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Andacollo suspending classes for flu outbreak
08/12/2010 00:22
Since Monday, the guard Andacollo hospital has been flooded with patients with respiratory symptoms on average less than twice the usual for this time of year.
Andacollo (ACHM) - Nearly 300 flu cases locally grow concern from the large number of patients seen in the last hours in the local hospital. On Monday there were 130 patients, 100 more on Tuesday and yesterday morning had reached fifty.
Following the situation, the Emergency Committee decided to suspend school activities until the 20th of this month and all activities that involve agglomeration of people to prevent flu from spreading. Just a day after the WHO declared pandemic overcome influenza A H1N1, Neuqu?n samples were sent to determine what type of germ in question.
The targeted figures are considered high for a community like Andacollo, where they have served on other occasions an average of 40 patients per day.
Now the situation is completely different and cases have risen sharply. As reported by the physician Ana Montes, on Monday, 130 patients were treated by guards, while on Tuesday the figure reached 100, of which "90 percent were respiratory symptoms," said the physician.
Montes also said that "clinical influenza-like 50 cases were treated on Monday and 36 on Tuesday." On the morning of yesterday and accounted for 40 cases of patients treated in hospital guard Andacollo. The doctor reported that so far no patients have been hospitalized for severe cases of flu.
One measure was to take samples to be sent to Neuqu?n to analyze and determine what type of pathogen is. The results would be for today.
But the hospital has also had meetings with institutions, including the Emergency Committee, in order to prevent the disease from spreading further.
For now, it was decided to suspend classes until 20 August. In the schools, was producing a significant reduction in pupils. In the case of middle-level school, it exceeded 50 percent of absences and in other establishments, the few who attended were congested, so there was no progress in content.
Also within the hospital took steps, as an industry have to deal with respiratory symptoms and some for other non-infectious diseases, this in order to avoid infection.
It also suspended all activities that generate crowds.
Among the prevention guidelines that are recommended include frequent hand washing, ventilation of the rooms, no drinking mate, cover your mouth with your forearm, coughing or sneezing.
Also advised to consult with symptoms such as fever of 38 degrees, headaches and throat
Andacollo suspending classes for flu outbreak
08/12/2010 00:22
Since Monday, the guard Andacollo hospital has been flooded with patients with respiratory symptoms on average less than twice the usual for this time of year.
Andacollo (ACHM) - Nearly 300 flu cases locally grow concern from the large number of patients seen in the last hours in the local hospital. On Monday there were 130 patients, 100 more on Tuesday and yesterday morning had reached fifty.
Following the situation, the Emergency Committee decided to suspend school activities until the 20th of this month and all activities that involve agglomeration of people to prevent flu from spreading. Just a day after the WHO declared pandemic overcome influenza A H1N1, Neuqu?n samples were sent to determine what type of germ in question.
The targeted figures are considered high for a community like Andacollo, where they have served on other occasions an average of 40 patients per day.
Now the situation is completely different and cases have risen sharply. As reported by the physician Ana Montes, on Monday, 130 patients were treated by guards, while on Tuesday the figure reached 100, of which "90 percent were respiratory symptoms," said the physician.
Montes also said that "clinical influenza-like 50 cases were treated on Monday and 36 on Tuesday." On the morning of yesterday and accounted for 40 cases of patients treated in hospital guard Andacollo. The doctor reported that so far no patients have been hospitalized for severe cases of flu.
One measure was to take samples to be sent to Neuqu?n to analyze and determine what type of pathogen is. The results would be for today.
But the hospital has also had meetings with institutions, including the Emergency Committee, in order to prevent the disease from spreading further.
For now, it was decided to suspend classes until 20 August. In the schools, was producing a significant reduction in pupils. In the case of middle-level school, it exceeded 50 percent of absences and in other establishments, the few who attended were congested, so there was no progress in content.
Also within the hospital took steps, as an industry have to deal with respiratory symptoms and some for other non-infectious diseases, this in order to avoid infection.
It also suspended all activities that generate crowds.
Among the prevention guidelines that are recommended include frequent hand washing, ventilation of the rooms, no drinking mate, cover your mouth with your forearm, coughing or sneezing.
Also advised to consult with symptoms such as fever of 38 degrees, headaches and throat