Taiwan releases first two cases of influenza morbidity in patients with severe cases of 6 days after the death

February 11, 2009

By February 11 According to Taiwan's "United Daily News" reported that the Taiwan authorities "DH" on the 10th announced two cases of confirmed cases of severe influenza, including a clinic nurse, the incidence of death only six days this year for Taiwan The second case died.

Severe cases of influenza this year, have eight cases, "CDC" analysis, the majority of severe cases after infection, not a good rest, the resistance of the weak go around again, so that other bacteria can take advantage of the machine has occurred "bacterial infection ", his condition deteriorated rapidly.

Added death of the nurse, who lives in Taipei County. "CDC Deputy Director," said Jih-Haw Chou, patients on the 2nd of this month because of fever, cough, sore throat and muscle soreness, went to clinics for medical treatment, unexpectedly, his condition worsened, four appeared to catch my breath, difficulty in breathing, when the hospital first-aid , there is no heartbeat. Diagnosis found in patients with myocarditis occur due to viruses, such cases are rare.

Whether nurses at the clinic were infected Services? Jih-Haw Chou said that the nurses did not influenza vaccination, clinics are not within the Service, paediatrics, a relatively low probability of infection, together with their families also have similar symptoms, it is difficult to judge.

Another critically ill patients, Taipei County for five-year-old girl, did not play the same vaccine. Jih-Haw Chou said that the emergence of bacterial pneumonia in patients with the nurses, were infected with influenza A H1N1 virus, but, fortunately, the disease has improved, transferred to general wards.

In addition to adding two cases of severe cases, a hospital in Ilan County is also the outbreak of cluster infection, notification of cases as many as thirteen people, "CDC" in three samples found in A-type influenza virus.

"CDC" call during an influenza pandemic, people should wash their hands, not to bring children into the crowd crowded places in order to reduce the opportunity of being infected. Such as fever, cough and other upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, medical treatment as soon as possible; medical treatment at home as far as possible, after the rest, For when they go out, we should wear masks when coughing or sneezing, cover your nose and mouth by hand, if痰涎or runny nose, after the application of tissue wrap, disposable in the dustbin; deal with droplets, the need to wash their hands with soap.