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Can my team and I go on a world tour amidst the COVID-19 omicron XE variant?
Query: Hello,We (me and my team) are planning a world tour for a video project and want your opinion on COVID infection. I heard omicron XE variants are still circulating all over the world. We all are fully vaccinated. Is it advisable to take the tour now or should we postpone it? If we wait for our trip,... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. If you and your team have taken two primary doses of WHO (World Health Organization) approved vaccines and, if possible, the precautionary or booster dose, you can travel. Also, I suggest you maintain the standard preca... Read Full »
As wearing masks interferes with my breathing, is it necessary to wear them to prevent COVID-19?
Query: Hello doctor,In my society, no one wears a mask. I do not know who is vaccinated and who is not. Though I used to wear a mask, I have refrained from it now. I tried wearing it, but it interferes with my breathing. Are masks still necessary? Will there be further COVID-19 waves? If it occurs, will it... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If one is vaccinated for two doses and possibly a booster dose, and if such a person is affected by COVID-19, it is more likely to be a milder infection. The occurrence of further COVID waves depends upon the presence of a mutated, transmissible, and pathogenic virus... Read Full »
How far should a person maintain distance while sneezing, even with a mask?
Query: Hi doctor, Is someone wearing a mask and sniffing turning back where a person without a mask is present at one or two feet distance transfer any infection? Can you get the virus from them? How do hugs work if one adult has a mask and the other adult does not? How far should they be from each other? ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com. There are possible risks of transmission when you are out in the open. There are claims and counterclaims to that, with 100s studies and publications to that effect. The common finding in all these studies is that wearing masks, especially with standardized filtration (e.g... Read Full »
What guidelines are to be followed while visiting a zoo in COVID?
Query: Hello, What guidelines should I follow not to get COVID-19 in a zoo? My husband and I will wear face masks, and we will be far from people. Hopefully, there will not be many people. I would appreciate your help, please. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Are you guys vaccinated? Is there any previous history of COVID infection in any one of you? Which mask will you use? I suggest you take alcohol-based sanitizer also for frequent hand wash. Please reply to me with answers to the above-ask... Read Full »
Can I get infection from a person having sores in hands?
Query: Hi doctor, I ate a pineapple today from a street vendor. I saw him cutting the pineapple fresh, and so I ate it. When he was delivering it, I saw a black dry, flaky large sore on his hands. He was not wearing any gloves. Now I am worried about having an infection from this event. I am getting paran... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Usually, gastric acid can kill almost all the microbe present in the GI (gastrointestinal) infections like dysentery, hepatitis, and viral gastroenteritis from eating contaminated food. But the route is feco-oral. If he has not washed his hands properly, then there is a... Read Full »
Can I get infections if I am working with unwashed raw foods?
Query: Hello doctor,I have a situation. As I am working a lot with food, would it be possible to get a disease from not washing food? For example - I cut myself with the sharp end of a banana, and my finger was bleeding. Is it possible to get hepatitis, HIV, syphilis, or other diseases from this? The same ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Certain diseases can get transmitted through raw food, especially raw meat, such as warts, herpes, pox viruses, etc. However, diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis are not transmitted by handling food, and you need not panic regarding these. It is advisable to ... Read Full »
Why do I have symptoms like fever, rash, and stomach pain?
Query: Hi doctor, I suffer from jaundice and typhoid. I have vomiting, high fever, rashes, drowsiness, and stomach pain. Whenever I consult the doctor, he gives me medicines. I do not understand, and I am confused whether he gives tablets for jaundice and typhoid or whether he provides tablets for cough, h... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, jaundice is a symptom, and typhoid fever is a diagnosis. Jaundice is a state in the human body in which there is an increase in bilirubin (produced in the liver) level causing yellowish discoloration of sclera and skin. I am not sure whether you have typhoid... Read Full »
Can I get COVID-19 by scratching my nose with dirty hands?
Query: Hi doctor, Can I have a risk of getting a COVID-19 infection due to touching my nose with dirty hands? Before doing it, I was wearing a mitten. I always use disposable gloves when I go out. Rarely, I use mittens on dirty hands. I did not use mittens for a week. Will the virus could stay on the mitt... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You do not have the chance of getting a COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection until your mittens are contaminated. It depends upon your contact with COVID-19 patients. If you are wearing gloves or mitten in a roo... Read Full »