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http://www.elesquiu.com/notas/2010/9/9/sociedad-175414.asp
Spanish to English translation
He died a young man of 29 years
Contradictions in case of meningitis in the UNCA
Health officials explained that it was not necessary to disinfect the house of study or take other precautions.
Thursday, September 9
Fear, confusion and disinformation characterized yesterday morning at the National University of Catamarca, to confirm the death from meningitis of a young man who worked at the university.
The victim was identified as Diego Galvan, 29, and although health authorities explained that they became ill by contagion, were discontinued at the UNCA classes until next Monday.
From the Department of Epidemiology reported that meningitis alert in the province continues, so that worked to detect what type of bacteria was the killing of the young. Officially, it was reported that meningitis is not spread from person to person.
The dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Luis Segura, confirmed, however, that there will be no classes as a "preventive measure" to prevent possible spread of the disease, until next Monday.
At first circulated the story that the victim was a student, and later explained that the deceased young students working in the Department, space was isolated and disinfected.
"The important thing is to keep calm, because the occupational physician and from health told us not to be alarmed that the risk group was already discussed, including those who were close as direct colleagues and family."
Cristina Maidana, by the Department of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health of the province, said that in the particular case of meningitis Galv?n Young turned very quickly, to the point that was treated at a private hospital and died a few hours .
"Our responsibility is to say that it is necessary to make any type of blockage or isolation, is not a strain of infection from person to person and prophylaxis is not necessary," he said. Similarly to the press time, the Faculty indicated that maintaining the suspension of classes.
The reactions show a large degree of contradiction, because on one side detailing the measures of disinfection and the other explained that it was not necessary to disinfect. Epidemiology insisted that the laboratory analysis performed to the patient who died with a diagnosis of meningitis, in a private center of the capital city, determined that the virulent strain studied is not therefore in this case, the disease is not spread from person to person.
Are there more cases?
Unofficially it was said yesterday that the authorities feared the UNCA is not due to a contradiction, but the existence of at least five cases of meningitis in Catamarca. The director of the Hospital San Juan Bautista, Ernesto Mart?nez, neither confirmed nor denied the version, the answer "in the hospital no more patients admitted with meningitis from the young Dominican, but I can not say what the situation in the private sector."
With regard to the existence of a patient hospitalized with influenza A, explained that in this case there is a conceptual error, because "there are cases of influenza A, but not with the serotype H1N1, which is the most dangerous."
Spanish to English translation
He died a young man of 29 years
Contradictions in case of meningitis in the UNCA
Health officials explained that it was not necessary to disinfect the house of study or take other precautions.
Thursday, September 9
Fear, confusion and disinformation characterized yesterday morning at the National University of Catamarca, to confirm the death from meningitis of a young man who worked at the university.
The victim was identified as Diego Galvan, 29, and although health authorities explained that they became ill by contagion, were discontinued at the UNCA classes until next Monday.
From the Department of Epidemiology reported that meningitis alert in the province continues, so that worked to detect what type of bacteria was the killing of the young. Officially, it was reported that meningitis is not spread from person to person.
The dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Luis Segura, confirmed, however, that there will be no classes as a "preventive measure" to prevent possible spread of the disease, until next Monday.
At first circulated the story that the victim was a student, and later explained that the deceased young students working in the Department, space was isolated and disinfected.
"The important thing is to keep calm, because the occupational physician and from health told us not to be alarmed that the risk group was already discussed, including those who were close as direct colleagues and family."
Cristina Maidana, by the Department of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health of the province, said that in the particular case of meningitis Galv?n Young turned very quickly, to the point that was treated at a private hospital and died a few hours .
"Our responsibility is to say that it is necessary to make any type of blockage or isolation, is not a strain of infection from person to person and prophylaxis is not necessary," he said. Similarly to the press time, the Faculty indicated that maintaining the suspension of classes.
The reactions show a large degree of contradiction, because on one side detailing the measures of disinfection and the other explained that it was not necessary to disinfect. Epidemiology insisted that the laboratory analysis performed to the patient who died with a diagnosis of meningitis, in a private center of the capital city, determined that the virulent strain studied is not therefore in this case, the disease is not spread from person to person.
Are there more cases?
Unofficially it was said yesterday that the authorities feared the UNCA is not due to a contradiction, but the existence of at least five cases of meningitis in Catamarca. The director of the Hospital San Juan Bautista, Ernesto Mart?nez, neither confirmed nor denied the version, the answer "in the hospital no more patients admitted with meningitis from the young Dominican, but I can not say what the situation in the private sector."
With regard to the existence of a patient hospitalized with influenza A, explained that in this case there is a conceptual error, because "there are cases of influenza A, but not with the serotype H1N1, which is the most dangerous."