Name: Q&A on COVID-19 vs flu #askWHO with WHO's Dr Sylvie Briand
Uploaded: 2020-03-16T02:21:23.000Z
Duration: 31 min 49 s
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And welcome to this Q and a session live from W to headquarters here in Geneva, Switzerland.

I'm so happy to be joined today by one of our experts here.

Um, I wonder if you could tell our audience a little bit about yourself.

I work at W Chew on Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases.

I currently I'm very busy with the cove in 19 disease.

But in the past, I also used to work on the influence our influence upon the making particular in 2000 and 9 2000 and 10.

And that's exactly what we're gonna be talking about today because we've seen a lot of questions in social media things, people coming to our Web sites, questions coming up from journalists and press conferences asking about the similarities between this new Corona virus Cove in 19 and flew.

And so we thought it would be a great time to talk a little bit about the similarities and the differences in these two diseases.

And so thank you for joining we're gonna go, we're gonna unpack these two issues.

In the meantime, if you want to ask a question too soon, v Doctor, just put a question in the comments section of whatever platform you're watching is on and tell us where you're coming from.

Tell us your name and tell us what's on your mind.

So, Dr Bob, um, when we talk about flu, we're really meeting most times.

Sees no influenza in your teller of viewers.

Well, the first in France eyes the due to a virus.

Actually, familiar viruses on those viruses tend to circulate in human population off temperate climates.

So that's why we see often epidemic of influence are during the winter season or cold season, depending where you live and it's a respiratory disease.

So it gives you cough, runny nose fever, muscle ache and on symptoms that are common to most of respiratory disease.

Basically, flu is something that many people take a little bit light heartedly in a way, but it's actually something that has profound impacts on countries and on families.

It's something that can be quite quite harmful.

I'm actually because people get used to seasonal flu MP.

They make they feel that, well, it's It's not very important on Dhe because it's something they know but actually flew.

Tend to kill between 250,000 to 650,000 people every year on her on Some people are more likely to get severe disease, and if they don't get treatment, they can die from it.

Yes, so there is a vaccine every year that is produced.

It's a bit tricky disease because, as you know, it's a family of viruses.

So every year we need to look at what are the viruses circulating?

And we need to develop the vaccine to target those particular viruses.

And this is why is the composition of the vaccine changes every year?

So no, as many people know and think something that our people have been asking his questions on.

We have a new Corona virus, and that's called Cove It.

So what are Corona viruses and what is this covert 19.

It's also familiar viruses We have common coronaviruses, four types that are also circulating and sometimes at the same time as the flu viruses.

And so they also give some kind of common cold.

But then we have other Corona viruses that are a bit different because those corner viruses are most of the time originated from animals, and so they are not exactly like human coronaviruses e.

They have specificities that make them a little bit more dangerous.

And we had the experience in 2000 and three with sauce, which emerge in Asia on then in 2012 13 with Merce, which emerged in the Middle East.

And this year we do have Cove in 19 again, apparently has emerged also in Asia, and it's a new virus to humans.

It's a new virus, probably thes virus was circulating in animals.

One or two humans on dhe started to spread from human to human.

So if you're joining us a little bit late, we're looking at similarities and differences between this new Corona virus, covert 19 and flu or seasonal influenza.

You can, if you have any questions for Dr Brio, put them in the comments section of which every platform you're watching is on.

And if you're watching it on Twitter, you can use the hashtag ask W H O.

So I have a few questions for you myself.

19 spread the same way it's flu, So Cove in 19 is a very new disease on De.

So we are still investigating all the way it can be spread between people.

But from the initial observations we have seen in China, it seemed that flew on cove in 19 of them, same way off transmitting.

And these are two respiratory viruses, and so they transmit.

When somebody a cough are sneeze or speak Andi.

It's transmitted by small droplets of humidity that you have in your mouth, and it goes to the other person.

But these droplets cannot travel very far, so you need to be very close to people to get infected.

Those droplets as welcome, drop on some surfaces, and if somebody comes on touch, the surface is after you have spoken or cough.

Denzel's person touches the surface is with the aunt, and then the hand is contaminated.

And then if this person touches the face or the mouths of the nose with the contaminated hand person can get the virus.

So with influenza, we have a vaccine to protect ourselves with covert.

We don't currently have a vaccine, So how can people protect themselves from Kobe?

So, actually, the measure to protect yourself for both viruses are are similar because we recommend, therefore, to protect yourself by washing your hands very regularly, because then you cannot.

If you're ends are contaminated, you will not put your virus in your eyes, your mouth, your nose.

We recommend also, when somebody is showing respiratory symptoms coughing, sneezing to stay home and to rest until they recover.

And if you see somebody showing symptoms, it's better to stay one meter away so that you are not getting the virus through through droplets.

Also, what is important for people who are sick.

They can also protect the other by wearing a mask.

But again, the best way to protect the others is also to stay home and try to not being contacted with the other at least more than one meter so that you don't transmit the virus.

So this is something we're seeing a lot of questions about When should I wear a mask or when should not wear a mask?

So if I understand you correctly, you're saying, if I'm sick, I should be wearing a mask to help protect the people around me.

Yeah, I think way can say, this is a general rule.

I think it's not necessary for everybody to wear a mask for two reasons.

Because we don't have enough mask for everyone.

Andi need to reserve those max for the people who really need it on the people.

We needed other people who are really exposed to a very sick patient.

And this is the else care workers, nurses, doctors and all the people working closely with patients on secondly, because sometimes when you wear a mask first, if you wear it for many hours, you will see it's not very comfortable and you tend to do mistakes.

And instead of being more cautious, you tend to forget that what is most important is to have a clean ends because even with the mask, you can still touch your eyes on dhe.

Still get the contamination through the ice, so it's better to just be aware wash your hands frequently and you will be better protected than badly wearing a mask.

So where am I getting so many questions from everyone here?

Thank you so much for your questions and your enthusiasm on this.

We will try to get to as many as we can in the time we have.