Re: H7N9, Zhejiang: Three additional birdflu cases (Ifeng, April 20 2013)
Source: Ifeng (in Chinese):
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/h7n9/content-3/detail_2013_04/21/24458392_0.shtml - Automatic translation.
Zhejiang New Yesterday three people infected with H7N9 which a pregnant
21 April 2013 06:21 Source: Evening News
Zhejiang Provincial Health Department reported yesterday, as of April 20 at 15:00, Zhejiang Province, add three cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza.
Patients Wangmou, male, 56 years old, farmers, Hangzhou , onset on April 11, now Hangzhou, a hospital for treatment.
Patients Gan, female, 35 years old, workers now live in Hangzhou, onset on April 14, now a hospital for treatment.
Patients Sohn, male, 37 years old, drivers, Hangzhou, incidence on March 30, during the purchase of medicines to take their own, the first visit on April 18, now a hospital for treatment.
On the evening of April 19, critically ill patients diagnosed in the 18th Xu (male, 69 years old, retired, Hangzhou) due to further deterioration, she died.
Two nights ago, Zhejiang University hospital, an H7N9 avian flu Ms. Gan, for pregnant women, nine weeks of pregnancy. Currently being treated.
Reporter learned that Ms. Gan 14 start coughing, fever, fever clinics to go to the hospital examination, screening H7N9 virus nucleic acid positive, the night before were immediately transferred to the hospital in Zhejiang University.
One side is the reality of pregnancy, while in need of emergency treatment of H7N9 avian influenza virus, by the consent of their families, priority treatment of diseases, the doctors said has been the use of antiviral drugs.
Patients with
no respiratory distress and other symptoms.
Medication, so as to minimize the possible risks posed to the fetus.
Beijing Ditan Hospital infection treatment center director Li Xingwang influenza prevention and control experience, pregnant women before 27 weeks of pregnancy, treatment, and not much different from ordinary people. In the late pregnant women are at high risk of active treatment should be advocated. Early drug treatment should follow the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly medication.
In the treatment of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza, some critically ill patients, according to experts, part of these critically ill patients is the treatment of artificial liver, artificial lung, this treatment is blood replacement.
Each patient every artificial liver treatment equivalent to 20 people donated blood. More people, a lot of treatment resulted in a greatly increased demand and the relative concentration of blood for clinical use in Hangzhou.
At the same time, the amount of blood on the streets of Hangzhou decline, since April, the the streets daily average number of acquisition is less than 200, the tight blood for clinical use, especially A-type blood is even more tense, the relevant departments to encourage the community who love a lot of participation in voluntary blood donation.
Our reporter Wang Rui
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