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http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2011/07/15/nacionales/66735
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National
3.700 diarrhea cases alert the MoH
Health authorities report that cases of diarrhea have increased by five percent
To avoid the increase of cases triggered an alert
By Juan Carlos Tijerina A.
Again, health centers are crowded
of children who arrive with diarrhea, as in
this image of 2010.
PRESS / FILE
Whether it rains or poor hygiene of the people, in less than 15 days the various health units in the capital have served nearly 4,000 people with diarrhea.
Meanwhile, officials of the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced yesterday that they remain alert to prevent this and other diseases of winter shoot up.
In an attempt to minimize the situation, the director of Vector Disease Program of Local System of Integral Attention in Health (SILAIS), Maritza Cuan said actual cases of diarrhea in Managua have increased, but this slight.
The measures taken at home
Doctors consulted by La Prensa said that if households parents implement some measures your kids may not get sick with diarrhea.
Among the recommendations provided are washing hands with soap and water constantly. Cooking food properly and cover flies. If a child has not yet a year old, should not miss the milk. In the case of children who drink milk powder, a bottle with boiled water should lav?rsele. To protect against respiratory disease, they recommend not letting them walk barefoot or play in the rain. Clean walls, blinds and furniture where accumulated dust. Keep warm and stay current with their shots. The doctors insist that home hygiene is essential.
"It is showing a slight increase, typical of the era. We can say that last week and this saw an increase of five percent, three thousand cases are weekly, right now we have about 3.700 ", indicates how when withdrawing from an activity to which were invited,
Although it remains to add cases that may occur during the weekend, How said the situation is stable.
It belongs to the rainy season
"In the long rainy season is expected to respiratory diseases, diarrhea and leptospira increase. The increase in the curve is expected behavior is the same as last year, but the MoH says to declare the alert to monitor and create conditions to serve the population, "said How.
STABLE RESPIRATORY AND DENGUE
With respect to respiratory illness, the doctor said they are controlled and which continue the 13 000 cases per week in Managua.
In smaller numbers, but are supposedly controlled as is dengue and leptospirosis.
"Dengue is maintained with 72 confirmed cases, but we keep the search active. Not abatizando or spraying you end up with this. If we spray the mosquito dies in contact, but if you follow the kennel in the house, dengue will continue, "he said.
For some weeks PRESS reported that some health centers in the capital were filled with patients.
Maritza Cuan.
PRESS / MANUEL ESQUIVEL
Health centers are the places of greater access to people and that usually attend most of the cases.
However, diarrhea population also goes to hospitals.
One is the Hospital Materno Infantil Fernando Velez Paiz, where earlier this month, the room where care for children with diarrhea were filled.
In the same situation was on Monday the Hospital Manuel de Jesus Rivera, La Mascota, where about forty children with respiratory illnesses and diarrhea expected to be addressed.
Note that in both hospitals, the authorities refused to provide information on the subject.
At this time in addition to diarrheal disease cases soar in respiratory diseases.
Spanish to English translation
National
3.700 diarrhea cases alert the MoH
Health authorities report that cases of diarrhea have increased by five percent
To avoid the increase of cases triggered an alert
By Juan Carlos Tijerina A.
Again, health centers are crowded
of children who arrive with diarrhea, as in
this image of 2010.
PRESS / FILE
Whether it rains or poor hygiene of the people, in less than 15 days the various health units in the capital have served nearly 4,000 people with diarrhea.
Meanwhile, officials of the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced yesterday that they remain alert to prevent this and other diseases of winter shoot up.
In an attempt to minimize the situation, the director of Vector Disease Program of Local System of Integral Attention in Health (SILAIS), Maritza Cuan said actual cases of diarrhea in Managua have increased, but this slight.
The measures taken at home
Doctors consulted by La Prensa said that if households parents implement some measures your kids may not get sick with diarrhea.
Among the recommendations provided are washing hands with soap and water constantly. Cooking food properly and cover flies. If a child has not yet a year old, should not miss the milk. In the case of children who drink milk powder, a bottle with boiled water should lav?rsele. To protect against respiratory disease, they recommend not letting them walk barefoot or play in the rain. Clean walls, blinds and furniture where accumulated dust. Keep warm and stay current with their shots. The doctors insist that home hygiene is essential.
"It is showing a slight increase, typical of the era. We can say that last week and this saw an increase of five percent, three thousand cases are weekly, right now we have about 3.700 ", indicates how when withdrawing from an activity to which were invited,
Although it remains to add cases that may occur during the weekend, How said the situation is stable.
It belongs to the rainy season
"In the long rainy season is expected to respiratory diseases, diarrhea and leptospira increase. The increase in the curve is expected behavior is the same as last year, but the MoH says to declare the alert to monitor and create conditions to serve the population, "said How.
STABLE RESPIRATORY AND DENGUE
With respect to respiratory illness, the doctor said they are controlled and which continue the 13 000 cases per week in Managua.
In smaller numbers, but are supposedly controlled as is dengue and leptospirosis.
"Dengue is maintained with 72 confirmed cases, but we keep the search active. Not abatizando or spraying you end up with this. If we spray the mosquito dies in contact, but if you follow the kennel in the house, dengue will continue, "he said.
For some weeks PRESS reported that some health centers in the capital were filled with patients.
Maritza Cuan.
PRESS / MANUEL ESQUIVEL
Health centers are the places of greater access to people and that usually attend most of the cases.
However, diarrhea population also goes to hospitals.
One is the Hospital Materno Infantil Fernando Velez Paiz, where earlier this month, the room where care for children with diarrhea were filled.
In the same situation was on Monday the Hospital Manuel de Jesus Rivera, La Mascota, where about forty children with respiratory illnesses and diarrhea expected to be addressed.
Note that in both hospitals, the authorities refused to provide information on the subject.
At this time in addition to diarrheal disease cases soar in respiratory diseases.