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A few weeks ago the health authorities of Nicaragua warned of the presence of strain, after 33 years of remaining disease-free.
06/08/1910 - Updated: 08/06/1910 9:25 pm - Writing: redaccion@elheraldo.hn
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras
A new threat to the health of Hondurans has been detected. H3N2
Influenza A H3N2 is present in the country, after identifying the first cases in San Pedro Sula.
According to experts such as virulence virus is similar to influenza A H1N1.
Tito Alvarado, infectious diseases, explained that all influenza viruses produce the same symptoms.
"These viruses circulate in the environment and spread the same way, so that preventive measures should be maintained," said Alvarado.
Severe headache, high fever, intense muscle pain and cough are the main symptoms of influenza A H3N2, similar to those of influenza A H1N1.
In the case of influenza A H3N2, one of the greatest dangers is that if untreated can lead to pneumonia in minimum time in the patient.
Pneumonia is a disease that attacks the air sacs in the lungs, a situation that prevents the patient inhales the air that circulates normally, to the extent that can cause respiratory arrest.
Viruses
According to studies, influenza viruses are classified into types A, B and C. Influenza type A and B is responsible for generating global epidemics.
The influenza virus type C causes mild illness and may be asymptomatic, therefore, has no impact types A and B.
Each of the three types of influenza are subdivided into groups such as the influenza A H1N1 and H3N2.
At present, the influenza A H1N1 and H3N2 are the only subtypes that are circulating among humans according to reports from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Alert
A few weeks ago the health authorities of Nicaragua warned of the presence of strain, after 33 years of remaining disease-free.
Experts say this type of virus attacks mainly young people under 35 years.
The country's health authorities have not yet spoken, although acute respiratory diseases have risen in recent weeks. At the hospital school are taking between 70 and 80 children with bronchial problems in inhalation therapy room.
Influenza A H1N1
The detection of influenza A virus H1N1 in recent months has been minimal, although some doctors say that in private hospitals have begun to detect new cases.
The number of cases of influenza A H1N1 reached 613 until the first months of this year, after registering at an epidemic outbreak in the region of the Americas. The Health confirmed deaths so far are 16.