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Google translation:
10 pathologists conducted autopsies on victims of the pandemic influenza
Published by admin on 30 Jul, 2009 and filed in Featured, Health.
For Catalina Chaves
cchaves@costaricahoy.info
The virus has an affinity with the cells that cover the nose, mouth, trachea and bronchi. CRH / File
SAN JOSE, July 31 (CRH) - After 14 autopsies performed on victims of the alleged virus AH1N1, pathologists at the Hospital San Juan de Dios out 2 cases, 2 were pending and 10 have been confirmed. These studies revealed what doctors are the main bodies that attack the virus.
The head of the pathology of the Hospital San Juan de Dios, Ernesto Jim?nez revealed that the structure of the virus has an affinity with the cells that cover the nose, mouth, trachea and bronchi. According to the doctor, what explains the symptoms that patients have the flu, which resemble a flu-flow table.
Health authorities have made clear that not all the autopsies of the 22 people who died of a flu pandemic, the main reasons were lack of time and equipment.
The pathologists who performed autopsies showed that these have taken extreme security measures, such as using double-filter mask, completely covered with clothing, because we know the potentiality of the virus. These studies take 4 to 5 hours and some substances that are injected to the body which is achieved is to minimize the risk, however this is not zero.
It is also necessary to mention that the autopsies have been done have only been in the San Juan de Dios Hospital, according to health sector policies, the only exception was 1 case in Hospital in Carthage.
The Medical Manager, Rosa Climent said the department of pathology is critical because the pathologists who are investigating the deaths of patients and say that happens to microscopic organisms, that is because these studies indicate failed.
"Some cases simulate a bacterial pneumonia, but then dropped. The attack begins when the virus colonizes healthy cells and causes the death of these, then start breathing problems, so patients need help breathing and not drowning, "said Ernesto Jimenez.
Attack Stages
According to the chief of pathology observed in the early days the attack is a fundamental upper respiratory tract, including the trachea and bronchi, the virus then goes to the lungs to combat pneumocytes, this is where the patient is in problems.
"Normally, most people defends appropriately in this first stage, when the virus is in the lung is at the time that is required respiratory support and isolation, because the process of cell death will lead to inflammation, output liquid to the alveoli and this prevents the exchange of breathing right, "said Jimenez on the evolution of influenza in the human body.
For now, health authorities are exploring the ability to enable other hospitals to do autopsies, but to achieve this should provide more equipment to the availability of pathologists and enhance security measures for them.
Google translation:
10 pathologists conducted autopsies on victims of the pandemic influenza
Published by admin on 30 Jul, 2009 and filed in Featured, Health.
For Catalina Chaves
cchaves@costaricahoy.info
The virus has an affinity with the cells that cover the nose, mouth, trachea and bronchi. CRH / File
SAN JOSE, July 31 (CRH) - After 14 autopsies performed on victims of the alleged virus AH1N1, pathologists at the Hospital San Juan de Dios out 2 cases, 2 were pending and 10 have been confirmed. These studies revealed what doctors are the main bodies that attack the virus.
The head of the pathology of the Hospital San Juan de Dios, Ernesto Jim?nez revealed that the structure of the virus has an affinity with the cells that cover the nose, mouth, trachea and bronchi. According to the doctor, what explains the symptoms that patients have the flu, which resemble a flu-flow table.
Health authorities have made clear that not all the autopsies of the 22 people who died of a flu pandemic, the main reasons were lack of time and equipment.
The pathologists who performed autopsies showed that these have taken extreme security measures, such as using double-filter mask, completely covered with clothing, because we know the potentiality of the virus. These studies take 4 to 5 hours and some substances that are injected to the body which is achieved is to minimize the risk, however this is not zero.
It is also necessary to mention that the autopsies have been done have only been in the San Juan de Dios Hospital, according to health sector policies, the only exception was 1 case in Hospital in Carthage.
The Medical Manager, Rosa Climent said the department of pathology is critical because the pathologists who are investigating the deaths of patients and say that happens to microscopic organisms, that is because these studies indicate failed.
"Some cases simulate a bacterial pneumonia, but then dropped. The attack begins when the virus colonizes healthy cells and causes the death of these, then start breathing problems, so patients need help breathing and not drowning, "said Ernesto Jimenez.
Attack Stages
According to the chief of pathology observed in the early days the attack is a fundamental upper respiratory tract, including the trachea and bronchi, the virus then goes to the lungs to combat pneumocytes, this is where the patient is in problems.
"Normally, most people defends appropriately in this first stage, when the virus is in the lung is at the time that is required respiratory support and isolation, because the process of cell death will lead to inflammation, output liquid to the alveoli and this prevents the exchange of breathing right, "said Jimenez on the evolution of influenza in the human body.
For now, health authorities are exploring the ability to enable other hospitals to do autopsies, but to achieve this should provide more equipment to the availability of pathologists and enhance security measures for them.