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Warning of Collapse of hospitals for AH1N1
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(01:38 p.m.)
Alejandro Macias, commissioner for the attention of the virus, said the country has called 'flock infection', where each case can be found two
Alejandro Hern?ndez Mac?as, national commissioner of the Federal Government for the attention of Human Influenza, warned that in If the number affected by the H1N1 virus will increase in the coming weeks, the hospital system in the country could collapse.
However, today said that intensive care units are free to care for patients with human influenza.
"We work normally and cares for the sick in time to prevent more deaths from this virus," the federal official.
At the time go more than 50 thousand cases of patients registered with the H1N1 virus, although the number could be higher, since according to Macias Hernandez, the country has the "infected flock", for each case found there may be two infected that have not been identified, and are spreading the virus, so it is necessary to intensify security measures, such as avoiding putting hands to eyes, mouth and nose.
In an interview with Martin Espinosa, to 98.5 Report, an official of the Federal Ministry of Health accepted the unknown percentage of the population already has the virus because there is still no immediate evidence to determine "if it is carrying.
He stated that this new virus, H1N1, from 2010 to be the predominant seasonal influenza. But already have a higher immunity against "the herd" so its lethality will be less. Another scenario is that in the coming years to evolve to the H5N1 strain, which would leave thousands dead lethality.
Given this, urged people to avoid self-medication, since antibiotics inhibit the symptoms of influenza A/H1N1 virus and strengthen, so when the patient arrives at the health centers with severe complications, which often lead them death.
"If self-medicate lost the first 72 hours of care, which often make the difference between life and death," he said.
He warned that although the antiviral oseltamivir and zanamivir, prescribed to signs of influenza A/H1N1, were without the restriction of sales in pharmacies, which "will no longer be locked drawer and recorded in appropriate books" will be available "by prescription only and only", like antibiotics.
He said that Tamiflu will be available in pharmacies, "for those who can pay," provided when submitting their prescription, and self-medication that not only causes resistance to antibiotics, but in the case of human influenza is costing lives.
According to Macias Hernandez, the decision to lift restrictions on sales to these drugs, is a "two-sided hit," because on one hand it has a higher availability of the antiviral and the other is increased surveillance to prevent the purchase of antibiotics without prescription.
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