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C?rdoba
Infections and pneumonia in winter scourge
El Sol de Cordoba
February 7, 2011
Yolanda Reyes Apodaca
C?rdoba, Veracruz - Medical authorities warn of the risk of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and pneumonia before the cold which are recorded in the area, and that evil can complicate care and health boxes be fatal.
And from December to March are the months with the highest number of patients, but with the low temperatures have been recorded, the risks are greater for those without sufficient defenses, such as children, the elderly, those living with HIV / AIDS and tuberculosis.
Mancillas Alfonso Ortiz, coordinator of Public Health of the IMSS in Veracruz, stick to recommended health measures such as covering your mouth with your forearm when sneezing, washing hands regularly, either to entertain the children before sending them to school and avoid the cold if necessary.
According to statistics from the IMSS, in 2010 in southern Veracruz were almost 211,426 cases of acute respiratory infections and were the months of December, January, February and March when it reported the highest recovery.
While 887 answered with pneumonia, most with over 60 years of age, because the cold is a risk factor, so do not rule out that before the drastic temperatures recorded in Veracruz, firing the number of patients during February.
Mancillas Ortiz emphasized that pneumonia can be a serious disease if not detected early, even fatal, especially among elderly and those with low defenses.
It also called for extreme caution to patients with HIV / AIDS and tuberculosis, because they run the risk of health complications due to low defenses presented his health.
The specialist said some warning signs for acute respiratory infections and pneumonia are fever for more than three days, breathing, refusal to food, ribs collapse, general decay and noise in the chest.
As recommended extreme measures of any kind to the cold faced and not expose them unnecessarily, but to present the symptoms, go immediately to the physician to pre-register with treatment.