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Onishchenko advised to wear masks to protect against influenza
October 9, 2009,
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Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko said that personal hygiene and face masks to help prevent epidemics and seasonal influenza A/H1N1 in Russia.
"It's not expensive, does not impose on the body more drug load. Wearing a mask everywhere, there's nothing wrong ", - said Onishchenko.
"I will make a very extreme point of view that is real in life. If all members of society Russia will strictly observe measures to prevent non-specific - good personal hygiene, totally wearing masks, then I can with high probability to assert that even if we have influenza would be very dangerous for the health properties, we stopped it, "- said he.
According to him, in the field of prevention of influenza and monitoring the situation, the State is doing everything it can. "Development of the epidemic rise in this year largely depends on how active we are in preserving their own health" - said the head of Rospotrebnadzor.
Onishchenko said that taking into account all the factors that increase the incidence of influenza in Russia could begin before January 2010.
"This year will rise in the incidence of early January. Growth immediately across the country will not. Painting always colorful. Unless there is drastic genetic drift of the virus A/H1N1, then the situation will develop in a moderately optimistic scenario, but still in some regions, the incidence rises earlier than in January, "- said the head of Rospotrebnadzor.
He noted that along with the seasonal types of influenza in Russia already circulating virus H1N1, to which an organism has no immunity.
According to the chief state sanitary doctor of Russia, the positive factor is that the swine flu did not mutate.
"The virus has already survived one winter in the Southern Hemisphere. It is still fairly stable. Grounds for cautious optimism ", - said Onishchenko.
Among its recommendations - often wash their hands, dress for the weather, ventilate the room, see to it that they are heated.
"If we talk about the medical component of this problem, we are counting on the success of vaccination. We now vaccinate against seasonal influenza and the end of the year begin to vaccination against influenza A/H1N1. This will be an unprecedented level of vaccination, which was not yet in the domestic medicine ", - he stressed.
Onishchenko said that the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Russia has increased to 639. These are cases of swine flu confirmed in Russia for the entire period of monitoring. Onishchenko said that people better, and that figure - is a tribute to history. "
"We have such a diagnosis - a half dozen people", - said the head of Rospotrebnadzor, transmits "Interfax".
http://www.vz.ru/news/2009/10/9/336233.html&sl=ru&tl=en
Onishchenko advised to wear masks to protect against influenza
October 9, 2009,
Вставить в блог
Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko said that personal hygiene and face masks to help prevent epidemics and seasonal influenza A/H1N1 in Russia.
"It's not expensive, does not impose on the body more drug load. Wearing a mask everywhere, there's nothing wrong ", - said Onishchenko.
"I will make a very extreme point of view that is real in life. If all members of society Russia will strictly observe measures to prevent non-specific - good personal hygiene, totally wearing masks, then I can with high probability to assert that even if we have influenza would be very dangerous for the health properties, we stopped it, "- said he.
According to him, in the field of prevention of influenza and monitoring the situation, the State is doing everything it can. "Development of the epidemic rise in this year largely depends on how active we are in preserving their own health" - said the head of Rospotrebnadzor.
Onishchenko said that taking into account all the factors that increase the incidence of influenza in Russia could begin before January 2010.
"This year will rise in the incidence of early January. Growth immediately across the country will not. Painting always colorful. Unless there is drastic genetic drift of the virus A/H1N1, then the situation will develop in a moderately optimistic scenario, but still in some regions, the incidence rises earlier than in January, "- said the head of Rospotrebnadzor.
He noted that along with the seasonal types of influenza in Russia already circulating virus H1N1, to which an organism has no immunity.
According to the chief state sanitary doctor of Russia, the positive factor is that the swine flu did not mutate.
"The virus has already survived one winter in the Southern Hemisphere. It is still fairly stable. Grounds for cautious optimism ", - said Onishchenko.
Among its recommendations - often wash their hands, dress for the weather, ventilate the room, see to it that they are heated.
"If we talk about the medical component of this problem, we are counting on the success of vaccination. We now vaccinate against seasonal influenza and the end of the year begin to vaccination against influenza A/H1N1. This will be an unprecedented level of vaccination, which was not yet in the domestic medicine ", - he stressed.
Onishchenko said that the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Russia has increased to 639. These are cases of swine flu confirmed in Russia for the entire period of monitoring. Onishchenko said that people better, and that figure - is a tribute to history. "
"We have such a diagnosis - a half dozen people", - said the head of Rospotrebnadzor, transmits "Interfax".
http://www.vz.ru/news/2009/10/9/336233.html&sl=ru&tl=en