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http://www.abc.es/20090829/nacional-sociedad/preocupada-aparicion-casos-agresivos-20090829.html
Translation: Spanish ? English
The influenza A virus has not mutated into a more aggressive form, but the World Health Organization (WHO) begins to worry about the occurrence of cases in young healthy individuals in which the disease has behaved very aggressive. In these patients, the virus directly infects the lungs and causes respiratory failure. "Saving these lives depend solely on the specialized care can be provided in an intensive care unit," the WHO said yesterday in a statement.
The warning from the UN health agency is also a warning for the next wave of flu that is coming. In the Southern Hemisphere countries the shortage of intensive care units has been the major problem of health services. Some cities in these countries have seen 15 percent of hospitalized patients require care in an ICU. Therefore, WHO recommends that countries in the Northern Hemisphere to launch action "to be prepared for the demand for intensive care.
ICU, the most urgent
The large number of sick people requiring such care will be "the most urgent issue for health services and hamper the use of ICU for other diseases.
In Spain since the beginning of the pandemic, 71 people have needed intensive care and 26 patients are still hospitalized in these units. In their reports on time, the Ministry of Health does not specify whether these patients are young and healthy. It is known that the 20 deaths recorded in Spain, at least one of them was a young woman to the virus that ended his life with great aggressiveness.
The WHO says that despite these cases, the vast majority of infected people than the flu without difficulty. The number of young people without previous health problems who die or experience a severe form of the disease "is still small.
The international body is preparing for a new wave of influenza, in which the H1N1 virus will be dominant. "A great number of people in the world may still be infected. And even if you follow the current pattern of mild illness, the impact of the pandemic during the second wave may be worse as more concerned ', warns WHO. The infection has reached epidemic levels in Japan, a sign that will soon hit squarely in the tropics.
Translation: Spanish ? English
The influenza A virus has not mutated into a more aggressive form, but the World Health Organization (WHO) begins to worry about the occurrence of cases in young healthy individuals in which the disease has behaved very aggressive. In these patients, the virus directly infects the lungs and causes respiratory failure. "Saving these lives depend solely on the specialized care can be provided in an intensive care unit," the WHO said yesterday in a statement.
The warning from the UN health agency is also a warning for the next wave of flu that is coming. In the Southern Hemisphere countries the shortage of intensive care units has been the major problem of health services. Some cities in these countries have seen 15 percent of hospitalized patients require care in an ICU. Therefore, WHO recommends that countries in the Northern Hemisphere to launch action "to be prepared for the demand for intensive care.
ICU, the most urgent
The large number of sick people requiring such care will be "the most urgent issue for health services and hamper the use of ICU for other diseases.
In Spain since the beginning of the pandemic, 71 people have needed intensive care and 26 patients are still hospitalized in these units. In their reports on time, the Ministry of Health does not specify whether these patients are young and healthy. It is known that the 20 deaths recorded in Spain, at least one of them was a young woman to the virus that ended his life with great aggressiveness.
The WHO says that despite these cases, the vast majority of infected people than the flu without difficulty. The number of young people without previous health problems who die or experience a severe form of the disease "is still small.
The international body is preparing for a new wave of influenza, in which the H1N1 virus will be dominant. "A great number of people in the world may still be infected. And even if you follow the current pattern of mild illness, the impact of the pandemic during the second wave may be worse as more concerned ', warns WHO. The infection has reached epidemic levels in Japan, a sign that will soon hit squarely in the tropics.