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China - Sichuan - Luzhou: possibility of large H1N1 influenza epidemic, people should take protective measures

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Luzhou possibility of an influenza pandemic (H1N1) should be prepared to protect the public

Luzhou News Published :2013-11-28 08:38:00 Source: Luzhou News

Core Tip: Luzhou flu cases have been reported in 2013 winter, Luzhou H1N1 influenza epidemic possibility of large, Luzhou people should protective measures.
  
Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Municipal Health Bureau, Luzhou flu cases have been reported in 2013 winter, Luzhou H1N1 influenza epidemic possibility of large, Luzhou people should protective measures.
  
According to Luzhou City CDC concerned parties, from the city's influenza surveillance found that influenza cases, influenza A and B have occurred. Luzhou City in a short time, part of the crowd gather, gather more cases of influenza, influenza activity intensity increased. This is mainly because this year's flu virus mutates, the weather hot and cold, influenza virus activity and gradually increase the intensity. This affects all types of schools and nurseries crowd gathered epidemic may occur or certain scale outbreak. Therefore, it is necessary to do preventive work.
  
According to experts, the human influenza A viruses are divided into (A), B (B), propylene (C) Third type is influenza (flu) pathogens, including influenza A virus antigenic easily mutate easily in the crowd propagation; influenza B viruses pathogenic to humans is low, less spread in the population; C virus causes only insignificant or minor human upper respiratory tract infections, rarely cause epidemic. Monitoring the situation from the city's perspective, cases of influenza A and B have occurred, to pay attention.

A stream is mainly short for H1N1 flu, experts pointed out that the best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine this year's flu vaccine can prevent "a flow", which can withstand the influenza A H3N2, H1N1 and influenza B viruses .
  
CDC experts by Luzhou Luzhou News Network remind the general public, after vaccination, usually two weeks to produce antibodies can be valid in a year or so. Last year's flu vaccine inoculation to now, a part of the body's antibodies may be reduced, does not rule out someone immune failure. And every year, the WHO recommended influenza vaccine, depending on which virus will be high, add different protein antigens. So children, the elderly and patients with chronic diseases early immunization is still necessary. However, influenza vaccine is also contraindicated vaccinated populations, eggs and any kind of allergy vaccine crowd, patients with moderate or severe acute fever, suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome, and so suited to vaccination.
  
Experts remind that, in addition to the prevention of influenza vaccine, the protection of sleeping, eating adequately, washing hands, proper ventilation windows to reduce contact with the patient, can play a preventive role. Prevention and control of schools and nurseries plus stronger respiratory diseases, and collective life, learning spaces to enhance ventilation, urging teachers and students to maintain personal hygiene, such as washing hands frequently, strengthen the morning check and follow-up investigation of absence due to illness. If found fever and other symptoms similar to the clusters of cases, should be promptly to the area of ​​primary health care institutions, the CDC reports.
  
Luzhou News reporter Zhou Li

http://news.lzep.cn/sh/20131128/208264_2.html
 
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