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Changeable weather flu season surge City People's Hospital pediatric patients

At 11:01 on February 5, 2014 Source: Dongguan time network - Dongguan Daily

Dongguan time Reuters 2014 Spring Festival, the first half of weather, to Early in the weather starts to cool down. Weather turns hot or cold, so many elderly and children unwell. Reporters learned yesterday, the day City People's Hospital pediatric clinic doctor sharp increase in the number reached more than 200 people; many patients because of fever, cough, abdominal pain and other symptoms to the emergency department doctor, emergency department physicians 24 hours shifts, doctors take a daily attending nearly 100 people.

City People's Hospital official told this reporter that the hospital from the first day to the fourth day, to see emergency room patients had 6106 visits, outpatient visits 2509, 4920 people in the hospital. Among them, 31 January New Year's Day, 1127 emergency visits, 138 outpatient visits, hospital treatment in 1047; Big Year on February 1, 1770 emergency visits, 286 outpatient visits, hospital treatment in 1196; Danian three days of February 2, 1662 emergency room visits, 543 outpatient visits, hospital treatment in 1307. Great Year on February 3, 1547 City People's Hospital emergency room visits, outpatient visits 1542, 1370 people in the hospital cure.

Number of children pediatric doctor doubled over the previous two days

Yesterday was the beginning of five large, reporters came to the city People's Hospital pediatric clinic to see a lot of parents take their kids to come to the scene to see a doctor, the nurse on duty working the stage stood a thick stack of medical records. According to the nurse on duty introduced pediatric clinic three days beginning from admissions, only 80 children to see a doctor the same day, the fourth day of admissions volume of only 100 people. To the fifth day, as the weather changes more obvious dramatic increase in the number of children come to see the doctor, the number of children up to 200 people.

In a children's clinic, Doctor Ho Chi Wei is giving seven-month-old infants You You see a doctor, You You face, back from some localized rash. Father Lee said yesterday found that children face a little rash from the beginning not too concerned about, but then more and more serious. And a little child diarrhea. Dr. Zhi Wei after careful diagnosis that "this is a viral infection of the intestine caused nothing serious medication two days after the."

Dr. He Zhiwei introduced these days because of the weather turns hot or cold affect children and infirm, fever, cough and respiratory infections caused by the disease more. He said that the Spring Festival is the high incidence of the disease, as there will be vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, acute gastroenteritis, a long time in supermarkets and other public places crowded Kurume cause influenza and other respiratory diseases. He suggested to look after children during the holidays, eat greasy food lit, more water and more rest, do not eat too much, do not forget to disease prevention and health, so eating festival, living there often, had a healthy, happy, safe and auspicious Spring Festival.

Flu season to prevent cross-infection

Yesterday, reporters have visited the Nan Bei Tong Sheng and community clinics, Dongguan City People's Hospital. Reporters saw, communities, hospitals and clinics, many patients come for treatment, where more flu patients, doctors advise, to prevent cross-infection.

The biggest difference between the flu and the common cold is a strong contagious, can spread rapidly in the population. ILI is the fever above 38 ℃, sore throat or cough, one of the patient's symptoms, and the bacterial respiratory infection caused by adenovirus infection and can also be classified as ILI.

Emergency physicians Sun Liwei reminder, "flu epidemic time varies depending on the place, such as the North entered the winter flu season, while the South is usually in the winter season." Dongguan has gradually entered the flu season, but for now, Dongguan flu is still relatively stable, because now the students on winter break, no clusters of influenza outbreak. However, the risk with the weather hot and cold, shopping malls, supermarkets, parks and other gathering of the outbreak will also be improved, to prevent cross-infection. (LU Xiao-dare)

Editor: Liang Ji

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2014年02月25日00:50

ILI increased by close to cordon

Source: Dongguan Times

Cough, cough, cough ...... recently, you'll find a lot more flu patients around. Yes, spring came, the flu is also predictable. According to CDC surveillance Dongguan present, Dongguan flu in more active level, ILI compared with the same period last year.

"Now schools, nurseries have school, staff-intensive, prone to aggregation of the flu epidemic." CDC experts advise, do pay attention to prevention of everyday life, preschool and school-age children, the elderly and other key groups can be inoculated with influenza vaccine.

ILI accounted for nearly 5% of the cordon

"Last night the children found a little fever, runny nose, the result has not been alleviated, or take a look at ease." Yesterday morning, Dongguan, Liu with a 3-year-old daughter to South City Hospital pediatric clinic, "I did not expect the recent people really cold, lined up trying to get the team. "

Recently, the reporter visited the City People's Hospital, Tung Wah Hospital and many other hospitals found that, at present, pediatric often overcrowded, which mostly flu patients.

Shortage of flu patients in these cold. According to CDC surveillance data show that the city's flu season is generally high in the April-June each year. But the impact of climate and other factors of influenza virus, the annual high season may be different. Monitoring data from the current point of view, from the beginning of December last year, the flu epidemic in the city comes alive, in January of this year remained at a more active level.

The data February 10 to 16 show the city's 13 outpatient monitoring influenza sentinel surveillance hospitals were 1586 cases of influenza-like illness, the proportion of outpatient ILI cases was 3.62 percent, nearly 5% of the cordon . Although a slight decrease compared to January, but an increase compared to last year.

Increase the proportion of influenza A (H1N1) virus

Influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus, usually presents with high fever, muscle aches and other symptoms. Influenza viruses can be divided into A (A), B (B), propylene (C) III. Among them, the influenza A virus antigenic variation occurs frequently, infectious large, more likely pandemic.

So, the advantage of the current strain of influenza virus in Dongguan What is? According to CDC surveillance from October last year to January this year, the city's main influenza virus strains advantage of influenza B viruses, accounted for about 70%. However, since February this year to enter the H1N1 influenza virus, the proportion gradually increased, there is an alternative strain of influenza B viruses become the dominant trend.

The center said it will continue to monitor the situation changes in the influenza virus. However, H1N1, people do not have to worry too much, H1N1 has become a normal seasonal influenza, its clinical manifestations and its dangers is not much difference with the previous seasonal flu, mainly fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches and other symptoms, mostly mild cases, but children who have underlying diseases and more serious complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis prone.

Schools to strengthen the anti-influenza morning check and afternoon inspection

Currently, Dongguan various nurseries, schools have been opening. It is worth noting that at this time, student groups and more to do protection.

"As schools, nurseries personnel-intensive, daily contact with each other more, once the source of infection to enter, aggregation prone to influenza outbreaks in schools, nurseries and other collective units." CDC experts, in January of this year, the city has two school clusters of cases of influenza occurred, both influenza B. In collaboration after the relevant departments of health, education, etc., taken by the relevant school isolation and treatment of patients, and ventilation and other measures to strengthen the morning check the epidemic are quickly subsided.

CDC has also reminded, kindergartens, schools and other collective units to strengthen the morning check and afternoon inspection, found that students develop symptoms of influenza should be promptly requested its isolation and treatment, as found abnormal increase in flu cases should be promptly reported to the local disease control departments . Parents should pay more attention to children's health, if that child has fever, cough, sore throat and other symptoms should see a doctor promptly sent formal medical institutions, etc. in order to return to school after the child recovered or fever for 48 hours.

Prevention

April before the influenza vaccine inoculation still

Influenza vaccination is an effective measure to prevent influenza. From the beginning of last November 11, the city's 32 Towns in hospitals, community health centers, Songshan Lake Community Health Center has provided a new round of flu vaccinations.

CDC said the city influenza vaccination will continue until the end of April, before this, no contraindications to vaccination can be in line with the principles of voluntariness at their own expense to the towns Street vaccination clinic for vaccination. Meanwhile, in particular, suggested over 60 years old, preschool and school-age children and patients with chronic diseases, such as influenza vaccine priority groups.

The following people should not receive influenza vaccine: a vaccine for egg allergy and any crowd; patients with fever or acute infection period; suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome in people. The other cases should consult a doctor before deciding whether to be vaccinated.

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H1N1 influenza virus gradually accounted for "upper hand" flu cases increase over last year

At 13:30 on February 25th, 2014 Source: Nanfang Daily　

Weather hot and cold, so cold that patients receive hospital sudden increase. Yesterday, reporters from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dongguan City, learned that this year's flu outbreak in Dongguan currently stands at more active level, the advantages of the gradual transition from the strains of influenza B virus was influenza A H1N1 virus, residents of visual health vaccination .
　　
Flu cases increase over last year
　　
After the beginning of spring, Dongguan seems just enter the real winter weather combined with diet and rest so erratically during the Spring Festival, so that an increase in flu patients in hospital outpatient.
　　
According to the CDC's surveillance, recently one week, Dongguan City, 13 outpatient monitoring influenza sentinel surveillance hospitals were 1586 cases of influenza-like illness, influenza-like illness accounted for the proportion of outpatient 3.62%. Compared to January, despite a slight decline in the number of flu, but an increase compared to last year.
　　
CDC experts said that in January of this year, Dongguan City, there are two schools of influenza occurred in clusters of cases, both influenza B. In collaboration after the relevant departments of health, education, etc., taken by the relevant school isolation and treatment of patients, and ventilation and other measures to strengthen the morning check the epidemic are quickly subsided.
　　
With the new school term, companies operating, personnel-intensive, daily contact with each other more, the CDC said, once the source of infection to enter, aggregation prone to influenza outbreaks in schools, nurseries and other collective units.
　　
Influenza A H1N1 virus into the "advantage" strain
　　
Monitoring data show that in recent years, the high season is generally Dongguan flu each year from April to June. But the impact of climate and other factors of influenza virus, the annual high season may be different.
　　
Monitoring data from the current point of view, starting from December last year, the flu epidemic became active in Dongguan, in January of this year remained at a more active level. CDC said, will be based on monitoring results, in a timely manner for the epidemic to study them, to guide people and towns Street do prevention work.
　　
View from the advantages of the virus, from October last year to January this year, Dongguan advantage of influenza virus strains are mainly influenza B virus, accounting for about 70%. But since entering February, the proportion of H1N1 influenza virus gradually increased, there is an alternative strain of influenza B viruses become the dominant trend.
　　
As acute respiratory infections, influenza A (H1N1) is characterized by a strong man's ability to infect humans, early symptoms of infection with the regular flu. Doctors said that its "virulence" is relatively weak, the clinical symptoms are relatively mild, usually in 3-5 days it will heal, only individual cases develop into severe cases, there may be manifestations of severe pneumonia. Due to weak virulence, in October 2013, China will by the H1N1 influenza B as Class C infectious diseases, and their integration into the seasonal flu, be normal management.
　　
Vaccinations are available before April
　　
Prevention of influenza vaccination is a very effective way.
　　
It is understood that this year's flu vaccine can prevent the three influenza, namely influenza A H3N2, influenza A H1N1 and influenza B viruses. CDC says flu vaccination will continue until April, there are no contraindications in April before people can go to towns Street vaccination clinic for vaccination. Except for some special populations can not be vaccinated, such as eggs and any kind of allergy vaccine crowd, the patient's fever or acute infection, who suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome, other conditions can decide whether to consult a doctor after vaccination .
　　
In addition, the doctor said, to develop healthy living habits is also an effective way to prevent influenza. Such as exercise, diet, regular exercise, maintaining adequate sleep, do not have too much pressure; diet, should try to eat greasy food, drink more water, eat more foods rich in vitamins and minerals. Living habits, much less go to crowded places, especially not children, the elderly to go. Go home first wash his hands to scrub, hand washing is recommended 15-20 minutes.
　　
"After the cold conditions, then better go to the hospital to be blood tests to determine what type of flu belongs." The doctor warned that the flu is caused by influenza virus, the virus attacks the body above, generally 38 ℃ fever, chills, body aches, fatigue and other symptoms, accompanied by coughing, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat and other upper respiratory symptoms. Only inhibition of influenza virus to kill in order to improve the symptoms of virus-induced elimination from the root.

(Reporter / Octavia piano)

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