Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Response to influenza A few common sense

 Recent influenza H1N1 influenza emerged in some regions of China broke the trend, but only a sense of a pandemic flu, its early symptoms are similar to ordinary flu, including fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, fever, etc. Some patients also have diarrhea or vomiting, muscle pain or fatigue, red eyes, and so on. some patients can progress rapidly, ferocious, sudden high fever, body temperature over 39 ℃, and even secondary to severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary bleeding, pleural effusion, pancytopenia, renal failure, sepsis, shock and Reye syndrome, respiratory failure and multiple organ damage, leading to death. Patients may also increase the original basis of disease. 1, no need to panic influenza A Up to now, a flu threat to human health and does not exceed the ordinary seasonal flu. In the early months of the outbreak of influenza, the number of hospitalization and death, even lower than the ordinary seasonal flu, and the virus did not occur sharp variation. infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza virus and flu like symptoms, mainly as follows: body temperature to 38 degrees Celsius, cough, headache, runny nose, sore joints and bones, food difficult to swallow, chest and abdomen there is pain and other symptoms. respond to influenza A H1N1 influenza awareness of the need to maintain proper and healthy state of mind, pay close attention to relevant information released by the epidemic, in order to avoid unnecessary panic. WHO rose to the highest alert level, simply means wide range of communication and modes of transmission trends of localization and community, and can not be interpreted as a flu illness becomes serious, but not the mortality rate increased by 2. more of a threat of specific populations of certain influenza A relatively more threatening crowd, such as children under 2 years old, pregnant women and those with asthma or diabetes, heart disease. ten-year-olds and young adults are relatively vulnerable to a flu. normally , flu seasonal influenza Bijia greater damage caused by the elderly. The scientists analyzed that this may be due to older people have some immunity to a virus. The flu is a new respiratory disease, the pathogen a new influenza A H1N1 influenza virus, the virus containing the gene of swine flu, avian flu and human influenza virus gene segments. World Health Organization, this initial influenza known as the will be renamed the are concerned, they should wash their hands with soap for a long time, but also a corresponding increase in frequency. At the same time, practice good personal hygiene to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases. sneezing, coughing with a tissue, handkerchief, and cover the nose and mouth, do not directly face the people sneezing, coughing, used tissues, do not throw a handkerchief; sneezing, coughing and wash hands after wiping noses; contact with respiratory secretions of patients and wash hands immediately after, care of respiratory diseases patient, to wear masks. 4, injection of a flu vaccine for children if the conditions, we can as soon as the children were injected with a flu vaccine, vaccine production from cultivation to the inactivated virus, purified, ratio, at least 3 month. even if produced, still need long-term clinical trials. Although the vaccine against influenza pandemic is critical, but you can not expect the production of influenza A H1N1 influenza vaccine can be produced in a short time fundamental impact on the epidemic. antibodies usually 2 weeks after injection can produce, fall and winter is the peak season of influenza, so influenza prevention and control of H1N1 influenza in the autumn season, the goal is to strengthen prevention, but also to reduce the incidence of other number of seasonal influenza. But the effect of the vaccine also awaiting further clinical validation, that is vaccinated does not mean to be not infected. 5, from a flu-prone areas in your area have been if the outbreak of influenza A, and you are not vaccinated, then you must which remain highly vigilant. as far as possible away from the officers to concentrate on areas such as shopping malls, sporting events, or churches. home to wash their hands and not touching your eyes, nose and mouth. as far as possible avoid visiting crowded or ventilation bad public places, avoid contact with flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.) or pneumonia and other respiratory patients, particularly children in school or at home to change clothes according to weather changes in due course, to avoid the cold. to maintain the indoor Since the air circulation, and maintain indoor and surrounding environment clean. 6, influenza A infection how to do if symptoms such as fever and cough, do not buy and use without authorization of certain drugs, not abuse of antibiotics, it is timely to the designated hospital for examination and treatment. in the confirmation influenza A infection should be isolated from active and healthy, try not to go to public places, to prevent the spread of disease. If you feel a problem breathing, or chest pain, vomiting, fever, then please immediately contact the emergency room. 7, barbecue does not Influenza A infection you do not eat pork or poultry infected by influenza A, either raw or after cooking the meat, will not spread a virus. World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Trade Organization and the World Organization for Animal Health had issued a joint statement, stressed that a normal flu virus does not affect the safety of eating pork, pork or pork products should not be artificially restricted exports.

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