China - Surge of flu patients in hospitals in Henan province

[sharon sanders]

The hospital, added a lot earlier than flu patients.

Henan Xinhua News Channel on January 20 a large network of waterways -

Recently, many people found that around a cold, cough, the patients come and go.
Yesterday, the reporter visited several hospitals found that each hospital Respiratory Medicine clinic, the treatment of patients over a period of time before the three percent increase, in which each half of the flu and common cold.
And it all and dry weather.

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At present, Zhengzhou City CDC week in 10 sentinel hospitals in collecting specimens of influenza-like illness were detected, a comprehensive monitoring flu epidemic situation.

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A cold surge of patients into three

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Liu, 28, a week faster cold, runny nose, cough, sore throat, antitussive him every day in a trance, can not concentrate at work.

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Infusion as soon as he decided to ease the physical discomfort, when he rushed to the hospital and found that infusion hall full of people.

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Not only the adults sick, recent fever are also many children.

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Children's Hospital in Zhengzhou City, out-patient hall, a cold infusion of the children filled the hallway corridor.

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"Flu patients by at least three into." Provincial People's Hospital Respiratory Medicine, Chief Physician Chenzhuo Chang said, according to his observation, in those patients with influenza, seasonal influenza is about half of the patients, half belong to the common cold.

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The situation in the freshman Affiliated Cheng, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, the Third People's Hospital of Zhengzhou City and other major hospitals are common.

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