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Editor, Senior Moderator
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Google translation:
Swine flu 'saves' patients with AIDS
William Cardoso
Di?rio do Grande ABC's
The small incidence of swine flu among people with HIV surprised positively the health authorities. Among the 134 fatal victims of Influenza A (H1N1) in the State of S?o Paulo, only one was HIV positive. The access to the network of health is crucial to understand the issues with optimism. Meanwhile, the region reported two more deaths from the disease, and another one in Diadema in S?o Bernardo.
At the beginning of the pandemic, the fear was that patients were seropositive for H1N1 easy targets. Theoretically, the impaired immunity - the symbol of the disease siginifica acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - favors the proliferation of the virus among those who contracted AIDS. Until now, not what we have seen.
A tripod provides the basis to sustain the low lethality of swine flu among people with HIV, with emphasis on access to qualified medical network. "Without doubt it is better than the care provided to the general population. He knows what is the service, which is where the doctor and seek help," says Marta Ramalho infectologist of CRT (Center for Reference and Training Sexual Diseases Transmitted / AIDS), the State Department of Health
The supply of the antiviral Tamiflu as soon as they are the first symptoms of flu (regardless of what is common or swine) and the fact that 70% of patients had a level of immunity from reasonable and proper, for taking other medicines, cooperate to the positive numbers .
The only record of death among people with HIV in the state of a pregnant 29 years, the Baixada Santista, was investigated by the state agency. The conclusion is that the fact of being HIV positive was not essential to cause death. "The cells of specific immunity were in normal levels," says the infectologist.
Dead-Yesterday in the region, the sixth fatal victim of Diadema was announced: a woman of 21 years, who died on day 3. The seventh death in St. Bernard is a girl of 8 years, with a condition of severe acute respiratory disease and obesity. The patient was hospitalized from the day 6. There are now 21 confirmed deaths in Grande ABC.
Remain positive during routine pandemic of H1N1
Activist of the Forum of NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) of the Fight against AIDS, Jos? Roberto Pereira, the Betinho, sees the access point as the antiviral important. "I even received the Tamiflu, even before leaving the outcome of the examination on which I had the flu," he said. Life is normal.
The challenge is for the fact that the State Department of Health has changed the Emilio Ribas Institute at the headquarters against swine flu. Before the hospital was only in the reference treatment against AIDS. "In emergency care, patients are mixed. The carrier of HIV seeking aid ends up with whom contact has H1N1. We ask because the separation is a risk, "he says.
Of the National Network of People with HIV, Carlos Quintana not noticed changes in their day to day, although there the fear at first. "I think the general population is afraid of the unknown."
Google translation:
Swine flu 'saves' patients with AIDS
William Cardoso
Di?rio do Grande ABC's
The small incidence of swine flu among people with HIV surprised positively the health authorities. Among the 134 fatal victims of Influenza A (H1N1) in the State of S?o Paulo, only one was HIV positive. The access to the network of health is crucial to understand the issues with optimism. Meanwhile, the region reported two more deaths from the disease, and another one in Diadema in S?o Bernardo.
At the beginning of the pandemic, the fear was that patients were seropositive for H1N1 easy targets. Theoretically, the impaired immunity - the symbol of the disease siginifica acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - favors the proliferation of the virus among those who contracted AIDS. Until now, not what we have seen.
A tripod provides the basis to sustain the low lethality of swine flu among people with HIV, with emphasis on access to qualified medical network. "Without doubt it is better than the care provided to the general population. He knows what is the service, which is where the doctor and seek help," says Marta Ramalho infectologist of CRT (Center for Reference and Training Sexual Diseases Transmitted / AIDS), the State Department of Health
The supply of the antiviral Tamiflu as soon as they are the first symptoms of flu (regardless of what is common or swine) and the fact that 70% of patients had a level of immunity from reasonable and proper, for taking other medicines, cooperate to the positive numbers .
The only record of death among people with HIV in the state of a pregnant 29 years, the Baixada Santista, was investigated by the state agency. The conclusion is that the fact of being HIV positive was not essential to cause death. "The cells of specific immunity were in normal levels," says the infectologist.
Dead-Yesterday in the region, the sixth fatal victim of Diadema was announced: a woman of 21 years, who died on day 3. The seventh death in St. Bernard is a girl of 8 years, with a condition of severe acute respiratory disease and obesity. The patient was hospitalized from the day 6. There are now 21 confirmed deaths in Grande ABC.
Remain positive during routine pandemic of H1N1
Activist of the Forum of NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) of the Fight against AIDS, Jos? Roberto Pereira, the Betinho, sees the access point as the antiviral important. "I even received the Tamiflu, even before leaving the outcome of the examination on which I had the flu," he said. Life is normal.
The challenge is for the fact that the State Department of Health has changed the Emilio Ribas Institute at the headquarters against swine flu. Before the hospital was only in the reference treatment against AIDS. "In emergency care, patients are mixed. The carrier of HIV seeking aid ends up with whom contact has H1N1. We ask because the separation is a risk, "he says.
Of the National Network of People with HIV, Carlos Quintana not noticed changes in their day to day, although there the fear at first. "I think the general population is afraid of the unknown."