Campinas registers 14 cases of severe flu since May

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Since the beginning of May until this Friday (24th), the Health Department recorded 14 cases of severe flu, caused by the H1N1 virus in Campinas. Changes to the treatment of the disease were recommended by the Ministry of Health indicate that the antiviral medication oseltamivir after the first appearance of signs of the disease. With this, people no longer need to wait for the symptoms get worse or confirmation of laboratory tests to begin treatment.
Until last year, the start of treatment was allowed until 48 hours counted from the first signs of infection.
This year, the state with the highest rate of registration of cases and deaths was the Rio Grande do Sul

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