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"Rain of disease," the Honduran attack
National October 18, 2010
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TEGUCIGALPA .- The virus circulating in the country cause similar symptoms and pains, attacks large and small, have no respect for distinguished social status, or religion and spread throughout the various sectors, causing a "rain of disease" in the country.
Leptospirosis, Malaria, Hantavirus, Chagas and remnants of the A H1N1 and dengue are attacking the Hondurans in different departments, according to reports by national epidemiologists.
The chain of virus dwindling health of Hondurans no end with the appearance of all sorts of diseases.
"Physicians should be alert because they can be wrong with the clinical diagnosis of leptospirosis, influenza and dengue, and there may be confusion at the time of treatment," said epidemiologist TRIBUNE, Tito Alvarado.
Is that these diseases have similarities between their symptoms, making it difficult for physicians to easily discover why people suffer.
The clinical outcome of several cases being investigated as leptospirosis, dengue and H1N1 is known today, which will clear the mystery surrounding the patients. These are the diseases that most cases are leaving the country.
Leptospirosis leaves three deaths so far this year, deaths are of people from the south, so that the authorities of the Ministry of Health has declared an epidemiological alert at the border between Honduras and Nicaragua.
In the neighboring country have been 16 confirmed deaths due to leptospirosis, which keeps Honduran alarmed epidemiologists.
Alvarado called on citizens to avoid contact with standing water, while advised people to avoid eating canned or bottled drinks because they are more likely to come into contact with the urine of mice.
Rodents are the vector of this disease, although it can be cats, dogs and other pets.
The danger of this disease is higher, since it is a severe pulmonary variant is the first time reported in Honduras.
VIRAL
The A H1N1 to date reported five confirmed cases, are the remnants of the epidemic presented in 2009, as reported in La Tribune, National Heart Institute physicians.
"We can not establish that the influenza gone now, but precautions must be taken that people who have heart lung problems should get, right now, so there are sporadic cases of influenza that has a tail," said Alvarado.
There are also combination with other H1N1 now, he said.
Referring to Hantavirus, he said, which is in the air, but that the country can not be detected because there are no equipment or specialized laboratories.
"There was a study of Hantavirus Palmerola, right now there are cases in the country, it produces lung problems and people who do not know the disease is not treated as such."
Meanwhile, dengue is declining, however, after causing 75 deaths confirmed, continues to report infections. Weekly are counting more than 800 cases of classic type.
MALARIA
Another disease that is impacting heavily malaria is the record five million people are infected.
A month ago the deputy health minister, Javier Pastor, warned that should keep strict epidemiological surveillance in cases of malaria, since it already had registered 2,400 cases of the disease.
All patients were from the Atlantic coast where the disease prevails. Pastor said that in a period of 2 weeks, cases will increase by 50 percent, so that to date there are already about five thousand.
He said that there should be an extension of the budget to meet this evil and that these funds would be approximately 15 million Lempiras.
While Chagas disease cases have increased, recording two to three times a week, from their communities in the departments of Intibuc?, La Paz, Olancho, and a minority of the central zone.
Teaching Hospital specialists say, people do not even know why they have, because the symptoms of the disease are not visible.
SYMPTOMATOLOGY
Hantavirus
* Flu * Fever * Chills * Muscle aches
Difficulty and respiratory failure
* Dry cough
Headache
Nausea and vomiting
LEPTOSPIROSIS * Fever * Headache * Muscle pain
* Conjunctival irritation
* Meningeal irritation
* Stiff neck
* Renal
* Jaundice
* Intestinal Bleeding
* Arrhythmia
* Difficulty breathing
MALARIA * Fever * Chills Sweating
Headache
Nausea
Vomiting
* Cough
* Bloody
* Jaundice
* Coagulation Defects
* Shock
* Kidney or liver failure
* Nervous system disorders
A H1N1
Fever above 39 degrees * cough * Severe headache * muscle and joint pains
* Eye irritation
* Lack of appetite
* Runny nose
Diarrhea
Nausea
* Spots on the skin
* Sore throat
CHAGAS
* Fever * Fatigue * Body aches * Headache
* Rash
Loss of appetite
Diarrhea
Vomiting
DENGUE
* High fever * Headache at the front * Pain behind the eyes * Muscle and joint pain
* Loss of appetite
* Rash of macules or papules on chest
Nausea and vomiting
Spanish to English translation
"Rain of disease," the Honduran attack
National October 18, 2010
1 Comment
TEGUCIGALPA .- The virus circulating in the country cause similar symptoms and pains, attacks large and small, have no respect for distinguished social status, or religion and spread throughout the various sectors, causing a "rain of disease" in the country.
Leptospirosis, Malaria, Hantavirus, Chagas and remnants of the A H1N1 and dengue are attacking the Hondurans in different departments, according to reports by national epidemiologists.
The chain of virus dwindling health of Hondurans no end with the appearance of all sorts of diseases.
"Physicians should be alert because they can be wrong with the clinical diagnosis of leptospirosis, influenza and dengue, and there may be confusion at the time of treatment," said epidemiologist TRIBUNE, Tito Alvarado.
Is that these diseases have similarities between their symptoms, making it difficult for physicians to easily discover why people suffer.
The clinical outcome of several cases being investigated as leptospirosis, dengue and H1N1 is known today, which will clear the mystery surrounding the patients. These are the diseases that most cases are leaving the country.
Leptospirosis leaves three deaths so far this year, deaths are of people from the south, so that the authorities of the Ministry of Health has declared an epidemiological alert at the border between Honduras and Nicaragua.
In the neighboring country have been 16 confirmed deaths due to leptospirosis, which keeps Honduran alarmed epidemiologists.
Alvarado called on citizens to avoid contact with standing water, while advised people to avoid eating canned or bottled drinks because they are more likely to come into contact with the urine of mice.
Rodents are the vector of this disease, although it can be cats, dogs and other pets.
The danger of this disease is higher, since it is a severe pulmonary variant is the first time reported in Honduras.
VIRAL
The A H1N1 to date reported five confirmed cases, are the remnants of the epidemic presented in 2009, as reported in La Tribune, National Heart Institute physicians.
"We can not establish that the influenza gone now, but precautions must be taken that people who have heart lung problems should get, right now, so there are sporadic cases of influenza that has a tail," said Alvarado.
There are also combination with other H1N1 now, he said.
Referring to Hantavirus, he said, which is in the air, but that the country can not be detected because there are no equipment or specialized laboratories.
"There was a study of Hantavirus Palmerola, right now there are cases in the country, it produces lung problems and people who do not know the disease is not treated as such."
Meanwhile, dengue is declining, however, after causing 75 deaths confirmed, continues to report infections. Weekly are counting more than 800 cases of classic type.
MALARIA
Another disease that is impacting heavily malaria is the record five million people are infected.
A month ago the deputy health minister, Javier Pastor, warned that should keep strict epidemiological surveillance in cases of malaria, since it already had registered 2,400 cases of the disease.
All patients were from the Atlantic coast where the disease prevails. Pastor said that in a period of 2 weeks, cases will increase by 50 percent, so that to date there are already about five thousand.
He said that there should be an extension of the budget to meet this evil and that these funds would be approximately 15 million Lempiras.
While Chagas disease cases have increased, recording two to three times a week, from their communities in the departments of Intibuc?, La Paz, Olancho, and a minority of the central zone.
Teaching Hospital specialists say, people do not even know why they have, because the symptoms of the disease are not visible.
SYMPTOMATOLOGY
Hantavirus
* Flu * Fever * Chills * Muscle aches
Difficulty and respiratory failure
* Dry cough
Headache
Nausea and vomiting
LEPTOSPIROSIS * Fever * Headache * Muscle pain
* Conjunctival irritation
* Meningeal irritation
* Stiff neck
* Renal
* Jaundice
* Intestinal Bleeding
* Arrhythmia
* Difficulty breathing
MALARIA * Fever * Chills Sweating
Headache
Nausea
Vomiting
* Cough
* Bloody
* Jaundice
* Coagulation Defects
* Shock
* Kidney or liver failure
* Nervous system disorders
A H1N1
Fever above 39 degrees * cough * Severe headache * muscle and joint pains
* Eye irritation
* Lack of appetite
* Runny nose
Diarrhea
Nausea
* Spots on the skin
* Sore throat
CHAGAS
* Fever * Fatigue * Body aches * Headache
* Rash
Loss of appetite
Diarrhea
Vomiting
DENGUE
* High fever * Headache at the front * Pain behind the eyes * Muscle and joint pain
* Loss of appetite
* Rash of macules or papules on chest
Nausea and vomiting