Re: Russia - Influenza A/H1N1 epidemic in the Saratov Region - 30 deaths
Re: Russia - Influenza A/H1N1 epidemic in the Saratov Region - 30 deaths
In this region there seems to be a serious new H1N1 outbreak. Apparently many people have trust in rumours.
Saratovtsev because of rumors of pulmonary plague bought the entire drinking water
02/12/2009
SARATOV, December 2 - RIA Novosti, Alexander Light.
Alarmed by rumors about the allegedly imminent Saratov epidemic of pneumonic plague residents of the city on Wednesday bought up all the drinking water in pharmacies and shops of the city, RIA News.
Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko, called provocative information about the outbreak of pneumonic plague among the population of Saratov, Saratov Region. Officials from the Ministry of Health and Rospotrebnadzor also denied the rumors.
In turn, the regional head Pavel Ipatov told reporters that those rumors about the allegedly registered in the region, cases of pneumonic plague, will be brought to justice.
Water "fever"
"Customers take 7-8 five-liter bottles of drinking water. Within a few hours counters were empty. During this time we have completed almost a month's supply of water sales. Such a rush until today I have not seen" - RIA Novosti said the cashier of one of the network stores.
The same information told the agency representatives from several city pharmacies.
"I came to a pharmacy to" jeep "man bought the last ten bottles of five liters each," - said Officer pharmacy network "Solomon.
A similar situation exists in almost all the major shops of the city, as well as in the satellite town of Engels, located on the opposite bank of the river Volga. At the same time, retail outlets, owned by private entrepreneurs, has closed to 19.00, Moscow time, due to the spread of the city rumors about an alleged upcoming sanitized city. Streets of two cities were unusually empty for this time of day, significantly reduced and traffic flow. Frightened townspeople rumors prefer to stay in their apartments.
Telephone "fever"
Some operators of mobile networks were practically blocked due to the increased number of calls to subscribers, telling each other about the possible danger. According to the press director of the leading cellular operators, the load on the lines on Wednesday in Saratov was observed at the level of New Year's night.
Nevertheless, in companies every minute of watching the work of the equipment and do everything necessary to ensure network capacity with the needs of subscribers.
Nevertheless, as reported by RIA Novosti correspondent in the region, there were interruptions of communications. During attempts to call the subscribers phone gave a message "Network busy".
Where did that come from?
Presumably, the reason for the concern of citizens has become an epidemic of swine flu. From 19 November to 2 December from complications caused by influenza A/H1N1, 30 people died in the region, still have 466 doctors have confirmed the presence of the virus.
Panic in Saratov began in the second half of Wednesday. Residents were telling each other about allegedly discovered in the region of pulmonary plague, and therefore in the city on the night of Dec. 3 will be disinfected with helicopters and planes. For this to close the windows and doors, to make drinking water supplies as tap water is supposedly not be suitable for use because of falling into the water intake (Saratov supplied with water from the river Volga) pesticides.
In addition, residents raised concern about the closure of a number of leisure facilities. In connection with the outbreak of SARS and influenza regional administration Rospotrebnadzor demanded from their owners the suspension of activities to prevent possible infections. In the area set aside more than 500 cultural events, to quarantine closed schools, colleges, moved to theatrical performances.
Results in the region suspended classes in 528 schools. Quarantined closed seven boarding schools, 58 infant schools, three shelters, 21 technical college.
Because of what all the fuss?
Pneumonic plague, which begins as an ordinary pneumonia, is an acute course and is accompanied by very high mortality rate. The incubation period of the disease is not more than four days.
Symptoms of pneumonic plague are chills, fever, headache, weakness. The symptoms of pneumonia - cough with phlegm, chest pain, shortness of breath - usually appear on the second day of the disease. Observed haemoptysis, growing respiratory disorders, heart failure, respiratory failure, shock.
Doctors report that pneumonic plague different from other bacterial pneumonia more frequent onset of sudden death.
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