and reports it as a positive test, despite the fact that, because it is incomplete, that particle is not infectious.
Doctor, because of laziness, I do not wash the packaged products, I leave them on a table that I have placed in the patio, so I think that the virus dies, is that right?
- Optimistic (@SAYSAYSAYSA) August 12, 2020
Hello Optimist, I think you are doing very well.
Unless the amount of secretions is very large, 24 hours in the open is enough time for the viruses to be inactivated.
Dr Huerta, a query, if cross immunity against covid-19 can occur due to having previously had colds, then would it be good if they gave us the influenza and pneumococcal vaccine these days? If so, can everyone get vaccinated ? Who should not get vaccinated?
- Zara María (@ ZaraMara13) August 11, 2020
Excellent question, Zara María.
In the episode of August 12 precisely, we described a theory that postulates that the vaccines that we have given in the past, by a mechanism of “trained innate immunity” can help reduce the severity of the disease.
Although we must wait for more research to corroborate that theory, I think the flu and pneumonia vaccine are highly recommended these days.
@drhuerta Good, I wanted to consult you: for those of us who are supporting the treatment of our relatives with COVID-19, should we take a preventive medicine or should we wait for symptoms?
- Dany Rojas (@ DanyRojas77) August 11, 2020
Hello Dany.
From the moment a family member is known to be infected, that person must wear a mask and be isolated.
The other members of the family should avoid approaching her, using masks when caring for her in her room, which must be well ventilated to avoid the presence of the virus in the air.
Unfortunately, there are no medications that one can take to avoid contagion.
@drhuerta, how long does a person who contracted the virus stop spreading? If several weeks have passed and this person continues to show symptoms (such as cough), is it no longer contagious? Thanks for your reply.
- Jessica Cáceres (@astrouhiu) August 11, 2020
As we responded to Christian a moment ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States say that if a person had a mild illness, the contagion stops 10 days from the day they presented the first symptom.
For a more severe illness, you must wait 20 days.
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