Sunday, December 28, 2008

Indonesia: Diphtheritic Scarce Virus, But More Fierce Than AI; If To Enter Heart, Life Disappeared

28/12/2008 10:33:53

VIRUS diphtheria that are rare, ranging diwaspadai followed a five treated Hospital in Pandan Arang Boyolali suspected infected because the virus seems to kill more violent from avian influenza (AI) or bird flu. To ensure the Regional General Hospital (hospitals) Pandan Arang Boyolali have conducted laboratory tests and patients who now are 'suspect diphtheria' treated in a special isolation room.
Director RSUD Pandan Arang Boyolali, dr Umi Hanik said, the diagnosis of the doctor, the patient is still five years' suspect diphtheria. This is in addition to symptoms that appear to cause high fever, at the mouth cavity found The speck of white and throat pain if swallow food.

"The clinical, we suspect this is the patient diphtheria virus," said Umi Hanik a direct look at the patient ward children Saturday (27/12).

According to Umi Hanik, diseases including diphtheria this infectious virus. Not only children with the virus, but the adults are also infected, including a rare virus in Boyolali and the surrounding areas. Umi itself also wonder because the virus is equivalent to the avian influenza (AI) can appear. While the virus can appear diphtheria from children who are not immunized since small. So that it can transmit the virus to other people via the respiratory. Side and then directly to a series of laboratory tests on samples swap patient. Now the patient is treated in isolation rooms so that children's virus is not carried out and the wind into respiratory others.
If not tertolong, the virus may be spreading to the heart of the patient. If you are into the heart, the patient died immediately. For that to be done in order to re-immunization is not going to attack diphtheria worse. The hospital now wary, because the virus comes from 'Corynebacterium diphteriae' that can go into the human body at any time. Moreover, infants or children who are not immunized.
Patients suspected of turning off the virus that infected Titin Nurhandayani (5.5) of Jojor, Siwal, Kaliwungu, Semarang. He has 10 days treatment in hospitals Pandan Arang Boyolali with the supervision of a special team of doctors. When found in the isolation room child zaal E, Satini (40) mother Titin said, about mid-December, Titin experiencing high heat. When it is only compressed by Satini only. Because sepekan heat kunjung not let up, then decide Satini examined Titin to hospital. (Edi Sutedja)-z

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