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They fear increased influenza A (H1N1) in Honduras
Monday, 03 August 2009
03 August 2009 11:18 Tegucigalpa, Aug 3 (PL) Five people killed, nearly 200 patients and over a hundred suspected cases today typify the behavior of the epidemic in Honduras by the virus A (H1N1), which is spread increasing.
Health authorities reported that the most recent death occurred yesterday in the capital Chest Hospital, where a week ago attended the patient in question, a man of 45 years of age with severe respiratory infection.
The director of this hospital, Nora Maradiaga, told the press that the country is doomed to a pandemic outbreak, only in Tegucigalpa, illustrated, there are massive infections of students.
At the hospital where she works, one of the largest in the nation, "Every day we are taking 18 people suspected of having this disease, mostly students from private schools."
Just two weeks ago looked at four patients a day, but now they are 18 and that is to pay attention to the matter, the expert stressed.
Pregnant women, obese people, children and adults with a history asthma, hypertension and cardiologists are among the most vulnerable to this type of human influenza.
According to local experts, influenza A (H1N1) could reach levels in the coming days, as is the case in Costa Rica, where he reported the death of 21 infected.
A report of the Honduran newspaper La Tribuna, published Monday, says that at the national level there are over one hundred suspects, pending confirmation from the party last June and July because they were exhausted reagents for laboratory testing.
ocs / MJM
They fear increased influenza A (H1N1) in Honduras
Monday, 03 August 2009
03 August 2009 11:18 Tegucigalpa, Aug 3 (PL) Five people killed, nearly 200 patients and over a hundred suspected cases today typify the behavior of the epidemic in Honduras by the virus A (H1N1), which is spread increasing.
Health authorities reported that the most recent death occurred yesterday in the capital Chest Hospital, where a week ago attended the patient in question, a man of 45 years of age with severe respiratory infection.
The director of this hospital, Nora Maradiaga, told the press that the country is doomed to a pandemic outbreak, only in Tegucigalpa, illustrated, there are massive infections of students.
At the hospital where she works, one of the largest in the nation, "Every day we are taking 18 people suspected of having this disease, mostly students from private schools."
Just two weeks ago looked at four patients a day, but now they are 18 and that is to pay attention to the matter, the expert stressed.
Pregnant women, obese people, children and adults with a history asthma, hypertension and cardiologists are among the most vulnerable to this type of human influenza.
According to local experts, influenza A (H1N1) could reach levels in the coming days, as is the case in Costa Rica, where he reported the death of 21 infected.
A report of the Honduran newspaper La Tribuna, published Monday, says that at the national level there are over one hundred suspects, pending confirmation from the party last June and July because they were exhausted reagents for laboratory testing.
ocs / MJM
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