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http://correiodobrasil.com.br/tosse-e-sintoma-mais-comum-da-gripe-h1n1/173618/
Port. to Eng. translation-
Cough is the most common symptom of influenza H1N1
02.08.2010 18:16, Writing, with News Agency Rio - Rio de Janeiro
Fever is not always a symptom of some infection by avian H1N1. Contrary to popular belief, the most common symptom is cough. Is that link researchers at the National University of Seoul, South Korea They analyzed patients in confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in the early stages of the disease.
According to experts, fever is a symptom present in only 45.5% of confirmed cases of hospitalization and quarantine. The group headed by Park Sang Won indicates that, consulting the temperature of the individual is not reliable, particularly at airports and medical facilities for screening, especially for people with mild disease development.
Experts say nowadays, "the public health professionals use body temperature to assess the potential of an individual to contain the virus, a method also employed by airports in times of pandemic. The danger would be unable to identify carriers of the H1N1 and enable continuity of contagion, "says Park.
- The presence of high fever ceases to be a reliable parameter for screening. However, it is important to note that other factors are more difficult to detect in places such as airports and bus stations. Thus, although not very efficient in measuring the temperature must remain until the development of other rapid screening - completed the tutor's Education Portal, Ronaldo de Jesus Costa
Port. to Eng. translation-
Cough is the most common symptom of influenza H1N1
02.08.2010 18:16, Writing, with News Agency Rio - Rio de Janeiro
Fever is not always a symptom of some infection by avian H1N1. Contrary to popular belief, the most common symptom is cough. Is that link researchers at the National University of Seoul, South Korea They analyzed patients in confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in the early stages of the disease.
According to experts, fever is a symptom present in only 45.5% of confirmed cases of hospitalization and quarantine. The group headed by Park Sang Won indicates that, consulting the temperature of the individual is not reliable, particularly at airports and medical facilities for screening, especially for people with mild disease development.
Experts say nowadays, "the public health professionals use body temperature to assess the potential of an individual to contain the virus, a method also employed by airports in times of pandemic. The danger would be unable to identify carriers of the H1N1 and enable continuity of contagion, "says Park.
- The presence of high fever ceases to be a reliable parameter for screening. However, it is important to note that other factors are more difficult to detect in places such as airports and bus stations. Thus, although not very efficient in measuring the temperature must remain until the development of other rapid screening - completed the tutor's Education Portal, Ronaldo de Jesus Costa