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http://www.larepublica.pe/28-12-2012/neumonia-causo-muerte-227-personas-este-ano
Spanish-English translation
Pneumonia caused death to 227 people this year
Saturday, December 29, 2012 | 4:30 a.m.
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Arequipa. A few days to complete by 2012, the Regional Health Management (Gersa) reported that 227 people died of pneumonia. Only 7% of this amount is less than five years, the rest are adults, mostly elderly.
According to the Bureau of Epidemiology Gersa, pneumonia increased by 6.7% compared to 2011. Reports indicate that the low temperatures caused, for example, the death of two people last week, in districts such as Cerro Colorado and Viraco (Castilla).
It also indicates that the cold ill of pneumonia at 15 children under five, in a single week. Most patients come from highlands. For adults, there were 66 cases. These figures show that the elderly and children are the most vulnerable to cold temperatures. Contradictory to increased pneumonia, respiratory infections fell by one percentage point. ♣
Spanish-English translation
Pneumonia caused death to 227 people this year
Saturday, December 29, 2012 | 4:30 a.m.
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Arequipa. A few days to complete by 2012, the Regional Health Management (Gersa) reported that 227 people died of pneumonia. Only 7% of this amount is less than five years, the rest are adults, mostly elderly.
According to the Bureau of Epidemiology Gersa, pneumonia increased by 6.7% compared to 2011. Reports indicate that the low temperatures caused, for example, the death of two people last week, in districts such as Cerro Colorado and Viraco (Castilla).
It also indicates that the cold ill of pneumonia at 15 children under five, in a single week. Most patients come from highlands. For adults, there were 66 cases. These figures show that the elderly and children are the most vulnerable to cold temperatures. Contradictory to increased pneumonia, respiratory infections fell by one percentage point. ♣