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SSZ forecast increase in respiratory diseases

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SSZ forecast increase in respiratory diseases
NTRzacatecas.com

Fatima Sanchez / ntrzacatecas.com

Wednesday October 6, 2010

Zacatecas, Zac .- The Deputy Director of Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control of Health Services Zacatecas (SSZ), Aspasia Kuzulas Tejada, reported that although having been an increase in the detection of respiratory diseases due to cold expected in the coming weeks that there is an increase of 30 percent.

He warned that the population most vulnerable to contracting an illness of this type are children under five and elderly people.

Kuzulas Tejada said the health sector has enough vaccine for seasonal influenza, which will begin to be implemented later this month, however, are reserved for children over 60 years, pregnant women and those with the disease.

In this regard, said that the rest of the population that does not fall within that risk group is protected from the intensive campaign of influenza A (H1N1), ie those who were vaccinated last year are not at risk getting seasonal flu.

The deputy recommended measures "very easy" to avoid getting this disease: drink plenty of fluids, especially plain water, but you are not thirsty, eating seasonal fruits, avoid going out when cold and do not exercise outdoors when the weather extreme.

Burners inside the houses that cause-specific accidents, fires and asphyxiation due to carbon monoxide, as people lit coals before going to sleep and forget to turn them off, thereby running the risk of not re- awakening because of intoxication.

In contrast, when people are active in the outdoors when temperatures are low are at risk of fulminant pneumonia, which is defined as "an infection of the lower respiratory tract that can affect a large area of one or both lungs" .

This disease is characterized by coughing, difficulty breathing severely, fever, sputum that range from white to green or coughing up blood and has an abrupt and immediate, which if not managed in time in older cases mortal, "he added Kuzulas Tejada.

He explained that this season lends itself to that as soon as flu symptoms appear people treat yourself, why urged to avoid this practice, because the body produces immunity to the drugs, but instead advised to attend to some medical unit at the earliest some discomfort.
 
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