Re: Ecuador: A/H1N1 deaths total 22
Re: Ecuador: A/H1N1 deaths total 22
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Taken from the print edition of August 14 2009
95% of patients with influenza A and healed
It is recommended to go to the health center in case of high fever for more than 72 hours.
Health authorities confirmed the death of 2 children in Guayaquil
According to reports by the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Guayaquil, 48 patients admitted to intensive care because of influenza A, 43 have recovered.
Added to this is that 95% of patients were infected with the new virus has already healed.
The report came with the announcement of the death of two children in Guayaquil. One in the Hospital del Ni?o, Francisco de Icaza Bustamente, and another in the Robert Gilbert of the Board of Charity of Guayaquil. With them, the number of dead reached 23 and 4 in Guayaquil in the country.
Children, one of Saint Helena, who died Wednesday and another Manab?, who died on Tuesday, genetic malformations and had to have died a few hours of entering the respective health centers.
While the number of infected was 682.
Faced with these new cases, the Children's Hospital of mitigation measures taken to counter the virus.
Since yesterday, the doctors and nurses are protected by masks and strengthened controls in the intensive care area.
But the director of the Provincial branch, Eduardo Verdesoto clarified that the deaths did not join the statistics of those hospitals, because they were not asylum seekers in the health unit for more than 72 hours.
Verdesoto stressed it is no longer necessary to account for deaths from influenza A, but rather to "highlight the number of patients cured due to the checks carried out by the Ministry."
The owner reported that the Provincial Hospital of Infectious Diseases will have an intensive care room, with 7-bed hospital to serve the flow of patients for influenza A.
Also as a preventive measure, there was the delivery of 100 more hospital beds Vernaza Luis de Guayaquil, and another 15 children at the center of Robert Gilbert.
For its part, the health secretary, Marcelo Aguilar, reminded parents that have children with chronic illnesses or substance and give a sudden symptoms associated with influenza A must visit health centers. Checks should be made no later than 72 hours, especially if the minor presents a high fever.
Aguilar, the media, he recalled the basic rules of mitigation of the virus, such as washing hands constantly, to avoid going to public places if they have flu, and cover the mouth when sneezing.
He added that while there is a process of increased movement of the virus, that does not mean that the Ministry of Health has neglected the health plan, enacted in mid-July.
He said that according to World Health Organization, Ecuador is still considered a country with low impact of the epidemic.
On another topic, yesterday reported two cases of influenza A in the interior of the Presidential Palace of Carondelet.
One is a lieutenant colonel, John Merino, head of the Presidential Security. While the second is the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Ricardo Pati?o. Merino remains hospitalized at the military hospital, receiving antiviral treatment in question.
Staff was in contact with Merino is also under surveillance.
Pati?o moving
Through a communiqu?, the Ministry of Health confirmed that the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Ricardo Pati?o, turned positive in the influenza A/H1N1 examination, conducted on Wednesday.
Pati?o remains hospitalized at the health center Eugenio Espejo Quito, and has so far responded favorably to treatment with Tamiflu.
The Minister said that he was treated in time, avoiding the complications of the virus. "I have responded adequately. The most important message is that for Ecuadorian immediately after the filing of the alarm symptoms such as headache or fever should go to health units. "
Due to the emergence of two cases of influenza A in Carondelet, President Rafael Correa, is also found in epidemiological surveillance, but not in isolation because they do not have symptoms of influenza. The preventive measure was extended to several members of the security chief.
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