Re: Minas Gerais - influenza 2013, 13 fatalities
Re: Minas Gerais - influenza 2013, 13 fatalities
Flu kills 120 in Minas Gerais
State health secretariat (SES) confirmed yesterday that 120 people have died this year in Mines due to severe acute respiratory syndrome (are), the flu. Of these,
21 by contamination of Influenza A (H1N1) and (B). In the last week, there was an increase of nine deaths, that is, an increase of 42.8% of fatal cases of influenza. Due to the outbreak in Sao Paulo, the South of Minas Gerais is the most affected region, with deaths in nine cities.According to SES in the State
already are 101 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by influenza. One of the 21 deaths for influenza B, 18 by influenza A H1N1, one for Influenza A H3 and influenza virus not classified. Uberaba, in the triangle, is the city with the highest number of deaths: three out of five people infected, two patients remain hospitalized. In the capital, 33 cases of the disease have been confirmed, with two deaths. Are still hospitalized 16 people. Until yesterday, there were around 37 people State admitted to treatment.According to SES,
most deaths is adults, with 15 in the range of 30 to 59 years. Two children died less than 2 years and a senior citizen with more than 60. The other three deaths were of people 10 to 29 years cde. Of 22 patients treated within 48 hours, not three resisted, which represents 13.6%.The delay in treatment increases the risk of death. Of the 42 people infected, who received care between three and seven days after the diagnosis of influenza, 10 died, namely 23%. And of the 12 patients who took eight more days to be met, there have been four deaths, i.e. 33%. The treatment consists of the administration of the influenza Tamiflu and Relenza. Tamiflu is distributed by the public health network.In mines, the epidemic of the respiratory diseases period corresponds to the months of autumn and winter. Acute respiratory viral infections are the most frequently occurring during this period. More than 10 genera with over 200 viruses antigenically different types are responsible for these infections. The cold is the most common infection, especially in children in pre-school age.
NEW VIRUS
More 12.5 thousand cases of dengue in the State have been confirmed in just a week, according to the newsletter issued yesterday by SES, expanding to the number of patients 181,125 this year. To continue the volume of disease records, 2013 will be the year with the highest number of people infected by the mosquito Aedes aegypti in mines. This year's numbers exceed ...
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