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The Ministry of Health reveals the end date of the syncytial virus and ways to prevent contagion

Dr Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that respiratory syncytial virus is spread throughout Egyptian society and not just in schools, indicating that this spread occurs frequently in the autumn and early season. winter all over the world, but the Corona crisis in the last two years has made us forget that.

Abdel Ghaffar added, during his meeting with the media, Engy Anwar, in the “New Egypt” program broadcast on the “EtC” channel today Tuesday, that every viral wave has a beginning, an escalation and an end, and the spread of the syncytial virus will end as soon as it enters the winter season.

And he continued: “The syncytial virus spreads quickly, but its symptoms are like a cold, and the death rates due to the virus are very low compared to the Corona virus, and it is not as dangerous as the Covid 19, and its spread between children and adults and the infection is very normal, but not as dangerous as the Corona virus.”

A spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population appealed to families on the importance of boosting immunity through good nutrition, drinking plenty of fluids, continuous disinfection of surfaces and hands, good ventilation and wearing a mask in crowded places , with the importance of getting the flu shot to prevent syncytial virus infection.

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