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http://noticias.123.cl/noticias/20111208_e6be346ad52268451e89a9935343c40b.htm
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Experts Call To Take Action Against Whooping Cough Increased
08/Diciembre/2011 - 08:00
Faced with the alarming number of reported cases of pertussis or whooping cough, medical authorities have agreed that vaccination is the measure needed to halt the progression of the disease. In so far this year, the Ministry of Health has detected more than 800 thousand cases of the disease that mainly affects children under five years, and in the case of infants under six months of hospitalization and can lead to complications including death. The figures show a total of eleven children who had died six of them in the B?o B?o Region. Tables have been an increase of 209 percent over 2010, according to official figures. In such a scenario, the portfolio of Health has announced a vaccination campaign aimed at controlling this disease, called cocoon strategy means giving the mother this immunity pregnant and people over 12 who live with a newborn. The measure of Minsal was celebrated by the infectious medical Argentine Roberto Debbag who visit our country as part of their agenda of talks regarding whooping cough clinics. During a talk at the clinic Santa Maria, the doctor spoke about the scope and characteristic of whooping cough in our country, on which occasion appreciated the decision of the Chilean health authorities to promote vaccination. The immunity of the vaccine lost substantially after 5 to 8 years, so the recommendation is to assess the incorporation of new vaccination strategies recommended by international organizations like the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and cocoon vaccination, ie the whole environment that is in contact with the baby, which of course includes fathers and mothers of newborns and health professionals, he said. In turn, the specialist and academician of the Medical Faculty of the University of Santiago (USACH) Pedro Aguilar said he was confident that vaccination will promote the Ministry of Health will be effective, but still urged people to take extra hygiene measures. Although the disease is protected as to vaccinate population for some time in our country, that vaccination is a permanent effect or for life, but a range of about eight or ten years, he said. Aguilar recalled that it is the adults who must take the necessary measures to avoid contagion among those recommended, the permanent and proper hand washing every time you come in contact with the child, the use of soap gel, and even masks, it is advisable, he said.
Spanish to English translation
Experts Call To Take Action Against Whooping Cough Increased
08/Diciembre/2011 - 08:00
Faced with the alarming number of reported cases of pertussis or whooping cough, medical authorities have agreed that vaccination is the measure needed to halt the progression of the disease. In so far this year, the Ministry of Health has detected more than 800 thousand cases of the disease that mainly affects children under five years, and in the case of infants under six months of hospitalization and can lead to complications including death. The figures show a total of eleven children who had died six of them in the B?o B?o Region. Tables have been an increase of 209 percent over 2010, according to official figures. In such a scenario, the portfolio of Health has announced a vaccination campaign aimed at controlling this disease, called cocoon strategy means giving the mother this immunity pregnant and people over 12 who live with a newborn. The measure of Minsal was celebrated by the infectious medical Argentine Roberto Debbag who visit our country as part of their agenda of talks regarding whooping cough clinics. During a talk at the clinic Santa Maria, the doctor spoke about the scope and characteristic of whooping cough in our country, on which occasion appreciated the decision of the Chilean health authorities to promote vaccination. The immunity of the vaccine lost substantially after 5 to 8 years, so the recommendation is to assess the incorporation of new vaccination strategies recommended by international organizations like the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and cocoon vaccination, ie the whole environment that is in contact with the baby, which of course includes fathers and mothers of newborns and health professionals, he said. In turn, the specialist and academician of the Medical Faculty of the University of Santiago (USACH) Pedro Aguilar said he was confident that vaccination will promote the Ministry of Health will be effective, but still urged people to take extra hygiene measures. Although the disease is protected as to vaccinate population for some time in our country, that vaccination is a permanent effect or for life, but a range of about eight or ten years, he said. Aguilar recalled that it is the adults who must take the necessary measures to avoid contagion among those recommended, the permanent and proper hand washing every time you come in contact with the child, the use of soap gel, and even masks, it is advisable, he said.