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http://www.diario.com.mx/notas.php?f=2011/01/01&id=6e5ee8b59bbbedead6b6e4197f0c2dbe
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ARI rages
Horacio Carrasco Soto
The Journal | 01.01.2011 | 21:27
The Social Security medical units serve an average of 8 000 people with acute respiratory infections per week throughout the state, half of them in Ciudad Ju?rez and the trend is to further increase the incidence as cold weather advances, according to the institution .
In response, the State office of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) issued a call to the insured population to go to the family medicine units to be immunized against influenza.
The increase in the cold also causes an increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases and thus also increases the risk of the latter disease can be very serious, he added.
Some border also go to private clinics and even the Red Cross for treatment.
Coordination of Public Health announced that Social Security will have enough vaccine against influenza for all medical units of the entity.
He added that with the arrival of winter on 21 December, continues to increase the presence of respiratory disease and only in the IMSS medical units serving an average of 8000 cases per week.
Half of these patients is of Ciudad Ju?rez and the trend is to further increase this incidence with advancing cold season, continued.
Reported that according to epidemiological studies, in each winter season from 20 to 30 percent of the total population sick with influenza.
In addition, it is estimated that in the same period, 50 percent of pneumonia in over 10 years is due to influenza and 70 percent of deaths in the winter, he said.
Symptoms of flu include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, severe muscle pain, headache, shortness of breath, chills and fatigue, and there may be vomiting and diarrhea.
Coordination of Public Health reported that IMSS is currently used vaccine protects against three types of influenza virus and its application season started on 1 November.
The call is directed primarily to those at greatest risk because they should not expect to receive it late as it runs the danger is very high.
The problem is that this season starts the high incidence of acute respiratory diseases, he said.
Currently immunized children from 6 months to 4 years and 11 months for infants from 5 to 9 years with disease risk, children, adolescents and young people between 10 and 19 years with risk factors, pregnant women and adults over 60.
Groups with risk factors are those with diseases that cause low defenses and that makes them more vulnerable to infections such as asthma, diabetes, obesity, chronic respiratory diseases, heart disease and kidney ailments
Spanish to English translation
ARI rages
Horacio Carrasco Soto
The Journal | 01.01.2011 | 21:27
The Social Security medical units serve an average of 8 000 people with acute respiratory infections per week throughout the state, half of them in Ciudad Ju?rez and the trend is to further increase the incidence as cold weather advances, according to the institution .
In response, the State office of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) issued a call to the insured population to go to the family medicine units to be immunized against influenza.
The increase in the cold also causes an increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases and thus also increases the risk of the latter disease can be very serious, he added.
Some border also go to private clinics and even the Red Cross for treatment.
Coordination of Public Health announced that Social Security will have enough vaccine against influenza for all medical units of the entity.
He added that with the arrival of winter on 21 December, continues to increase the presence of respiratory disease and only in the IMSS medical units serving an average of 8000 cases per week.
Half of these patients is of Ciudad Ju?rez and the trend is to further increase this incidence with advancing cold season, continued.
Reported that according to epidemiological studies, in each winter season from 20 to 30 percent of the total population sick with influenza.
In addition, it is estimated that in the same period, 50 percent of pneumonia in over 10 years is due to influenza and 70 percent of deaths in the winter, he said.
Symptoms of flu include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, severe muscle pain, headache, shortness of breath, chills and fatigue, and there may be vomiting and diarrhea.
Coordination of Public Health reported that IMSS is currently used vaccine protects against three types of influenza virus and its application season started on 1 November.
The call is directed primarily to those at greatest risk because they should not expect to receive it late as it runs the danger is very high.
The problem is that this season starts the high incidence of acute respiratory diseases, he said.
Currently immunized children from 6 months to 4 years and 11 months for infants from 5 to 9 years with disease risk, children, adolescents and young people between 10 and 19 years with risk factors, pregnant women and adults over 60.
Groups with risk factors are those with diseases that cause low defenses and that makes them more vulnerable to infections such as asthma, diabetes, obesity, chronic respiratory diseases, heart disease and kidney ailments