Academician Professor Mikhail Paltsev said that if re-infection COVD-19, the patient be other symptoms. The scientist also admitted that the first wave of the spread of coronavirus infection in Russia and the world will follow the second and third.
In an interview with “Parlamentskaya Gazeta” Fingers reminded that all viral pandemics in human history proceeded in three waves, with the strongest usually been the second. The third wave is usually not so pronounced due to the advances in population herd immunity.
for Example, in three waves the Spanish flu was leaking, which was in the beginning of the last century. It is believed that herd immunity begins to form when perevalivaet more than 60% of the population, and when perevalivaet 95%, the infection disappears, — said the expert.
The Professor suggested that the coronavirus pandemic will be no exception to this rule. Fingers indicated that the same opinion the chief physician of hospital in Kommunarka Denis Protsenko .
The scientist also said that the possibility of re-infection COVID-19 is already established as a fact. However, in cases of a second time changes the symptoms.
This may be the lesions of the skin, gastrointestinal tract. It is too early to talk about any specifics re COVID-19, because very few observations, — said Fingers.
The scientist drew attention to the risks associated with coronavirus, for people who did not tolerate the infection, but visited the quarantine or in isolation in the spring. Long stay indoors can affect their immune system, when infected COVID-19 the disease can occur in severe form.
Earlier NEWS.ru cites the opinion of the doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov, who said that the pandemic coronavirus will develop in waves. According to him, the infection can later manifest local outbreaks in areas where not yet formed a collective immunity.