Saturday, August 8, 2009

Vietnam: Deaths due to H1N1 in the world increased. Total cases: 1,078

Saturday, 8/8/2009

Deaths due to H1N1 in the world increased


Previous estimates 500 people are infected with a death, but now this figure increased 3-4 times in some countries. Indonesia more than 650 of those deaths were 3, Malaysia 15 deaths in over 1,500 people infected.
> Nỗi our patients with treatment monitoring H1N1 / Got a question about common H1N1

On the world, have number of new H1N1 continue increasing, many countries have recorded cases of death. Notification by the Center and for disease control Europe, to 7/8/2009, the world has more than 200,000 of the positive, in 168 countries, territories. In which nearly 1600 cases of death.

In Vietnam, the number of new infected increased each day, up to date with 70 songs. To date 7 / 8, there are 1,078 positive cases, a person has died.

However, many health experts are concerned the situation and will be more complex than the upcoming winter.

Dr. Jean Marc Olive, Chief Representative of World Health in Vietnam that: "In winter, H1N1 virus will work as more powerful. Winter also means the flu season, when it is difficult to distinguish between the H1N1 influenza season. Besides, this is also the time study should be capable of spreading disease to growing wide. "

Dr. also note, in Vietnam, H5N1 virus is still circulating so people need to alert. When does the flu, they must be examined to classify the H5N1 or H1N1.

Prediction of the combination of H1N1 with H5N1 virus in the near future, Dr. Olive said: "The H1N1 virus associated with H5N1 is, but my worry is the combination of H1N1 influenza season and easy more. As flu season is also spread from person to person through contact, but H5N1 is spread from poultry to people. "

According to doctors, at this time, if students, working people should be sick at home, avoid spread the disease to others. When the sick or the symptoms after a day in school, work.

On 7 / 8, Ministry of Health has made 10 recommendations to prevent H1N1 flu in the workplace. In particular, note:
- Flu H1N1 spread through respiratory contact with the drops of saliva and more nose or throat of patients or objects infected with the virus and then raise the nose, mouth.
- Diseases spread quickly from person to person during the previous day from 1 to 7 days later from the disease have symptoms. People infected with the virus can be transmitted even when the disease manifests no symptoms.
- The surface of the desk, the door handle, computer keyboard, the background to make regular hygiene and the same, limited use of air-conditioned (especially air-conditioned centers), open ventilation .
- The basis of labor, employers must address hospitals and clinics last backup, phone number hotline to contact us in time ...

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