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20-October-2009
Influenza A H1N1 was visited upon the children
Enrique Sanchez
Unlike the April outbreak, the sector began to suffer from frequent infections, this temporadaEl health secretary of Mexico City, Francisco Osuna, alerted parents about the increased AH1N1 cases of influenza in children younger than 10 years, compared with the start of the outbreak, in April, when the disease struck mainly young people between 20 and 45 years.
In interview, the officer asked the parents who, at the slightest sign of illness in their children, such as headache, runny nose, fever higher than 38 degrees, diarrhea and body aches, to take them to health clinics or hospitals of the IMSS and ISSSTE where despite not being entitled can be handled in a timely manner.
"We used cases from 20 to 45, then lowered to 10 years, 10 to 45 and now we are seeing that children are presenting symptoms compatible with influenza, children under 10 years. So if a mother sees her child under age 10 have any sign or symptom status of support, we ask that you immediately go to a health center, to a hospital to be detected by chance. Remains valid, highly effective treatment is between 24 and 48 hours of symptoms and signs. "
He noted that given the low temperatures that have occurred in the past two days, we must be watchful of children aged 6 and older adults, because they are at risk of contracting seasonal influenza.
"The call is a warning, not an alarm; still green (low risk) to our Warning and Monitoring System. Are respiratory infections that we were expecting and that every day, surely if the cold continues like this, that will increase, "the official capital.
The official said the capital currently in the hospitals of the Government of Ontario 400 people remain hospitalized, with symptoms of seasonal influenza, 70 of them in intensive care, without which so far is confirmed to have the disease.
Thus, urged people to be addressed in a timely and increase measures of hygiene, washing hands go in six to seven times a day, in addition to covering your mouth, nose or eyes, which is the easiest mechanism influenza transmission.
Health Secretary recalled that the capital is in effect the vaccination against seasonal influenza, aimed at kids between 6 and 35 months and adults over 60 or people with diabetes.
"I think it is very important to go to get vaccinated, we have virtually all vaccines, we are awaiting the vaccine virus H1N1, which has probably in December. Then, extreme measures, use our responsibility in caring for our health and our children, "he said.
We have practically all seasonal influenza vaccines that are needed, we continue pending the vaccine virus H1N1, which has probably in December. "
20-October-2009
Influenza A H1N1 was visited upon the children
Enrique Sanchez
Unlike the April outbreak, the sector began to suffer from frequent infections, this temporadaEl health secretary of Mexico City, Francisco Osuna, alerted parents about the increased AH1N1 cases of influenza in children younger than 10 years, compared with the start of the outbreak, in April, when the disease struck mainly young people between 20 and 45 years.
In interview, the officer asked the parents who, at the slightest sign of illness in their children, such as headache, runny nose, fever higher than 38 degrees, diarrhea and body aches, to take them to health clinics or hospitals of the IMSS and ISSSTE where despite not being entitled can be handled in a timely manner.
"We used cases from 20 to 45, then lowered to 10 years, 10 to 45 and now we are seeing that children are presenting symptoms compatible with influenza, children under 10 years. So if a mother sees her child under age 10 have any sign or symptom status of support, we ask that you immediately go to a health center, to a hospital to be detected by chance. Remains valid, highly effective treatment is between 24 and 48 hours of symptoms and signs. "
He noted that given the low temperatures that have occurred in the past two days, we must be watchful of children aged 6 and older adults, because they are at risk of contracting seasonal influenza.
"The call is a warning, not an alarm; still green (low risk) to our Warning and Monitoring System. Are respiratory infections that we were expecting and that every day, surely if the cold continues like this, that will increase, "the official capital.
The official said the capital currently in the hospitals of the Government of Ontario 400 people remain hospitalized, with symptoms of seasonal influenza, 70 of them in intensive care, without which so far is confirmed to have the disease.
Thus, urged people to be addressed in a timely and increase measures of hygiene, washing hands go in six to seven times a day, in addition to covering your mouth, nose or eyes, which is the easiest mechanism influenza transmission.
Health Secretary recalled that the capital is in effect the vaccination against seasonal influenza, aimed at kids between 6 and 35 months and adults over 60 or people with diabetes.
"I think it is very important to go to get vaccinated, we have virtually all vaccines, we are awaiting the vaccine virus H1N1, which has probably in December. Then, extreme measures, use our responsibility in caring for our health and our children, "he said.
We have practically all seasonal influenza vaccines that are needed, we continue pending the vaccine virus H1N1, which has probably in December. "