Influenza wave grasps North Western Pomerania

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Grimmen (OZ) - Cough and sneeze in medical practises, majority space offices and kindergartens. The influenza wave controls the region since weeks. ? We observe since beginning of January an increase of the influenza illnesses ?, informs Dr. Angelika Petschaelis, field leader health of the management of a circle. Since beginning of the year are national 1624, of it in Nordvorpommern 141 officially confirmed Influenza illnesses been registered. ? At about 80 percent of these cases it concerned an infection with the H1N1 virus, thus of the so-called pork influenza ?, says the public health officer. With several patients the symptoms appeared as acute and heavy: with high fever more than 39 degrees, strong rheumatic pains and headaches, cough, a cold, partial feeling of sickness. Nevertheless, the number shows only the point of the iceberg. ? Only the proved virus illnesses reach us, they must become weitergemeldet. However, every doctor does not do a deduction. Also must not go he. But this is why the dark figure lies by far higher ?, reports Angelika Petschaelis. All together there are in the circle this year more influenza illnesses than 2010. Clear rising is to be ascertained topically with infections of the upper respiratory tract, informs the field leader. Since the spring has got on the way and it becomes warmer, however, the new infections decrease.

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