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Guadalajara-Beware of influenza
Occidental
December 20, 2010
Isaura Lopez Villalobos
Guadalajara, Jalisco .- With the increase of people sick from seasonal flu, the health sector urges the general public to remain vigilant and guard against low temperatures and that for a couple of weeks there has been a significant increase in patients .
Clinical conditions or seasonal influenza can be as severe as those recorded by influenza A-H1N1, among the complications involved if you do not receive adequate medical care can develop pneumonia, so the patient will require hospitalization and intubation.
The former director of the Old Civil Hospital of Guadalajara, H?ctor Ra?l P?rez G?mez, warns: "The pictures can be more serious in some population groups such as children and the elderly."
Although to date there is a similar number of cases as the epidemic of influenza A-H1N1 last year (four thousand 283 patients and 101 deaths), the infectious disease specialist said that any outbreak of cases of influenza or H3N2 subtypes depending on seasonal must represent an "epidemic alert" in Jalisco.
He recalled that in Asian countries where there is a considerable increase in cases immediately dictate an epidemiological alert "because we know that influenza is a highly communicable respiratory disease that can spread very quickly."
In Guadalajara Civil Hospital has tripled the number of visits for respiratory diseases with suspected influenza, noted that the total number of samples to date is a confirmation of 30 percent, most have been for the subtypes H3N2, H5N3 and H1N1.
With regard to the H1N1 virus, said that there continue to be sick but sporadically in the past three months has confirmed two cases from the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, however, no epidemiological studies performed in all patients.
"The disease must consider current auque obviously struck from the epidemiological point of view, but it is highly important to consider preventive measures such as vaccination should be in all the susceptible population."
Currently there are three known types of influenza virus A, B and C, these are curable provided they are treated the first symptoms of the disease. The mode of transmission can be the eyes, nose and mouth through saliva droplets that are released by a sick person to speak, cough or sneeze.
If fever greater than 38 degrees, cough, headache, sore throat, runny clear mucus through your nose and red eyes, see your doctor, cover mouth and nose and not self-medicate may be highly counterproductive.
The statements in this cold season is filled with sweaters or jackets, if covering your cough, wash hands with soap and water several times a day and avoid contact with people suffering from respiratory infection.
Spanish to English translation
Guadalajara-Beware of influenza
Occidental
December 20, 2010
Isaura Lopez Villalobos
Guadalajara, Jalisco .- With the increase of people sick from seasonal flu, the health sector urges the general public to remain vigilant and guard against low temperatures and that for a couple of weeks there has been a significant increase in patients .
Clinical conditions or seasonal influenza can be as severe as those recorded by influenza A-H1N1, among the complications involved if you do not receive adequate medical care can develop pneumonia, so the patient will require hospitalization and intubation.
The former director of the Old Civil Hospital of Guadalajara, H?ctor Ra?l P?rez G?mez, warns: "The pictures can be more serious in some population groups such as children and the elderly."
Although to date there is a similar number of cases as the epidemic of influenza A-H1N1 last year (four thousand 283 patients and 101 deaths), the infectious disease specialist said that any outbreak of cases of influenza or H3N2 subtypes depending on seasonal must represent an "epidemic alert" in Jalisco.
He recalled that in Asian countries where there is a considerable increase in cases immediately dictate an epidemiological alert "because we know that influenza is a highly communicable respiratory disease that can spread very quickly."
In Guadalajara Civil Hospital has tripled the number of visits for respiratory diseases with suspected influenza, noted that the total number of samples to date is a confirmation of 30 percent, most have been for the subtypes H3N2, H5N3 and H1N1.
With regard to the H1N1 virus, said that there continue to be sick but sporadically in the past three months has confirmed two cases from the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, however, no epidemiological studies performed in all patients.
"The disease must consider current auque obviously struck from the epidemiological point of view, but it is highly important to consider preventive measures such as vaccination should be in all the susceptible population."
Currently there are three known types of influenza virus A, B and C, these are curable provided they are treated the first symptoms of the disease. The mode of transmission can be the eyes, nose and mouth through saliva droplets that are released by a sick person to speak, cough or sneeze.
If fever greater than 38 degrees, cough, headache, sore throat, runny clear mucus through your nose and red eyes, see your doctor, cover mouth and nose and not self-medicate may be highly counterproductive.
The statements in this cold season is filled with sweaters or jackets, if covering your cough, wash hands with soap and water several times a day and avoid contact with people suffering from respiratory infection.