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Influenza: Fatal Virus
AH1N1 pandemic virus is the face of death that put on full alert to the country and several nations around the globe..
El Sol de Tijuana
January 2, 2010
by Fernando Barroso
Tijuana .- Undoubtedly, the pandemic virus AH1N1 is the face of death that put on full alert to the country and several nations around the world globe. He left a trail of deaths, did not respect age or social strata, but mainly he tested the responsiveness of the federal government and eminences of medicine joined efforts to prevent the death rate increased significantly.
Around this deadly virus, lethal if not go to receive medical attention after the first 72 hours of their symptoms, the media across the country played a vital role to let you know the Mexican society the importance of conducting essential hygienic preventive measures to avoid contagion to others.
Prevention campaigns issued by President Felipe Calder?n's government through the Ministry of Health in various states will not back down and showed that, at least in Mexico, action to address this pandemic were to such an extent that it reflects on the not shocking number of deaths that occurred in other nations.
With the outbreak of the deadly virus first historically recorded on 22 April this year 2009 to be, who is here to stay initially called swine influenza virus, which also hurt the livestock sector, for at first was awarded the specimen carrier of the deadly virus.
It was thus that the alert was issued by the federal chief executive April 22 that after a meeting with Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, which was reported nationally to all Mexicans, the emergence and discovery of AH1N1, which unfortunately has come to stay.
Then threw in all the country's media, print, radio, television and electronic as the Internet's first actions outlined by the cabinet members of President Felipe Calder?n, which objective was and has been until today to avoid the massive infection .
As an emergency measure to what was unknown, could come later, the federal government recommended that people avoid (if not indispensable) to go out and congregate in public places, attend mass events like soccer games, outdoor concerts, converge especially in closed places with poor ventilation such as theaters, shopping malls, cinemas and other places of public access in general. The intention at all times safeguard the health of all.
At the time these messages were issued to all Mexicans nationwide, President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa met with officials of the health sector and scientific and agreed what would be the preventive hygiene measures should be undertaken by any person from the within the family, educational campuses and workplaces to avoid contagion.
After spending the first few days of high alert, the majority of school buildings and churches closed. In fact, the Catholic Church agreed to the arrangement of the Ministry of Health to suspend the celebration of the Eucharist in their temples and some masses were broadcast on television and even radio.
From this, depend on each entity of the Republic of contingency management to prevent the outbreak health of people infected by the deadly pandemic virus.
AH1N1 in Baja California
After the first proven case of influenza by AH1N1 in the country, in Baja California, the health secretary, Jos? Guadalupe Bustamante Moreno, reported April 23 that there was no warning from influenza.
Ang?lica Pon, chief of epidemiology at the time ISESALUD revealed that there had been 50 deaths from pneumonia and influence, and said most of the cases occurred in Tijuana and Mexicali, which offer the greatest percentage of population.
Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, governor of Baja California, and then instructed on what action to take preventive measures.
Macareno Dr. Ernesto Alvarado, head of the jurisdiction of Health Services II (Tijuana, Tecate and Rosarito), said the state executive would direct the federal government by endowing the state to implement more vaccines to vulnerable populations.
Gov. Osuna Mill?n was clear and emphatic: "we will not dismiss any cases of this nature."
And then he said he had spoken to Dr. Guadalupe Bustamante and informed him that the two deaths that occurred in Baja California, are due to pneumonia, therefore, was ruled to have been a result of influenza.
Preventive measures at the airport in Tijuana were swift and implemented in accordance with the instruction from the federal government its preventive measures within rooms and aircraft.
On April 25 while the Ministry of Health in the state agreed to follow strategies to combat this pandemic virus, were confirmed at the national one thousand and four affected cases and 68 deaths.
It was announced while the World Health Organization (WHO) established an emergency committee with experts from around the world to support medical techniques and collaborate with health authorities.
At that time, influenza cases were filed in the Federal District, Mexico State, San Luis Potosi, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Baja California Sur, Baja California and Hidalgo, according to reports from the Ministry of Health.
For the 27th of that month the WHO recognized not have any vaccine available to counter the effects of the deadly virus that is formed from two components: Brisbane and Eurasian.
Baja California was then determined as a vulnerable state because of its location in the U.S., particularly California, which is already impaired as Texas, New York and Kansas.
It confirmed four cases of influenza AH1N1 in Mexicali, Baja California, although none has resulted in deaths, it would provide the World Health Organization (WHO).
For the month of May to low-level California had at least ten suspected cases of AH1N1 contamination, all treated
And increased by 30 percent in demand for health services in institutions IMSS, ISSSTE, ISSSTECALI, ISESALUD, arising from the epidemic.
Of the ten cases AH1N1 live, Bustamante Moreno said that at least three were treated at the ISSSTE and seven general hospitals in both Mexicali and Tijuana.
For July 30 although the health authorities in the state transcended three deaths from influenza in 20 of the IMSS clinic, but they withheld information to avoid fear in the claimant's and society in general.
In a visit to the clinic 36 of the IMSS in Otay Mesa by speaker urgently requested to meet all staff involved or responsible for urgent preventive measures or contingency. Even at that time was unknown, the motive or reason.
Minutes later he heard discussions among Institute staff, nurses, but mainly used for the controls, who oblivious to the presence of the reporter commented to each other about three possible deaths from influenza that had just happened in the General Regional Hospital No. 20 .
The Ministry of Health of Baja California announced the acquisition of new equipment to perform confirmatory testing for influenza and rickettsia in a period of 72 hours, and already on the State Health Laboratory.
It is a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction Quantitative) acquired with an investment of 194 thousand dollars, of which 150 thousand are used for the purchase of new high-tech equipment, 35 thousand for the supply of materials to use and nine thousand for the purchase of reagents.
Dr. Jose Guadalupe Bustamante Moreno said that the PCR technique, the most advanced DNA study aims to obtain a large number of copies of a particular DNA fragment, which is a great advantage to identify viruses or bacteria . With this methodology can be identified AH1N1 virus and rickettsia bacteria.
With this technology, the results of the tests may be known within a period not exceeding 72 hours, with a capacity of 200 tests per day.
Secretary of Health stated 69 cases of AH1N1 in women and 68 men, 100, Mexicali, Tijuana 31, three and three from Ensenada Rosarito, 90 people were treated at the Health Ministry, 38 in the IMSS, 8 ISSSTECALI and 1 case was treated at the Department of Defense. The average age of confirmed cases was 20 years.
By 18 September, were already 306 cases of influenza AH1N1, health authorities and educational 4 students said they became ill. Were 2 UABC students and 2 more of the Mexico Institute. The data then provide the health sector was that 306 cases were confirmed in Baja California, Sonora and 480 thousand 600 in San Diego, California. For November 9 billion and accounted for 806 cases living with the virus and 24 deaths.
The 56 percent of the deaths were among people with morbid obesity, 24 percent had diabetes and 8 percent had kidney problems, informing the media, the Health Secretary in the State.
Of this amount, 35 percent are people between 10 and 19 years of age. The average age of live cases is 21 years and 7 deaths, 33.
Of the 806 cases with influenza, 33 percent were treated at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 0.5 and ISSSTECALI ISSSTE, 65 ISESALUD percent and 0.5 percent private medicine. 859 cases were recorded in Mexicali, 742 cases in Tijuana, 149 in Ensenada, Rosarito 31 and Tecate 25.
Jose Guadalupe Bustamante Moreno, secretary of Health made an appeal to Baja Californian society not to relax preventive measures AH1N1 against influenza, especially those with risk factors such as morbid obesity (extreme), kidney problems, heart disease, chronic pulmonary disease as emphysema or asthma, and diabetes and hypertension.
Preventive measures to consider, Bustamante Moreno warned: washing hands frequently, stay away from people with symptoms of respiratory infection, not greeting of a kiss or hand, not sharing food, utensils or drinking glasses, cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing , forearm (not by hand)
The symptoms of this disease and should see a doctor when they are sudden fever higher than 38 degrees sudden, severe headache, cough and throat discomfort.
Until 31 December last year, pandemic hidden face of death, they must live 2 thousand 189 cases and 36 deaths, but the actions of the Federal Ministry of Health, state and government to combat and find through their scientists a cure for this virus, public enemy number one continues.
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n1462175.htm
Influenza: Fatal Virus
AH1N1 pandemic virus is the face of death that put on full alert to the country and several nations around the globe..
El Sol de Tijuana
January 2, 2010
by Fernando Barroso
Tijuana .- Undoubtedly, the pandemic virus AH1N1 is the face of death that put on full alert to the country and several nations around the world globe. He left a trail of deaths, did not respect age or social strata, but mainly he tested the responsiveness of the federal government and eminences of medicine joined efforts to prevent the death rate increased significantly.
Around this deadly virus, lethal if not go to receive medical attention after the first 72 hours of their symptoms, the media across the country played a vital role to let you know the Mexican society the importance of conducting essential hygienic preventive measures to avoid contagion to others.
Prevention campaigns issued by President Felipe Calder?n's government through the Ministry of Health in various states will not back down and showed that, at least in Mexico, action to address this pandemic were to such an extent that it reflects on the not shocking number of deaths that occurred in other nations.
With the outbreak of the deadly virus first historically recorded on 22 April this year 2009 to be, who is here to stay initially called swine influenza virus, which also hurt the livestock sector, for at first was awarded the specimen carrier of the deadly virus.
It was thus that the alert was issued by the federal chief executive April 22 that after a meeting with Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, which was reported nationally to all Mexicans, the emergence and discovery of AH1N1, which unfortunately has come to stay.
Then threw in all the country's media, print, radio, television and electronic as the Internet's first actions outlined by the cabinet members of President Felipe Calder?n, which objective was and has been until today to avoid the massive infection .
As an emergency measure to what was unknown, could come later, the federal government recommended that people avoid (if not indispensable) to go out and congregate in public places, attend mass events like soccer games, outdoor concerts, converge especially in closed places with poor ventilation such as theaters, shopping malls, cinemas and other places of public access in general. The intention at all times safeguard the health of all.
At the time these messages were issued to all Mexicans nationwide, President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa met with officials of the health sector and scientific and agreed what would be the preventive hygiene measures should be undertaken by any person from the within the family, educational campuses and workplaces to avoid contagion.
After spending the first few days of high alert, the majority of school buildings and churches closed. In fact, the Catholic Church agreed to the arrangement of the Ministry of Health to suspend the celebration of the Eucharist in their temples and some masses were broadcast on television and even radio.
From this, depend on each entity of the Republic of contingency management to prevent the outbreak health of people infected by the deadly pandemic virus.
AH1N1 in Baja California
After the first proven case of influenza by AH1N1 in the country, in Baja California, the health secretary, Jos? Guadalupe Bustamante Moreno, reported April 23 that there was no warning from influenza.
Ang?lica Pon, chief of epidemiology at the time ISESALUD revealed that there had been 50 deaths from pneumonia and influence, and said most of the cases occurred in Tijuana and Mexicali, which offer the greatest percentage of population.
Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, governor of Baja California, and then instructed on what action to take preventive measures.
Macareno Dr. Ernesto Alvarado, head of the jurisdiction of Health Services II (Tijuana, Tecate and Rosarito), said the state executive would direct the federal government by endowing the state to implement more vaccines to vulnerable populations.
Gov. Osuna Mill?n was clear and emphatic: "we will not dismiss any cases of this nature."
And then he said he had spoken to Dr. Guadalupe Bustamante and informed him that the two deaths that occurred in Baja California, are due to pneumonia, therefore, was ruled to have been a result of influenza.
Preventive measures at the airport in Tijuana were swift and implemented in accordance with the instruction from the federal government its preventive measures within rooms and aircraft.
On April 25 while the Ministry of Health in the state agreed to follow strategies to combat this pandemic virus, were confirmed at the national one thousand and four affected cases and 68 deaths.
It was announced while the World Health Organization (WHO) established an emergency committee with experts from around the world to support medical techniques and collaborate with health authorities.
At that time, influenza cases were filed in the Federal District, Mexico State, San Luis Potosi, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Baja California Sur, Baja California and Hidalgo, according to reports from the Ministry of Health.
For the 27th of that month the WHO recognized not have any vaccine available to counter the effects of the deadly virus that is formed from two components: Brisbane and Eurasian.
Baja California was then determined as a vulnerable state because of its location in the U.S., particularly California, which is already impaired as Texas, New York and Kansas.
It confirmed four cases of influenza AH1N1 in Mexicali, Baja California, although none has resulted in deaths, it would provide the World Health Organization (WHO).
For the month of May to low-level California had at least ten suspected cases of AH1N1 contamination, all treated
And increased by 30 percent in demand for health services in institutions IMSS, ISSSTE, ISSSTECALI, ISESALUD, arising from the epidemic.
Of the ten cases AH1N1 live, Bustamante Moreno said that at least three were treated at the ISSSTE and seven general hospitals in both Mexicali and Tijuana.
For July 30 although the health authorities in the state transcended three deaths from influenza in 20 of the IMSS clinic, but they withheld information to avoid fear in the claimant's and society in general.
In a visit to the clinic 36 of the IMSS in Otay Mesa by speaker urgently requested to meet all staff involved or responsible for urgent preventive measures or contingency. Even at that time was unknown, the motive or reason.
Minutes later he heard discussions among Institute staff, nurses, but mainly used for the controls, who oblivious to the presence of the reporter commented to each other about three possible deaths from influenza that had just happened in the General Regional Hospital No. 20 .
The Ministry of Health of Baja California announced the acquisition of new equipment to perform confirmatory testing for influenza and rickettsia in a period of 72 hours, and already on the State Health Laboratory.
It is a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction Quantitative) acquired with an investment of 194 thousand dollars, of which 150 thousand are used for the purchase of new high-tech equipment, 35 thousand for the supply of materials to use and nine thousand for the purchase of reagents.
Dr. Jose Guadalupe Bustamante Moreno said that the PCR technique, the most advanced DNA study aims to obtain a large number of copies of a particular DNA fragment, which is a great advantage to identify viruses or bacteria . With this methodology can be identified AH1N1 virus and rickettsia bacteria.
With this technology, the results of the tests may be known within a period not exceeding 72 hours, with a capacity of 200 tests per day.
Secretary of Health stated 69 cases of AH1N1 in women and 68 men, 100, Mexicali, Tijuana 31, three and three from Ensenada Rosarito, 90 people were treated at the Health Ministry, 38 in the IMSS, 8 ISSSTECALI and 1 case was treated at the Department of Defense. The average age of confirmed cases was 20 years.
By 18 September, were already 306 cases of influenza AH1N1, health authorities and educational 4 students said they became ill. Were 2 UABC students and 2 more of the Mexico Institute. The data then provide the health sector was that 306 cases were confirmed in Baja California, Sonora and 480 thousand 600 in San Diego, California. For November 9 billion and accounted for 806 cases living with the virus and 24 deaths.
The 56 percent of the deaths were among people with morbid obesity, 24 percent had diabetes and 8 percent had kidney problems, informing the media, the Health Secretary in the State.
Of this amount, 35 percent are people between 10 and 19 years of age. The average age of live cases is 21 years and 7 deaths, 33.
Of the 806 cases with influenza, 33 percent were treated at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 0.5 and ISSSTECALI ISSSTE, 65 ISESALUD percent and 0.5 percent private medicine. 859 cases were recorded in Mexicali, 742 cases in Tijuana, 149 in Ensenada, Rosarito 31 and Tecate 25.
Jose Guadalupe Bustamante Moreno, secretary of Health made an appeal to Baja Californian society not to relax preventive measures AH1N1 against influenza, especially those with risk factors such as morbid obesity (extreme), kidney problems, heart disease, chronic pulmonary disease as emphysema or asthma, and diabetes and hypertension.
Preventive measures to consider, Bustamante Moreno warned: washing hands frequently, stay away from people with symptoms of respiratory infection, not greeting of a kiss or hand, not sharing food, utensils or drinking glasses, cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing , forearm (not by hand)
The symptoms of this disease and should see a doctor when they are sudden fever higher than 38 degrees sudden, severe headache, cough and throat discomfort.
Until 31 December last year, pandemic hidden face of death, they must live 2 thousand 189 cases and 36 deaths, but the actions of the Federal Ministry of Health, state and government to combat and find through their scientists a cure for this virus, public enemy number one continues.