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http://fmbolivia.com.bo/noticia33414-mujeres-adultas-son-mas-vulnerables-a-la-gripe-a.html
Spanish to English translation
Adult females are more vulnerable to influenza A
August 11, 2010, 7:08
La Paz - Bolivia .- In the last confirmed case in Santa Cruz on the eve of the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) of this city of Cochabamba, said that adult women are more vulnerable to infection of influenza A/H1N1.
Moreover, health authorities were concerned about environmental pollution, because this factor influences the increase in influenza.
The head of the Headquarters of Santa Cruz, Erwin Saucedo, reported that on the eve of the seventh would have been confirmed positive case of H1N1 occurred in this sector of the country, is a woman of 38 years who get treatment and not has major complications.
However, the patient would also caught her husband, who left not knowing the status field.
It was also mentioned that the health team already contacted him and await his return to perform the necessary studies and to isolate it for treatment, according to Saucedo said.
For its part, the head of the Headquarters of Cochabamba, Ephraim Vallejos, reported that to date (yesterday), would have been 14 confirmed positive cases in this city, they are distributed in different areas of this site following outpatient treatment.
In turn, confirmed that there is a higher incidence in adult women in both confirmed and suspected cases, taking into account that emerged 12 cases in people over 15 years, which has two men and 10 women, the other two remaining cases were diagnosed in children, a six and a nine.
"Adults are the ones showing more signs of carrying the virus, especially older women who are more vulnerable to being infected with H1N1 influenza and that the figures reflect the positive cases, we also note that cases are not occurring frequently in children, "said Vallejos.
In that sense, he said that something similar happens in La Paz, because the head of the Headquarters of this city, Ren? Barrientos, in dialogue with El Diario said the group comprising between 21 and 59 years is the most impressed with the infection and spread of the virus, with lower rates in children of school age.
In turn, Barrientos recalled about the contingency plan for fighting the disease through health networks and trained technical team performing the control, monitoring and treatment of disease, early diagnosis of influenza in the first and second levels of care, so that third parties do not exceed levels by the influx of patients.
This preventive measure would give good results within the department, because about 90 percent of patients have taken a moderate stage of influenza, where there was no need to use the antiviral medication to treat critical because the disease was detected early, according to Barrientos.
Pollution affects flu
The health authority of Santa Cruz, said they are concerned about the issue of environmental pollution, since the wave of respiratory infections, circulation of the H1N1 influenza virus and on top of pollution produced by burning and slash and burn , constitute determinants for acute respiratory diseases complicated.
The Journal
Spanish to English translation
Adult females are more vulnerable to influenza A
August 11, 2010, 7:08
La Paz - Bolivia .- In the last confirmed case in Santa Cruz on the eve of the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) of this city of Cochabamba, said that adult women are more vulnerable to infection of influenza A/H1N1.
Moreover, health authorities were concerned about environmental pollution, because this factor influences the increase in influenza.
The head of the Headquarters of Santa Cruz, Erwin Saucedo, reported that on the eve of the seventh would have been confirmed positive case of H1N1 occurred in this sector of the country, is a woman of 38 years who get treatment and not has major complications.
However, the patient would also caught her husband, who left not knowing the status field.
It was also mentioned that the health team already contacted him and await his return to perform the necessary studies and to isolate it for treatment, according to Saucedo said.
For its part, the head of the Headquarters of Cochabamba, Ephraim Vallejos, reported that to date (yesterday), would have been 14 confirmed positive cases in this city, they are distributed in different areas of this site following outpatient treatment.
In turn, confirmed that there is a higher incidence in adult women in both confirmed and suspected cases, taking into account that emerged 12 cases in people over 15 years, which has two men and 10 women, the other two remaining cases were diagnosed in children, a six and a nine.
"Adults are the ones showing more signs of carrying the virus, especially older women who are more vulnerable to being infected with H1N1 influenza and that the figures reflect the positive cases, we also note that cases are not occurring frequently in children, "said Vallejos.
In that sense, he said that something similar happens in La Paz, because the head of the Headquarters of this city, Ren? Barrientos, in dialogue with El Diario said the group comprising between 21 and 59 years is the most impressed with the infection and spread of the virus, with lower rates in children of school age.
In turn, Barrientos recalled about the contingency plan for fighting the disease through health networks and trained technical team performing the control, monitoring and treatment of disease, early diagnosis of influenza in the first and second levels of care, so that third parties do not exceed levels by the influx of patients.
This preventive measure would give good results within the department, because about 90 percent of patients have taken a moderate stage of influenza, where there was no need to use the antiviral medication to treat critical because the disease was detected early, according to Barrientos.
Pollution affects flu
The health authority of Santa Cruz, said they are concerned about the issue of environmental pollution, since the wave of respiratory infections, circulation of the H1N1 influenza virus and on top of pollution produced by burning and slash and burn , constitute determinants for acute respiratory diseases complicated.
The Journal