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​Hong Kong - Flu continues to rage: 10 more deaths on the 29th - cumulative of 74 deaths, 134 people in ICU

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Hong Kong flu outbreak caused 10 dead and then specialize in young lungs H3N2 virus

2015-01-30
09:36:52 Source: China News Author: Editor: Du Jing

BEIJING, Jan. 30, according to Ming Pao reported that the flu continues to rage, the 29th 10 more people died of influenza, and more than 12 people into the intensive care unit because of the flu, which this year has a total of 134 adults have severe influenza cases. He noted that there is the intensive care unit, specializing in fashion this year's H3N2 virus lungs of young patients, many patients with severe lung into bacteria, and even use the artificial lung ventilation support, older patients are likely to be complicated by heart disease, kidney failure.

A total of 134 people yesterday into the ICU

CHP announced that, as of yesterday, recorded a total of 134 influenza-related occupancy Intensive Care Unit (ICU) cases, 12 new people a day. Flu deaths cumulatively 74, the day before for 64. HA spokesman said the additional 10 deaths of four men and six women, aged between 65-104 years old, respectively, from Queen Elizabeth, Mary, Eastern, Wales, Tuen Mun, Grantham, Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospital.

Residential areas, public hospitals soared three outbreaks of influenza, Shatin Hospital where a surgical ward had 10 men and male patients had upper respiratory tract infection symptoms since September 22, including six confirmed cases of pandemic influenza; Siu Lam Hospital severely mentally retarded female subjects from the 24th ward 4 patients had respiratory symptoms among three people infected with pandemic influenza virus H3; Kowloon Hospital Rehabilitation female ward since the day before yesterday, there have been four people infected with a stream. As already announced the outbreak of Castle Peak Hospital H3 A stream of elderly male psychiatric ward, yesterday soared to a 77-year-old patient and a staff member confirmed.

"Lungs are white sun" required artificial lung

Respiratory specialists 刘俊颖 work at a public hospital intensive care units, said this of H3N2 influenza virus than the evil, specializing in young patients with lung, part of the 30-40-year-old had severe disease caused by the bacteria invade the "lungs are white sun" , needed help breathing artificial lung, as elderly patients after dyeing flu easily lead to organ failure, such as heart disease, kidney failure, etc., there are elderly people who stay in the ICU 3 周 has not yet recovered.

An elderly concurrent heart disease death into ICU

He noted that another public hospital intensive care units, about 10% ICU elderly hospital patients because of influenza complicated by a heart attack and died, the majority of deaths in patients with generally poor condition, died a day after the ICU, but also from its admission time about a week.

In addition, health care workers accused earlier low vaccination rates, deputy director of FHB onset Chen said yesterday on the radio program, yet to consider legislation to force the health care fight flu shot. The children admitted to hospital figures are not high, no consideration will be closed arrangements.

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