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Pregnancy is a risk factor
20 A severe influenza, including 18 diabetics
Tania Syrian
END - 22:02 - 14/08/2009
Twenty cases of serious human influenza reported by this week the health system, said the minister, Guillermo Gonzalez. Two were pregnant and 18 diabetics, who were accompanied by a corps of specialists to avoid the fatal incident in the German Hospital Nicarag?ense.
"They have very sensitive cases, such as causing the death of a woman in the German Hospital Nicarag?ense. Was pregnant with the presence of an intensive, a lung specialist and an internist. The health system struggled to save the woman, spent nearly 18 days on a par with it, the treatment was applied, however, the death occurred, "said Gonzalez.
He stated that pregnancy creates risk, as cases become serious when a woman is infected with human influenza. That is why the medical staff was directed that when a pregnant fever present, it serves as if it was influenza, but not yet reflected in the review. The Health Minister said that the medicine does not cause side effects in women or in the product, and therefore should not have fear, but rather to prevent the deaths.
Children should take care of diabetics
She indicated that sensitive cases are 18 people with diabetes. "We do not want to alarm people but to draw attention to the segment at risk," said Gonzalez.
"One of the worst cases we had was the father of the young diabetic, but he was not considered as such. By contracting the flu, it triggered the diabetes, but in a violent manner. Therefore we appeal to people with diabetes who have sick children to come to health units, "added the owner of Minsa.
Reported that even when treatments were applied mil, 50 per cent of the population with risk factors.
"We pursue the policy that it is better to anticipate an event as having occurred in recent days.
We have over 100 thousand treatments, and is being treated prophylactically the population. There are 560 cases of human influenza, and we must be vigilant, "the official concluded.
National
Pregnancy is a risk factor
20 A severe influenza, including 18 diabetics
Tania Syrian
END - 22:02 - 14/08/2009
Twenty cases of serious human influenza reported by this week the health system, said the minister, Guillermo Gonzalez. Two were pregnant and 18 diabetics, who were accompanied by a corps of specialists to avoid the fatal incident in the German Hospital Nicarag?ense.
"They have very sensitive cases, such as causing the death of a woman in the German Hospital Nicarag?ense. Was pregnant with the presence of an intensive, a lung specialist and an internist. The health system struggled to save the woman, spent nearly 18 days on a par with it, the treatment was applied, however, the death occurred, "said Gonzalez.
He stated that pregnancy creates risk, as cases become serious when a woman is infected with human influenza. That is why the medical staff was directed that when a pregnant fever present, it serves as if it was influenza, but not yet reflected in the review. The Health Minister said that the medicine does not cause side effects in women or in the product, and therefore should not have fear, but rather to prevent the deaths.
Children should take care of diabetics
She indicated that sensitive cases are 18 people with diabetes. "We do not want to alarm people but to draw attention to the segment at risk," said Gonzalez.
"One of the worst cases we had was the father of the young diabetic, but he was not considered as such. By contracting the flu, it triggered the diabetes, but in a violent manner. Therefore we appeal to people with diabetes who have sick children to come to health units, "added the owner of Minsa.
Reported that even when treatments were applied mil, 50 per cent of the population with risk factors.
"We pursue the policy that it is better to anticipate an event as having occurred in recent days.
We have over 100 thousand treatments, and is being treated prophylactically the population. There are 560 cases of human influenza, and we must be vigilant, "the official concluded.