Re: Rond?nia confirms one more case of the flu H1N1
Re: Rond?nia confirms one more case of the flu H1N1
Google: Portuguese to English translation
From January to April, 5 cases and 2 deaths from flu were confirmed in Rondonia N1H1
Information was confirmed during training for coping with pandemic disease
Veronilda Lima - 04/30/2010 - 15:42:00 -
With the proposal to discuss strategies to overcome the new challenge of public health, Influenza H1N1 (new flu), the State Government will promote next Tuesday and Wednesday (4:05), through the Standing Committee of the Emergency Agency Health Surveillance (Agevisa / Sesau), training to fight the pandemic of the disease.
The event will open at 9 am, in Rondon Palace Hotel in Porto Velho, bringing together about 150 employees in the health field, working in the Department of Epidemiological Surveillance of the 52 municipalities of Rond?nia, Core Surveillance of private hospitals and Regional Poles and of Indigenous health.
According to manager of Health Surveillance, Mirlene Moraes, during the two days various topics will be covered by medical Luiz Augusto Paiva, Centre for Tropical Medicine of Rond?nia (Cemetron) and Measures in Ambulatory Care and Emergency Care, Clinical Management Flowchart Syndrome Outbreak of Flu and Flu Syndrome, Treatment of mild to moderate cases, measures in the Transport of Patients, Case Definition of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), isolated from hospital environments and Treatment and Follow-up - Use of Oseltamivir (antiviral drug administration oral acts to reduce the proliferation of influenza virus in the blood and also inhibits the release from cells already infected, new virus in the body with infectious capacity).
The state secretary of Health, Milton Moreira, highlighted the importance of this training in the diagnosis and treatment in time, whereas from January to April 30 were reported in 52 events throughout the state of the new flu, with five confirmed cases, 14 dropped and two deaths, while in 2009 were 45 occurrences, 43 confirmed and two deaths.
The secretary said that in addition to professional training is also important that people seek vaccination that is available free at many clinics in the municipalities. "To overcome this new challenge we have with the help of all citizens should seek not only prevention, but also bring their children and the elderly to hand to take the vaccine, our main ally along with hygiene," the secretary said, noting people who are not part of the age group of this campaign should be aware of some acts, such as washing your hands constantly and avoid crowded environments.
Secretary Sesau warns population
The Secretary also took the opportunity to warn people about the false information circulating on the internet against the vaccine. "The biggest reaction of the vaccine is to become immune to the disease. Just do not take it who have allergies to egg, "said Milton Moreira.
The vaccination campaign against H1N1 ends on May 21. During this period (April 24 to May 7) the target audience are chronically ill with more than 60 years of age and 10-21 of May will be people aged 30-39 years. In many clinics is still carried the vaccine in people who are part of the previous steps (and indigenous health workers, chronically ill with less than 60 years, children 6 months to 2 years and youths 20-29 years, beyond pregnant women. "Vaccination is primarily targeted to the public at greater risk of developing the severe form of the disease," said the Secretary.
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