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Ciego de Avila Alerts public about respiratory infections
Source: AIN Date: Sat, 24/04/2010 - 9:06 a.m. Category (s): Health
The medical staff of health care units of Ciego de Avila continued health surveillance to stop the possible transmission of influenza A (H1N1), with the increase in acute respiratory infections (ARI).
Jos? Carlos Nodarse, deputy director of epidemiology at the Provincial Center of Hygiene, explained that the IRA remains in a state of epidemic with a notice above that expected for the stage, thus reinforcing preventive measures.
Samples are taken to rule out the presence of H1N1, although not the only currently circulating viruses, is one of the most harmful, said Nodarse.
He explained that together with the Ministry of Education verified kindergartens and other educational institutions to identify the sick, in order to stop the spread.
Prevention, Nodarse said, is the best way to counter the flu and other respiratory ailments, and insisted that people should not neglect the health measures, including some vital as frequent hand washing, prevent overcrowding and maintain ventilated rooms.
Leydis Gala, a medical student, located in an office, said that while the recent immunization of vulnerable groups is a significant aid, the main weapon of the population is individual responsibility and the knowledge that the danger does not stop .
If you lose the perception of risk, people become to trust and self-medicated a simple cold, or poorly treated, can become the cause of death, he said.
Ciego de Avila Alerts public about respiratory infections
Source: AIN Date: Sat, 24/04/2010 - 9:06 a.m. Category (s): Health
The medical staff of health care units of Ciego de Avila continued health surveillance to stop the possible transmission of influenza A (H1N1), with the increase in acute respiratory infections (ARI).
Jos? Carlos Nodarse, deputy director of epidemiology at the Provincial Center of Hygiene, explained that the IRA remains in a state of epidemic with a notice above that expected for the stage, thus reinforcing preventive measures.
Samples are taken to rule out the presence of H1N1, although not the only currently circulating viruses, is one of the most harmful, said Nodarse.
He explained that together with the Ministry of Education verified kindergartens and other educational institutions to identify the sick, in order to stop the spread.
Prevention, Nodarse said, is the best way to counter the flu and other respiratory ailments, and insisted that people should not neglect the health measures, including some vital as frequent hand washing, prevent overcrowding and maintain ventilated rooms.
Leydis Gala, a medical student, located in an office, said that while the recent immunization of vulnerable groups is a significant aid, the main weapon of the population is individual responsibility and the knowledge that the danger does not stop .
If you lose the perception of risk, people become to trust and self-medicated a simple cold, or poorly treated, can become the cause of death, he said.