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Source: http://www.clarin.com/diario/2009/07...m-01950595.htm
Influenza A: 20% of the inmates are people not linked to risk groups
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The president of the Society of Infectious Diseases, Paul Bomveh? told Clar?n that this sector is not affected by background disease. In 48 hours begin to suffer the consequences of the virus.
By: By Pilar Ferreyra
In our country, fell from influenza A first stage of a case imported from Mexico or United States, a second stage where the boys were infected in schools (still cases of sick children). There are now third phase, which started ten days ago, which appeared a new group of patients: healthy people between 15 and 60 years who have no history of respiratory disease or are at risk, according to experts told Clar?n consulted. In 48 hours must be placed by a severe respiratory illness, usually pneumonia.
According to the president of the Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases and chief of infectious diseases CEMIC, Pablo Bomveh?, about 20 percent of the inmates belong to that group of healthy people. "They start with a flu-like table and are 24 to 48 hours with symptoms of a severe pneumonia: cough and breathing difficulties. For that reason must be placed to receive oxygen. The cure in these individuals is very variable. We had very quick responses and in two days the patient is at home, but also internments extended two weeks, "Bomveh? described.
In CEMIC, one in five inmates by Influenza A (H1N1) belong to this group of young healthy adults. The specialists are unaware of the reasons for this phenomenon. "One of the hypotheses derived from observation of what happened with avian flu, is that healthy patients can cause severe pneumonia because his body is defended with an exaggerated inflammatory response that causes damage," explained Bomveh?.
The head of infectious diseases at the Hospital of Central Chaco, Ernesto Iliovich, "may be an indicator that the virus is mutating." Although Iliovich and the rest of the infectologists admit that it is still too early to tell. For medical infectologists Jorge Alejandro San Juan, head of intensive care at the Hospital Mu?iz other hypotheses that could explain the origin of this new group of patients. "It depends on how each one reacts to the virus. We do not know why some do not and severe pneumonia. But this reaction may be genetically determined."
In the Fernandez Hospital also admitted that there were several housed in this new group. "We do not know how many there are because we have no reliable statistics but it is also true of people usually considered higher-risk patients of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular, immune depressed, HIV-positive there is a proportion of young people who repeatedly admitted with severe respiratory tables "said the head of the Infectious Diseases Hospital Fern?ndez and scientific director of the Foundation Guest, Pedro Cahn.
In the Mu?iz Hospital also had a couple of housed of this new group of patients. "I have one bed occupancy by the H1N1 that had never had the seasonal flu: Six people in intensive care, seven other therapists and six more in the middle room in general, described and fired San Juan:" Some of the persons who died belonged to this new group. " Most healthy people who had to be placed pneumonia caused by influenza A (H1N1) or pneumonia that combining virus and also bacteria such as pneumococcus.
Influenza A: 20% of the inmates are people not linked to risk groups
21:27
The president of the Society of Infectious Diseases, Paul Bomveh? told Clar?n that this sector is not affected by background disease. In 48 hours begin to suffer the consequences of the virus.
By: By Pilar Ferreyra
In our country, fell from influenza A first stage of a case imported from Mexico or United States, a second stage where the boys were infected in schools (still cases of sick children). There are now third phase, which started ten days ago, which appeared a new group of patients: healthy people between 15 and 60 years who have no history of respiratory disease or are at risk, according to experts told Clar?n consulted. In 48 hours must be placed by a severe respiratory illness, usually pneumonia.
According to the president of the Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases and chief of infectious diseases CEMIC, Pablo Bomveh?, about 20 percent of the inmates belong to that group of healthy people. "They start with a flu-like table and are 24 to 48 hours with symptoms of a severe pneumonia: cough and breathing difficulties. For that reason must be placed to receive oxygen. The cure in these individuals is very variable. We had very quick responses and in two days the patient is at home, but also internments extended two weeks, "Bomveh? described.
In CEMIC, one in five inmates by Influenza A (H1N1) belong to this group of young healthy adults. The specialists are unaware of the reasons for this phenomenon. "One of the hypotheses derived from observation of what happened with avian flu, is that healthy patients can cause severe pneumonia because his body is defended with an exaggerated inflammatory response that causes damage," explained Bomveh?.
The head of infectious diseases at the Hospital of Central Chaco, Ernesto Iliovich, "may be an indicator that the virus is mutating." Although Iliovich and the rest of the infectologists admit that it is still too early to tell. For medical infectologists Jorge Alejandro San Juan, head of intensive care at the Hospital Mu?iz other hypotheses that could explain the origin of this new group of patients. "It depends on how each one reacts to the virus. We do not know why some do not and severe pneumonia. But this reaction may be genetically determined."
In the Fernandez Hospital also admitted that there were several housed in this new group. "We do not know how many there are because we have no reliable statistics but it is also true of people usually considered higher-risk patients of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular, immune depressed, HIV-positive there is a proportion of young people who repeatedly admitted with severe respiratory tables "said the head of the Infectious Diseases Hospital Fern?ndez and scientific director of the Foundation Guest, Pedro Cahn.
In the Mu?iz Hospital also had a couple of housed of this new group of patients. "I have one bed occupancy by the H1N1 that had never had the seasonal flu: Six people in intensive care, seven other therapists and six more in the middle room in general, described and fired San Juan:" Some of the persons who died belonged to this new group. " Most healthy people who had to be placed pneumonia caused by influenza A (H1N1) or pneumonia that combining virus and also bacteria such as pneumococcus.
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