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Influenza is spread within families
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By Juan Manuel C?rdenas Juan Manuel Cardenas / El Siglo De Durango / Durango, Dgo. - 20 Sep 2009.
All in the family, including the virus. The surge in the number of influenza cases AH1N1 so far this month is because family members are also acquiring the disease, leading to an exponential growth of the epidemic.
Health. Instances of Health recommends that anyone starts to show symptoms of respiratory disease go to receive medical attention for the presence of the virus.
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"This beak that was in last time was because there were intrafamilial outbreaks, ie that of a single case broke off four or five members of the family, but apparently there are many cases are located in one family," he said Ana Maria Fajardo, head of epidemiology at the area of State Health Secretariat.
He noted that the spread of human influenza within their own families is because no extra careful when you have a patient with respiratory disease, as the measures are almost the same that has been released since the epidemiological alert Last April, but believes "no one take.
Between May and August, Durango recorded 44 cases of confirmed influenza AH1N1, while in the 19 days after the month of September and added 45 infected, although not reported deaths from this cause. Fajardo Gomez explained that the rally this month are in people recently infected, with cases which were detected as usual but got out of control within the household, but did not detect that have left the same.
THE VACCINE IS NOT EVERYTHING
Fajardo Gomez explained that the relatives of the infected have been detected early in their first symptoms therefore not fully developed the discomforts of the virus.
One of the most recent cases is a child with cerebral palsy who was hospitalized, but no complications caused by human influenza, but because his health was considered at risk; after recovery was completely healthy is your house. There was only a history of hospitalization of a woman with asthma.
The epidemiologist also mentioned the case of a pregnant woman who was infected by the virus, but who responded favorably to antiviral treatment and pregnancy was not affected.
Primarily Hygiene
Ana Maria Fajardo, an epidemiologist at the state Health Secretariat, acknowledged that society has made its own decision to take preventive measures against the virus AH1N1, a situation that leaves room for the spread of human influenza.
"The vaccine is not everything, the most important measures to prevent outbreak of influenza are hygienic," he said, reiterating the importance of health activities.
Influenza is spread within families
regresarimprimirguardarenviar
By Juan Manuel C?rdenas Juan Manuel Cardenas / El Siglo De Durango / Durango, Dgo. - 20 Sep 2009.
All in the family, including the virus. The surge in the number of influenza cases AH1N1 so far this month is because family members are also acquiring the disease, leading to an exponential growth of the epidemic.
Health. Instances of Health recommends that anyone starts to show symptoms of respiratory disease go to receive medical attention for the presence of the virus.
zoom
ERROR: Skip CARE
"This beak that was in last time was because there were intrafamilial outbreaks, ie that of a single case broke off four or five members of the family, but apparently there are many cases are located in one family," he said Ana Maria Fajardo, head of epidemiology at the area of State Health Secretariat.
He noted that the spread of human influenza within their own families is because no extra careful when you have a patient with respiratory disease, as the measures are almost the same that has been released since the epidemiological alert Last April, but believes "no one take.
Between May and August, Durango recorded 44 cases of confirmed influenza AH1N1, while in the 19 days after the month of September and added 45 infected, although not reported deaths from this cause. Fajardo Gomez explained that the rally this month are in people recently infected, with cases which were detected as usual but got out of control within the household, but did not detect that have left the same.
THE VACCINE IS NOT EVERYTHING
Fajardo Gomez explained that the relatives of the infected have been detected early in their first symptoms therefore not fully developed the discomforts of the virus.
One of the most recent cases is a child with cerebral palsy who was hospitalized, but no complications caused by human influenza, but because his health was considered at risk; after recovery was completely healthy is your house. There was only a history of hospitalization of a woman with asthma.
The epidemiologist also mentioned the case of a pregnant woman who was infected by the virus, but who responded favorably to antiviral treatment and pregnancy was not affected.
Primarily Hygiene
Ana Maria Fajardo, an epidemiologist at the state Health Secretariat, acknowledged that society has made its own decision to take preventive measures against the virus AH1N1, a situation that leaves room for the spread of human influenza.
"The vaccine is not everything, the most important measures to prevent outbreak of influenza are hygienic," he said, reiterating the importance of health activities.