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Editor, Senior Moderator
To a year of the sprout of flu A in the Argentina, which left 84 dead persons in Santa Fe, The Capital gained access to a report of the Department of provincial Health that offers precisions on the fatal cases. The information was obtained thanks to a study that there entrusted the Pan-American Organization of the Health (OPS) and that was carried out by local professionals.
Despu?s of that one was analyzed by one the case histories of the deceased today it is known that the majority was between 20 and 60 years old, the biggest quantity of deceases being located in the stripe from 50 to 59 years. The second and third group corresponded to persons of between 30 and 40 years, and minor children of 10. Almost all the dead persons (79 persons) had factors of risk: respiratory chronic illnesses, cardiopat?as, obesity or inmunodepresi?n. There were no significant differences for sex.
El person in charge for the area of epidemiolog?a of the Direction of Promotion of the Health of the province, Juan Herrmann, emphasized that this work offers valuable information to a year of the critical stage that was lived in the whole country and particularly in Santa Fe during June and July, 2009. Although this period has not been confirmed to themselves by positive cases of the virus H1N1 in the province ? to show the truth of what happened it helps to make the whole process even more transparent and to exile the doubts that can still survive in the population ?, he said to this newspaper.
Critical moment. In the whole provincial territory 8.500 cases of flu registered A during the pandemic. The first one of the deaths took place at the end of June, exactly in the week in the one that registered the maximum peak of contagions.
Como the first one of the deceases corresponded to a pregnant woman, those days it put itself on special attention in this group, to the point that they were the first ones in enjoying the labor license in public institutions, measurement to that there adhered the majority of the private companies. ? Although the impact that this news caused in his moment was enormous, the true thing is that they were 3 women ? between pregnant women and pu?rperas ? those who died for flu A, between 371 positive cases confirmed in this segment ?, pointed out Herrmann.
Respecto of the persons younger than 10 years, which were the first ones affected by the virus (of there that has taken the decision to close the schools to brake the contagions), went over to the conclusion that they were not a part of the most important group of deceased, according to the report.
? If we divide the quantity of deceased in segments of to 10 years of age, in every stripe there were fatal cases, but the biggest number gave itself between those who had between 50 and 59 years continued by those of between 30 and 40, and very closely for those of less than 10 ?, pointed out the specialist.
Of risk. There do not stay doubts that the majority of the dead persons had any base illness that complicated the prognosis: " Only in 5 persons we could not identify problems of health previous. In all the rest there were one or more factors of risk as respiratory chronic illness, inmunodepresi?n (for example patients with VIH), cardiopat?as or obesity ?, it mentioned Herrmann.
Por that, this year, the plan of anti-flu vaccination aimed at those who integrate this segment of the population. In Santa Fe it went over to more than 90 % of persons' inoculations in groups of risk.
To come late. Another significant fact is that 6 of every 10 deceased had come to the medical consultation to 3 days of initiated the symptoms gripales, and 4 of every 10, after the 4th. ? The concourse to the center of health up to 3 days after ghosts the symptoms can be read like acceptably, 4 days it is already great ?, told the doctor.
La delay could have been one of the causes of weight so that the deaths were taking place. ? Many of these patients came to the hospital with respiratory problems of hierarchy, and almost they all needed mechanical respiratory assistance (respirator) ?, pointed out Herrmann.
Respecto of the hypothesis that circulated during the pandemic of which the H1N1 was a virus more aggressive than that of the seasonal flu (or common flu as Herrmann was named popularly) emphasized that ? everything indicates that it was not like that ?. The big impact that the flu A caused in 2009 had to see with the characteristics of the situation: an unknown pandemic that forced to take unpublished measures and the fact that it was affecting the young people and not the elders as the habitual viruses, mentioned the professional.
Why now not: what this year did not the flu A cause ravages like in 2009? Moreover, to 10 days of July positive cases have not registered in the santafesino territory and very few are the confirmed ones at national level. For the sanitary provincial portfolio the motives are: that this year the virus of major circulation has not been that of the flu, but the respiratory sincicial (that it provokes bronquiolitis and that affects especially the small children), the fact that there has been a high level of vaccination, and without doubts, the quantity of infected last year that certain defenders already acquired against this type of virus.
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Despu?s of that one was analyzed by one the case histories of the deceased today it is known that the majority was between 20 and 60 years old, the biggest quantity of deceases being located in the stripe from 50 to 59 years. The second and third group corresponded to persons of between 30 and 40 years, and minor children of 10. Almost all the dead persons (79 persons) had factors of risk: respiratory chronic illnesses, cardiopat?as, obesity or inmunodepresi?n. There were no significant differences for sex.
El person in charge for the area of epidemiolog?a of the Direction of Promotion of the Health of the province, Juan Herrmann, emphasized that this work offers valuable information to a year of the critical stage that was lived in the whole country and particularly in Santa Fe during June and July, 2009. Although this period has not been confirmed to themselves by positive cases of the virus H1N1 in the province ? to show the truth of what happened it helps to make the whole process even more transparent and to exile the doubts that can still survive in the population ?, he said to this newspaper.
Critical moment. In the whole provincial territory 8.500 cases of flu registered A during the pandemic. The first one of the deaths took place at the end of June, exactly in the week in the one that registered the maximum peak of contagions.
Como the first one of the deceases corresponded to a pregnant woman, those days it put itself on special attention in this group, to the point that they were the first ones in enjoying the labor license in public institutions, measurement to that there adhered the majority of the private companies. ? Although the impact that this news caused in his moment was enormous, the true thing is that they were 3 women ? between pregnant women and pu?rperas ? those who died for flu A, between 371 positive cases confirmed in this segment ?, pointed out Herrmann.
Respecto of the persons younger than 10 years, which were the first ones affected by the virus (of there that has taken the decision to close the schools to brake the contagions), went over to the conclusion that they were not a part of the most important group of deceased, according to the report.
? If we divide the quantity of deceased in segments of to 10 years of age, in every stripe there were fatal cases, but the biggest number gave itself between those who had between 50 and 59 years continued by those of between 30 and 40, and very closely for those of less than 10 ?, pointed out the specialist.
Of risk. There do not stay doubts that the majority of the dead persons had any base illness that complicated the prognosis: " Only in 5 persons we could not identify problems of health previous. In all the rest there were one or more factors of risk as respiratory chronic illness, inmunodepresi?n (for example patients with VIH), cardiopat?as or obesity ?, it mentioned Herrmann.
Por that, this year, the plan of anti-flu vaccination aimed at those who integrate this segment of the population. In Santa Fe it went over to more than 90 % of persons' inoculations in groups of risk.
To come late. Another significant fact is that 6 of every 10 deceased had come to the medical consultation to 3 days of initiated the symptoms gripales, and 4 of every 10, after the 4th. ? The concourse to the center of health up to 3 days after ghosts the symptoms can be read like acceptably, 4 days it is already great ?, told the doctor.
La delay could have been one of the causes of weight so that the deaths were taking place. ? Many of these patients came to the hospital with respiratory problems of hierarchy, and almost they all needed mechanical respiratory assistance (respirator) ?, pointed out Herrmann.
Respecto of the hypothesis that circulated during the pandemic of which the H1N1 was a virus more aggressive than that of the seasonal flu (or common flu as Herrmann was named popularly) emphasized that ? everything indicates that it was not like that ?. The big impact that the flu A caused in 2009 had to see with the characteristics of the situation: an unknown pandemic that forced to take unpublished measures and the fact that it was affecting the young people and not the elders as the habitual viruses, mentioned the professional.
Why now not: what this year did not the flu A cause ravages like in 2009? Moreover, to 10 days of July positive cases have not registered in the santafesino territory and very few are the confirmed ones at national level. For the sanitary provincial portfolio the motives are: that this year the virus of major circulation has not been that of the flu, but the respiratory sincicial (that it provokes bronquiolitis and that affects especially the small children), the fact that there has been a high level of vaccination, and without doubts, the quantity of infected last year that certain defenders already acquired against this type of virus.
http://www.lacapital.com.ar/contenidos/2010/07/11/noticia_0002.html