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Argentina-In Lezama, classes were suspended by a chickenpox epidemic

Tonka

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http://www.infobae.com/notas/581478...-las-clases-por-una-epidemia-de-varicela.html
Spanish to English translation

In Lezama, classes were suspended by a chickenpox epidemic

Health Minister, Juan Manzur, ordered that he provide all support to the Province to address the outbreak. You were more than 80 cases. The local authorities also suspended the cultural and sports activities

The Ministry of Health of the Nation, made ​​available to the province of Buenos Aires "all necessary dose" of varicella vaccine before the outbreak of the disease was detected in the town of Lezama, where more than 80 cases announced today that portfolio.

Minister Juan Luis Manzur ordered yesterday afternoon dela Provinciatodas make available the necessary doses for outbreak control measures and assistance to strengthen epidemiological surveillance, infection control measures and patient care centers health.

Reportedly, national technical teams are advising their provincial peers in relation to actions to be implemented according to national and international standards .

Among them, it is recommended not to close schools or community institutions, as was done yesterday Lezama, since "it has proved an effective measure to control outbreaks of this disease," the statement said.

In the town of Lezama recorded so far 84 patients with chickenpox, 78 of them were children under 6 years, found mostly in good health, the ministry said.

Of the total cases, only three required hospitalization, including a two year old girl who is already in your home, a child of three who was hospitalized for pneumonia and evolving favorably, and a woman of thirty who is under observation and administrative segregation, and the mother of a child under six months.

The municipal authorities of Lezama reported that the outbreak was detected for 20 days and showed that 90 percent of cases affected are children.

There, specialists conduct research to determine the causes and advice on preventive measures to be taken by the municipality. Following the outbreak, the local crisis committee decided to suspend classes until Monday, to "the impossibility of completely isolating sick patients," the provincial Ministry of Health.

In addition, were also suspended cultural and sporting activities provided by the municipality until 23 May. Measures to prevent the spread of the disease will be evaluated on 19 May by the party's crisis committee, officials said Thursday.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection characterized by erupting in patches and blisters on the skin, is spread by droplets when coughing or by contact with contaminated objects, so patients should be isolated, causing fever, fatigue and headache
 
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