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Twelve cases of imported malaria have occurred in Armenia during 2011
The epidemiologist at the municipal Health Department, Liliana Valdez said that in 2010 there were 53 cases of vivax malaria, one of mixed malaria and 11 malaria by plasmodium falciparum, which is what can cause severe forms of the disease.
Effect on the current stated that there have been 10 cases of vivax malaria, one mixed and one by plasmodium falciparum plasmodium.
Given the figures reiterated the need for the community to implement all the recommendations that are made to tourists or travelers to malaria endemic areas, "so that whether they are on-site or return any symptoms of fever , headache, chills and malaise immediately attend to the health center to make it practiced the thick smear examination, which is one that can help diagnose the disease. "
He stressed that both the opinion and treatment of malaria are free throughout the country. "Keep in mind that the most important in infectious diseases is early diagnosis."
He stressed that the current epidemiological table is fine. "It should be noted that these cases usually occur during the holiday periods. Therefore it is important to say that reports of this year occurred in people who were on vacation in January and came up with the disease in February, because the incubation period of this can be even six months. "
He added that it is important for this disease, as well as for other infectious bear in mind that there are individuals who have a higher susceptibility and can do serious. "The people most at risk are children, followed by pregnant women and older adults."
He stressed that the most severe that can occur is that of cerebral malaria, which has a high mortality. "The cerebral manifestations of malaria are caused both by direct damage of the plasmodium, as pathophysiological response itself triggers the body to a serious infection. Some symptoms are a result of the multiplication of Plasmodium and visceral capillary damage. Lysis and agglutination of red blood cells release a substance phospholipid involved in the process of disseminated intravascular coagulation and formation of microthrombi that induce the formation of tumor necrosis factor. "
Dengue
On the other hand, on the topic of dengue in the city official said that when the channel is in zone epidemiological success. "We had no increase in reports, although we do have two suspected cases of dengue mortality, but these are still in pathology at the National Institute of Health."
As for the deaths said that no one can say that relationship with an area of high mosquito infestation, "because here one can infect anywhere in town."
He explained that after he has had a major epidemic many susceptible individuals acquire the disease. "But the risk for severe forms of dengue is when the person is giving the second or third episode of evil, a situation where we are today."
He said it is quite possible that almost everyone in the town have had dengue, "because there are who are asymptomatic, meaning that we had the infection but did not develop symptoms. This year is likely to not have a very high number of dengue, but we can increase the occurrence of severe dengue, so we hope for is that we do not increase mortality from this cause. "
Recommendations
To avoid the risk of insect bites is recommended for travelers:
- Sleep in air-conditioning or screens, or similar-in openings.
- Use insecticides to kill mosquitoes in the rooms.
- Use mosquito nets for beds especially for children.
- Wear clothing that protects the body, arms and legs, long sleeves, long pants, among others, especially outdoors after sunset and dawn.
- Use in areas exposed to body substances repel mosquitoes.