Macao: woman 47yo in ICU

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A 47-year-old woman is interned in the intensive cares in critical state in Macao after having contracted the virus of the flu A H1N1, they revealed this Wednesday the Services of Health of the territory. In official note, the Services of Health explain that the woman is interned by assisted ventilation and the son and the sister of patient also they showed symptoms of flu, were subjected to treatment and they are in recuperation. The woman will have, in accordance with the clinical information, when symptoms of fever were shown and it coughs to 14 of January having resorted to a private unity of health. Four days later it resorted to the needs of the hospital Kiang Wu, the nosocomial private unity, because of not lowering the fever and through the ray - x pneumonia was diagnosed. ? In the dawn of the day 19, his state was degraded, with appearance of dyspnea, needing of being transferred to the unity of intensive cares, with positive reaction to the virus of the flu A H1N1 ?, it adds the note.


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Re: Macao: woman 47yo in ICU

infected with influenza A H1N1 flu confirmed 47-year-old female patient who is still in the Kiang Wu Hospital intensive care unit in hospital in critical condition. Health Bureau, February to March is the peak period of influenza, the public, especially high-risk persons vaccinated against influenza vaccine as soon as possible.
Peak Hospital Medical Director Liwei Cheng said, Kiang Wu Hospital and keep in touch with the Peak to closely monitor the patient's situation. There is no disease in patients in the past, in good physical condition prior to the onset, but after the onset of the body immune system to low, 19, started breathing machine, because patients with severely impaired lung function have been 20 on the evening started with artificial lungs, is still in critical condition.
In response to this new type of influenza cases were in the Peak Hospital is ready to receive patients may be suffering from severe influenza, such as the suspension of non-emergency services. Health Bureau, has now entered a seasonal flu peak, the peak is expected to last 4-8 weeks, in general, in February to March is peak season for influenza. Health Bureau, said in January has been 11 cases of influenza infection cases in the cluster of diseases, including nurseries, kindergartens, schools and children's homes, etc., were about 100 people, of which 3 were influenza A H1N1 influenza virus, one for the B influenza virus is still detected in 5 cases.
Health Bureau said that due to recent climate change and more to the hospital increase of influenza patients, an increase of about 3 minutes. At present there are three kinds of influenza viruses that exist, including Influenza A H3N2, influenza A H1N1, B, which mainly influenza A H1N1. Health Bureau, said there will not rule out a small number of patients with severe or even death, especially not infected with influenza A H1N1 and influenza vaccine in unvaccinated high-risk people. Department of Health urged people, particularly high risk groups (elderly, children) for influenza vaccination as soon as possible, the public should pay attention to prevention of influenza.
Department of Health reminded the public to pay attention to diet during the Spring Festival, New Year's food to keep low-fat, low sugar, low-salt and high-fiber combination. Also called cold weather, the public especially the elderly and the chronically ill, to take appropriate preventive and care measures to prevent hypothermia.

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