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A first victim of H1N1 in Medellin
Rodrigo Martinez - Medellin | Published July 23 2009
A woman aged 39 became the first fatal victim of H1N1 influenza A in Medellin, confirmed Thursday that the National Institute of Health.
In the country and nine patients have died from this virus.
The secretary of health of Medellin, Luz Marina Agudelo Suarez, reported that women consulted in the July 13 one of the institutions of that unit in the city, with colds, headache and fever. Then made a table of difficulty breathing and a diagnosis of bronchopneumonia appeared compatible with an infection with the virus A H1N1. The patient deteriorated and died on July 19.
He added that the victim is a natural and living in Medellin and the infection was in direct contact with another resident of the city and was not infected abroad or by people coming from other nations.
In this regard, Juan Gonzalo Lopez, director, National Institute of Health warned that Colombia is in a stage of indigenous transmission. That means you can buy in the country without needing a touch from someone who was abroad.
Agudelo Suarez indicated that the patient died in one of the establishments in the city, but "we have agreed that it is important to disclose the place where he was served. But people must be assured that you are given the best care and treatment was applied in these cases used the drug Oseltamivir.
"We have now added in-15 cases confirmed with laboratory tests, 54 in the study of people who have had prolonged respiratory illness and 101 discarded.
The official recommended that if a person has the flu with fever and respiratory distress should wear flip mouths, constantly washing hands, avoiding places of concentration of public and if you feel worse or that spend more than seven days, consult with the individual health already trained.
A first victim of H1N1 in Medellin
Rodrigo Martinez - Medellin | Published July 23 2009
A woman aged 39 became the first fatal victim of H1N1 influenza A in Medellin, confirmed Thursday that the National Institute of Health.
In the country and nine patients have died from this virus.
The secretary of health of Medellin, Luz Marina Agudelo Suarez, reported that women consulted in the July 13 one of the institutions of that unit in the city, with colds, headache and fever. Then made a table of difficulty breathing and a diagnosis of bronchopneumonia appeared compatible with an infection with the virus A H1N1. The patient deteriorated and died on July 19.
He added that the victim is a natural and living in Medellin and the infection was in direct contact with another resident of the city and was not infected abroad or by people coming from other nations.
In this regard, Juan Gonzalo Lopez, director, National Institute of Health warned that Colombia is in a stage of indigenous transmission. That means you can buy in the country without needing a touch from someone who was abroad.
Agudelo Suarez indicated that the patient died in one of the establishments in the city, but "we have agreed that it is important to disclose the place where he was served. But people must be assured that you are given the best care and treatment was applied in these cases used the drug Oseltamivir.
"We have now added in-15 cases confirmed with laboratory tests, 54 in the study of people who have had prolonged respiratory illness and 101 discarded.
The official recommended that if a person has the flu with fever and respiratory distress should wear flip mouths, constantly washing hands, avoiding places of concentration of public and if you feel worse or that spend more than seven days, consult with the individual health already trained.