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  • China - Health official says "level of influenza activity in our country has risen rapidly and is still on the rise" - January 11, 2018

    This winter flu intensity will be higher than the peak in previous years will continue until the winter vacation

    2018-01-11 07:12

    This winter flu intensity will be higher than the peak in previous years will continue until the winter vacation
    January 9, National Health and Family Planning Commission routine press conference, Deputy Director of Publicity, Spokesman Song Shuli said that since the winter, the high incidence of influenza, the National Health and Family Planning Commission has been attached great importance from the beginning of winter A number of deployment and supervision, January 8 issued the "Notice on doing a good job 2018 influenza prevention and control work" put forward that the people's health and safety should be placed in the first place, will continue to strengthen the epidemic monitoring, good medical care , Play a good role at the grassroots level, do a good job in health education.
    Jiao Yahui, deputy director of the State Health and Family Planning Commission, said that influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by the flu virus, which is easy to popularize in the population in spring and winter. Mostly self-limited flu, but some may develop into severe flu due to complications such as pneumonia.
    "Since the beginning of winter in 2017, the level of influenza activity in our country has risen rapidly and is still on the rise." Many hospitals, outpatient and emergency departments, inpatients and patients with severe diseases increased their pressure on diagnosis and treatment. Experts believe that the high incidence of influenza this winter is caused by the combination of comprehensive factors Mainly include: winter is the season of high incidence of influenza, abnormal weather this winter, the dominant strains of this year has not become the dominant strains of strains for many years, leading to the population lack of immune barrier, increased susceptibility populations. "Jiao Yahui said," the expected flu activity peak It will also continue for some time. As the winter vacation in schools and kindergartens comes, the level of flu activity will gradually decline. "
    Jiao Yahui said: "Influenza this year, from the clinical symptoms, and the previous flu did not have any specific specific performance, are basically fever, chills, generalized muscle aches, fatigue and other typical symptoms of influenza .However, this year there is a The different characteristics in previous years were that this year, apart from those infected with influenza B, there were also several subtypes of virus A, such as type A H3N2 and type A H1N1. However, the number of patients with type B influenza was relatively high,

    In light of the smaller number of patients with influenza A and / or B, the symptoms may be more severe. In addition, a small number of patients with influenza are mixed type A and B and there are individual cases in which patients develop acute and severe flu. This year, the flu situation, we feel very obvious, high degree of concern, our hospitals, including pediatric, adult emergency department of the clinic treatment pressure is relatively large.
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