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Olympia had only two suspected H1N1, according to Health

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Olympia had only two suspected H1N1, according to Health

25/06/2012


In the micro was the death of a young man in Guaraci and confirmed in Sevenoaks, without consequences

According to letter issued this week by the Municipal Health Department to all departments of industry in the city, Olympia this year had only two suspected cases of swine flu, caused by the H1N1 virus. One was treated for a baby of two months. In the micro, there was the death of police officer 22 years, residing in Guaraci, and one confirmed case in Sevenoaks, but not death.

Since last week that the local Health has been trying to reassure the population about the disease, since the announcement of the death of the young military policeman temporary Luana Barbosa Reis, 21, who served in the 2nd CIA's 33. BPM / I, Olympia, brought much concern to people who have tried the service centers for information.

According to the health authorities, people infected with influenza can transmit during the period in which manifest the symptoms and possibly up to seven days after the onset of the disease. The public and private health Olympia are being targeted for the flow of care, flow sample collection for suspected cases, as well as the availability of the drug according to the protocol of the ministry of health.

This week strong rumors appeared in the city that had several cases registered in the Holy House of Olympia, with many hospitalized victims of the disease. But in the hospital there was no confirmation of this information, neither the Municipal Health Department, which only confirmed on Tuesday last, 19, a case "with a good outcome" and no death in Sevenoaks, another suspected case, but dismissed then notifiedin San Jose do Rio Preto, a child two months pregnant and a resident of Garden St. Iphigenia, also suspected then discarded.

"There was a considerable increase in the number of notifications due to inform individuals from seeking medical care when they have flu symptoms and Rio Preto have a" Sentinel Surveillance ", which monitors influenza activity worldwide," says the local Health.

Every suspected case of Influenza should be reported by the Surveillance, if the patient develops symptoms of flu, belonging to risk group, such as pregnant women, adults over 60, children under two years old and chronically ill. The symptoms are cough, sore throat and fever.

VACCINATION
People with chronic cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, diabetes, liver disease, and hypertension have also indicated to be vaccinated against influenza. The orientation is the Municipal Health Department, in a letter distributed this week at Basic Health Units, UBS.

Also to be immunized against disease patients with anatomic or functional asplenia (hemoglobin) immunocompromised, such as transplanted solid organ or bone marrow, with cancers, HIV / AIDS, congenital immunodeficiency people having cystic fibrosis, trisomy, implant cochlear, disabling neurological disease and chronic users of aspirin.

To be vaccinated, who fits these criteria must submit the prescription in any of the county health units. The list also includes the elderly, children under two years and older than six months, and pregnant women. In version2012,vaccine immunization against all three types, ie, Influenza A (H1N1), Influenza A (H3N2) and B. The vaccine is not recommended for those with allergies to egg and its components.
 
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