Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Vietnam: Hanoi: Services dengue entering peak

Urban Economics - 1 hour ago

Service hemorrhage in Hanoi is the peak period but most nearly "sink nghim" A/H1N1 disease. Over the same period last year, number of dengue infected Hanoi's increased 10 times.

Students, students infected sharply increase
According to Mr. Do Le Huan, Director of Preventive Medical Center of Hanoi this year, dengue fever progress to a month earlier compared to the year. "This is the peak time of service. Stress period lasted from July to the end of September, "Mr. Head said.
In July and August, the number of dengue patients new Hanoi constitute 80% of patients from the first year. Also at the Institute of infectious diseases and Tropical Countries, calculated from January 1/2009 to May 7/2009 nearly 500 people infected with dengue fever. In particular, number of infected than three times higher in June than in May. Number of questions in July than two times higher than in June.

From early August, number of infected dengue fever continue to rise strongly. Nguyen Hong Ha, the Institute for infectious diseases and Tropical Country, said: "Every day an average of nearly 40 to ca dengue hospitalized.

According to Mr Ha, what is worrying many in ca admission status had severe complications due to early detection and treatment. Among them, subjects students, accounting for most students.

"August, students flock to Hanoi admission in large numbers, often rent for four humid, have bad habits when sleep is not infected desktop, create conditions for developing hemorrhagic fever," he Ha explain.

According to statistics of the Department of Health, Hanoi, by the end on 20 / 8, 100% of districts of the city had a hemorrhage, the total number of patients on 2100 persons, mostly concentrated in the area inner city and where speed urbanization strong (as Tu Liem, Thanh Tri).

A chimney flu, dengue fever is ignored?
In recent time, both people and mass media focus on evolutions translated influenza A/H1N1 and almost no "closed" to translate hemorrhage, although this is a time translation outbreak most powerful.

As noted at the Institute of infectious diseases and Tropical Countries, there are many patients who did not know services are raging dengue fever in the inner city and services are top at this time.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, dengue patients from Hoang Mai district since honesty: "I only heard but are translated influenza and dengue fever when I know there is much to the people suffer."

Mr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director of Department of Preventive Health and Environment (Ministry of Health) said: "Compared to the same period last year, number of infected dengue nationwide has increased by 25%, death toll up 24 %. Southern provinces where there are still many patients with dengue fever and one had five deaths.

He emphasized Russia: "The local office eventually drain flu, people infected with influenza but do not worry be ignored as dengue fever. People need to actively preserve the living environment clean, safe service conditions without development ".

Signs identifying dengue
Patients with sudden high fever (39-40 degrees) with the symptoms: fatigue, anorexia, myalgia, skin rash or congestive after 2-3 days.
Patients with dengue fever if not treated promptly can cause bleeding organs, vascular access, more blood loss, risk of death is very high.

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