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    From the beginning of the month five children died already in the Regional Hospital, diagnosed with pneumonia. All with fewer five years of age.
    The situation is alarming, the masculine, feminine beds and principally the pediatrics of the Regional Hospital is stuffed of patients with pneumonia. Lack I yield a milky sap in the pediatrics due to the quantity of children with the virus.
    The report of the Newspaper Leafs out of Vilhena it was in the hospital, in the last day five of May and noted the outbreak. Most reached they are the fragile children, there was twenty with pneumonia interned. Someone in serious state.
    It is the case of the girl Elen Cust?dio of only one year and a half. The mother, the domestic employee Eva Cust?dia, 29, reports that the daughter was with high fever, coughing very much, then it was directed up to the Regional Hospital where the daughter was attended.
    They took the exams, since it will take away X-rays of the lung, blood count. When the pneumonia was diagnosed, it was interned. However, the mother tells which days later the daughter received rise of a duty doctor without even looking at the examination of the child. Subsequently, Eva was for house, I me them have to return in the same night with Elen already passing very badly.
    ? She was purple, it would have lost my daughter if I had not returned running for the hospital ?, tells Eva got indignant about the doctor who released the daughter without examining it correctly.
    The mothers who talked with our report complain of the lack of medical pediatrician during the day. ? The doctors come in the morning and
    at night, during the day all has not medical pediatrician ?, says an insurgent mother.


    ? Pneumonia is a virus, the infection is provoked by the penetration of an infectious or irritating agent like, bacteria, virus, funguses and also by allergic reactions. The recent wave coldness that had in Vilhena helped to propagate this virus ?, says the nurse of the Regional Hospital, which it preferred not to identify, affirming one of the possible causes of the outbreak of pneumonia in the city.
    In agreement with the nurse, the symptoms of pneumonia are: very high fever, constant cough, panting breathing and pain in the thorax, noticing these symptoms the mothers must not wait. The correct proceeding is to take the child to the hospital and to demand the X-rays of the lung and the blood count. When the pneumonia was diagnosed, the patients are treated the base antibiotics fort?ssimos, in extreme cases it is necessary to do the drainage to withdraw the secretion of the lung. The more I hackle that it will be treated, there is the less risk of death.

    According to the director of the Regional Hospital, Ivanildo Severino Barbosa, the pediatricians also answer in the health centers, therefore they are not in the hospital the day completely. ? The mothers wait for too much time to bring the children to the hospital therefore when the state of the child arrives here, it is already very serious ?, it completes the Director.
    In accordance with the Direction of the Hospital from the beginning of the week they were ? death five children. The picture can get worse because I second informations lifted in this weekend, also they appeared tuberculosis inside the Regional one.


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    Re: VILHENA ? Outbreak of pneumonia already killed five children



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    Archive Number 20110509.1435
    Published Date 09-MAI-2011
    Subject PRO / POR> Pneumonia: Brazil (Vilhena, RO)


    PNEUMONIA: BRAZIL (Vilhena, RO)
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    A message / Una mensaje / of ProMED-mail <http://www.promedmail.org>
    ProMED-mail and a program of / es un program de la International Society
    is
    Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org>

    Date: Monday / Lunes, 9 May / Mayo 2011
    De: Promed-Port <Promed-Port@promedmail.org>
    Source: Rondoniaaovivo [09.05.2011]

    nco-criancas/75157

    VILHENA? Outbreak of pneumonia has killed five children

    Since the beginning of the month five children have died at the Regional Hospital,
    diagnosed with pneumonia. All under five years old.

    The situation is alarming, the beds male, female and mainly
    Pediatrics Regional Hospital is crowded with patients with pneumonia.
    Lack bed in pediatrics because of the number of children with the virus.

    The report in the newspaper Folha de Vilhena stayed in the hospital, the last day
    May 5 and found the outbreak. Hardest hit are the fragile
    children with pneumonia were twenty. Some seriously.

    This is the case of small Elen Custodio only a year and a half. The mother, the
    Maid Custody Eva, 29, reports that her daughter had a fever
    discharge, coughing a lot, then walked up to the Regional Hospital where
    daughter was answered.

    They did the tests, how to take X-rays of the lung, blood count. Diagnosed
    pneumonia, was hospitalized. But the mother tells her daughter that day after he received
    discharged from a doctor on call without even looking at the examination of the child.
    Later, Eva went home, but having to return the same evening with
    Elen already very ill. ? She was purple, would have lost my daughter
    I had not come back running to the hospital? says Eva outraged by the
    doctor who delivered the child without examining it properly.

    Mothers who spoke to our reporting complain of lack of medical
    pediatrician during the day. ? The doctors come in the morning and evening, during the day
    whole does not have a pediatrician?, says an outraged mother.

    ? Pneumonia is a virus, the infection is caused by the penetration of an agent
    infectious or irritating as bacteria, viruses, fungi and also by reactions
    allergic. The recent cold wave that has helped to propagate this Vilhena
    virus?, says Nurse Regional Hospital, who preferred not to
    identify, saying one of the possible causes of the outbreak of pneumonia in
    city.

    According to the nurse, the symptoms of pneumonia are high fever,
    constant cough, wheezing and chest pain, noticing these symptoms
    women should not wait. The correct procedure is to take the child to the
    hospital and demand x-rays of the lungs and blood testing. Diagnosed
    pneumonia, patients are treated based on the very strong antibiotics in
    extreme cases it is necessary to drain to remove the secretion
    lung. The more sedo is treated, there is less risk of death.

    According to the director of the Regional Hospital, Ivan Severino Barbosa, the
    Pediatricians also serve in health care, so they are not in hospital
    all day. ? Mothers wait too long to bring children to the
    hospital so when he gets here the child's condition is already very serious
    ?,
    the full Board.

    Under the Direction of the Hospital since the beginning of the week died
    five children. The picture could worsen because reportedly raised
    this weekend, also appeared in the Regional TB.

    Comment:
    [Outbreaks of pneumonia are [not?] unusual. Some possibilities are influenza
    (Secondary pneumonia), mycoplasma or, less likely, syncytial
    respiratory or other respiratory viruses
    ? ljs]

    [See:
    Pneumonia, children: Peru (Puno) 20110502.1358
    Atypical pneumonia: Mexico (Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua) 20110324.0927]

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