Poland: Fourth person died infected with A/H1N1

[Gert van der Hoek]

Tue, 2009-11-17

Zmarła czwarta osoba zarażona wirusem A/H1N1

52-letnia kobieta, u której potwierdzono obecność wirusa grypy typu A/H1N1, zmarła w szpitalu w Gdańsku. Służby sanitarne podkreślają, że zakażenie wirusem świńskiej grypy nie było główną przyczyna śmierci pacjentki.

Kobieta była w stanie ciężkim, leżała na oddziale intensywnej opieki medycznej. Zmarła w wyniku niewydolności krążeniowo-oddechowej.

Jak poinformowała minister zdrowia Ewa Kopacz, od 1 września do 15 listopada br. na grypę sezonową oraz wywołaną wirusem A/H1N1 zachorowało w Polsce ponad 107 tysięcy pacjentów. W ubiegłym roku w tym samym okresie zachorowało prawie 25 tysięcy osób.

Według danych Światowej Organizacji Zdrowia, u 80 proc. wszystkich zainfekowanych nową odmianą wirusa choroba przebiega bardzo łagodnie. U 10 proc. pacjentów praktycznie nie występują żadne objawy.

Fourth person died infected with A/H1N1

52-year-old woman, who confirmed the presence of influenza virus type A/H1N1, died at a hospital in Gdansk, Poland. Health services emphasize that swine influenza virus infection was not the main cause of death of the patient.

The woman was in severe, lay in intensive care. Died as a result of circulatory-respiratory failure.

As health minister announced Ewa Kopacz, from 1 September to 15 November. seasonal influenza virus A/H1N1, and caused sick in Poland over 107 thousand patients. Last year during the same period fell ill almost 25 thousand people.

According to the World Health Organization, at 80 percent. all the virus infected a new variant of the disease is very mild. In 10 per cent. patients, there are virtually no symptoms.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Poland: Fourth person died infected with A/H1N1

Tue, 2009-11-17 15:02 (update 17:56)

Deceased person infected with A/H1N1

24-year-old woman infected with A/H1N1 died in hospital at Zywiec in Podbeskidzie. It is not known yet whether this new flu virus was the direct cause of her death. This is explained by necropsy. The patient also suffered from other disease, because of which hit the hospital.

According to the health inspection in hospitals in Silesia is now treated four patients infected with the new flu. In intensive care at a hospital in Greater Kępno present 31-physician, is also infected with A/H1N1. His condition is very serious.

In the second week of November there were over 41 thousand cases and suspected cases of influenza. It is the largest number of cases this time of year in recent years. Most people got sick in the voivodships: Mazowieckie, Pomerania and Warmia-Mazury. Until now, the whole country has been confirmed almost 300 cases of illness caused by influenza A/H1N1 virus, but epidemiologists estimated that most of the patients are infected with this virus is.

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Re: Poland: Fourth person died infected with A/H1N1

Ministry of Health: 4 deaths in people with chronic diseases caused by A/H1N1

jagor, IAR, PAP 2009-11-19, last updated 2009-11-19 14:27

Minister of Health Ewa Kopacz shows the current disease situation in the Polish wz. epidemic of influenza A/H1N1

- The main causes of death in people who have been confirmed infected with A/H1N1 have chronic diseases - announced at a conference at the Ministry of Health Andrzej Wojtyla, Chief Sanitary Inspector. The Ministry of Health data shows that in Poland we have confirmed 344 cases of swine flu infection.


At a specially convened press conference, Health Minister Ewa Kopacz informed that there are currently staying in hospitals 101 people from swine flu virus, sent to be tested 102 samples, and 17 persons infected with A/H1N1 is in hospital in intensive care units in Poland. In total we have 344 confirmed cases of A/H1N1 infection.

Generally mild flu

As emphasized by Minister Kopacz, the vast majority of people suffering from a new flu passes it mildly. Those who are delivered to hospitals, have inflammation of the airways, caused by complications pogrypowymi.

Chief Sanitary Inspector, Andrzej Wojtyla assured that until now were four deaths in people infected with A/H1N1 virus, but doctors do not involve them directly with A/H1N1. The immediate cause of death were chronic diseases, infections, coexisting with the influenza virus.

This was the case 37-year-old and 55-year-old woman of dead in the Pomeranian province and also in 24-year-old resident of the Silesian province. The woman was charged additionally rare congenital diseases. In turn, the immediate cause of death of a man in the Lodz region was viral pneumonia.

Wojtyla added that 644 people are covered by epidemiological surveillance - they are people who have had contact with sick on the new flu, including medical staff.

Important health behavior cough and runny

Chief Sanitary Inspector stressed that it is particularly important in the current situation of hygiene behavior with cough and catarrh. He said, is needed as the largest number of educational activities in the form of posters and leaflets. Is particularly important to educate children to a lot of saws and properly washed their hands - the hands should be washed with warm water for 20 seconds.

Experts from the Ministry of Health recommends preservation of moderation and common sense. Reborn aspirin because of the risks of blood clotting.

According to statistics, has increased the number recorded as a complication of pneumonia pogrypowe - it is 13 thousand. cases to about 8 thousand. similar periods in previous years.

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