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Domingo 06 enero de 2019 | Publicado a las 14:47
Confirman primer caso de Virus Hanta en la regi?n de Los Lagos de este 2019
Por Ariela Mu?oz
La informaci?n es de Carlos Arismendi
Google Translaton:
Sunday 06 January 2019 | Posted at 14:47
Confirm first case of Hanta Virus in the Los Lagos region of this 2019
By Ariela Mu?oz
The information is from Carlos Arismendi
The Seremi de Salud of the region of Los Lagos confirmed the existence of the first case of Hanta Virus of the year in the area. She is an official of the Palena Health Service.
The woman was transferred to Santiago because of her delicate state of health, after confirming the infection.
The samples applied to the patient were sent to the Hospital of the Catholic University, and the presence of the virus in her body was confirmed by the Institute of Public Health (ISP).
This forced her to be admitted to the Hospital del T?rax in Santiago, where she has not had a good evolution, according to Marcela C?rdenas, seremi (S) of Health in Los Lagos.
The infection would have occurred in the Argentine town of Epuy?n, located 4 hours from Palena. At the moment 19 people have been affected.
Symptoms and infection
The disease is transmitted by contact with urine, saliva and excreta from infected rodents. It can also be transmitted from person to person, by close contact with patients during the initial period of the febrile episode, that is, in the first 48 to 72 hours.
Symptoms of the virus are fever, muscle aches, vomiting and difficulty breathing in advanced stages.
Domingo 06 enero de 2019 | Publicado a las 14:47
Confirman primer caso de Virus Hanta en la regi?n de Los Lagos de este 2019
Por Ariela Mu?oz
La informaci?n es de Carlos Arismendi
Google Translaton:
Sunday 06 January 2019 | Posted at 14:47
Confirm first case of Hanta Virus in the Los Lagos region of this 2019
By Ariela Mu?oz
The information is from Carlos Arismendi
The Seremi de Salud of the region of Los Lagos confirmed the existence of the first case of Hanta Virus of the year in the area. She is an official of the Palena Health Service.
The woman was transferred to Santiago because of her delicate state of health, after confirming the infection.
The samples applied to the patient were sent to the Hospital of the Catholic University, and the presence of the virus in her body was confirmed by the Institute of Public Health (ISP).
This forced her to be admitted to the Hospital del T?rax in Santiago, where she has not had a good evolution, according to Marcela C?rdenas, seremi (S) of Health in Los Lagos.
The infection would have occurred in the Argentine town of Epuy?n, located 4 hours from Palena. At the moment 19 people have been affected.
Symptoms and infection
The disease is transmitted by contact with urine, saliva and excreta from infected rodents. It can also be transmitted from person to person, by close contact with patients during the initial period of the febrile episode, that is, in the first 48 to 72 hours.
Symptoms of the virus are fever, muscle aches, vomiting and difficulty breathing in advanced stages.
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