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Attending first case of influenza in Chetumal
It is controlled, but consider measures in public places
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:40 SEND
The vaccine is being implemented in health centers and in the General Hospital, is free and has enough, they say. (Ernesto Neveu / SIPSE)
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Ernesto Neveu / SIPSE
Chetumal, Q. Roo. - The Sanitary District Number One received a report of a first case of AH1N1 influenza recorded in an individual resident of this capital, timely controlled, and derived from the low temperatures in recent days in the south-central the state, said his owner Norberto Marin Arteaga.
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"The vaccine is being implemented in health centers and in the General Hospital and is free, we stock and applied to the population at risk, ie, children under five and adults over
60. In this item we carry 80 or 90% of vaccines given, "he said.
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The doctor said that there have been already several suspected cases of H1N1 influenza, for what symptoms are similar to the common flu, but all were rejected, but one that is addressed in this capital and is under control.
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This strain of influenza includes runny nose, body temperature above 38 degrees Celsius, malaise, loss of appetite, muscle pain, joint pain and vomiting.
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The variety A of H1N1 has not caused the pandemic of 2009 and alerted the world about the seasonal flu mutation to another strain, then called atypical.
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In this context, Marin Arteaga said that consultations for acute respiratory diseases increased from 30 to 40%, particularly in rural mind, so keep medical staff
available in the health centers in the interior.
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He recalled that during the health emergency of 2009, based precisely on the atypical influenza, steps were taken that included placing hand sanitizer dispensers in government offices, public buildings, commercial establishments, schools and so on, in order to keep your hands free germs and limit the possibility of influenza infection.
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Even established the use of surgical masks in enclosed spaces. "We are considering the possibility of taking such preventive measures, but we have not yet officially. It would be proper, especially
by weather conditions that favor the spread, "he said.