Vietnam - Ha Giang: first patients dying from influenza A/H1N1

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LĐTĐ-head of the Department of health in Ha Giang has just confirmed, locals reported the first case of death due to influenza A/H1N1. That male patients aged 56, in the countryside searching for Born Free, Lam, it Regularly. The patient is wounded, into the hospital nursing and rehabilitation in July 14/5 with diagnosed severe pneumonia, depletion. May 19, he was transferred to the provincial hospital, the test sample swabs for positive results with the H1N1 flu. On May 21, the dying patient. upon detecting American first H1N1 influenza, the Health Department in Ha Giang has directed the medical unit to strengthen the monitoring, advocacy and prevention, implementation measures and zoned, handled the outbreak. The authorities set up a list of people who have contact with patients for follow-up, timely handled when signs of illness. this year, Thanh Hoa, HO CHI MINH CITY has also noted the deaths due to the H1N1 flu. Lao Cai appeared nearly 40 students of a school with and is the first collective disease cases throughout the country during the year. Under the Ministry of health, this year's dominant flu strains growing up. The Ministry recommends H1N1 circulating as a normal season flu but people should not be subjective. The nature of the flu is a serious disease that can be fatal. The world per year recorded 250-500,000 deaths due to influenza. In particular, the H1N1 flu more dangerous because that can spread from person to person. Most flu infections are mild, self cured but still has a certain death rate. Higher risk of death in the elderly, children, pregnant women or people with chronic diseases.

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