Argentina: A woman died of influenza A in Mendoza and seven children contracted the virus

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Fears were confirmed: the flu came to Mendoza and already claimed a life. The information was confirmed by the Ministry of health. In addition, confirmed seven others, although patients are not of severity.

The fatal victim was a woman of 56 years, who had diabetes, was hypertensive and smoked, factors that increase the risk of contracting the H1N1 virus, which was complicated him with pneumonia. Although the woman had received the vaccine, the virus attacked her before the time it takes to effect. He died last week in the Maip? Paroissien hospital.

In dialogue with the Andean site, the director of epidemiology, Rub?n Cerchiai, explained that the confirmed cases correspond to influenza A and type B, and those affected are children aged between 8 months and 15 years, none of which had been vaccinated. However, the doctor said that everyone 'is cured'. These were recorded in June.

As, 'there are several cases in study', whose samples are being analyzed in the laboratory of the Hospital Central.




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Re: Argentina: A woman died of influenza A in Mendoza and seven children contracted the virus

They confirm other 5 cases

The director of epidemiology, Rub?n Cerchai confirmed that, in addition to the of the woman who died in the Paroissien, there are other eight cases of influenza in Mendoza.

Of those, five are of the type A H1N1, while the other three are B. As specified by the Minister of health, Carlos D?az Russo, the episodes are in people at high risk (with pictures of leukemia, patients oncological or immuno-depressive).

However, the official was compliant, indicating that - so far - the cases recorded in Mendoza are few. There are still 30,000 doses to provide weaker patients.



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