Chicken Breeders Suspected Bird Flu Suspect

Saturday, August 13, 2011
MordiadiRuang isolation Ra isolated place in the High Care Room Abdul Aziz Hospital Singkawang since two days laluSingkawang -
One chicken farmer in the area of ​​Bukit Batu Singkawang, Ra, 70, was isolated in the High Care Room, Abdul Aziz Hospital Singkawang since two days ago. Grandfather allegedly infected with bird flu (Avian Influenza).

"Initially, he complained of cough and shortness of breath and feel chills when if we touch his body, feels hot," said Rus, daughter of Ra found in front of the High Care Room, Abdul Aziz Hospital Singkawang, yesterday (12 / 8).

The symptoms presented Rus occurred since four days ago, because the more severe, and her father was taken to Hope Joint Health Center. "The Hope Together suspect that my father was infected with bird flu," said Rus.

Because bird flu was suspected of being infected, the Joint Hope suggested that Ra was referred to Abdul Aziz Hospital. "They were taken to the hospital, because they do not have the equipment to check for infected or not from bird flu," said Rus.

On the advice of the Joint Health Center's Hope, was rushed to District Hospital Ra Abdul Aziz. "From the results of the examination while, according to the treating doctor, my father was not infected with bird flu, just that its development remains to be seen again a few days, hopefully not," please Rus.

He told us, suspected bird flu infection is strengthened because of what happened two months ago, when dozens of chickens died suddenly tail. "We do not report it, because as it was considered normal. Moreover, a neighbor's chickens also died, as was the season so, "said Rus.

In addition, Rus added, if the cause is due to Ra frequent contact with chickens, of course, can be contagious to people at home with him. "But in a house consisting of five people, only my father who was coughing and shortness of breath," he says.

Separately, Internal Medicine Specialist Hospital Abdul Aziz, Dr Dewa, a specialist who treats Ra explains, because the patient's house never happened chickens died suddenly about two months earlier, then the relevant secured in isolation. "This we do as precautions, until today (yesterday, red) after two days he was treated in isolation," he said.

Since being treated in isolation, the Ra examined intensively. Among them, about who complained of symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath, body temperature that feels cold when touched was hot.

Furthermore, examination of samples in the laboratory to determine whether Ra infected with bird flu or not. "Until now we can not assure that patients infected with bird flu or not, we still need to see progress. In the meantime, we have not lead to bird flu, "said God.

Having convinced through observation and others against Ra, then God will provide certainty regarding the condition of patients. Take at least another week.

God explained, cases like this the first time in Singkawang. final last year, namely infection of swine flu, not bird flu. "If avian influenza has never been, only this time there are suggestions that patients infected with bird flu," he concluded.

But this is still conjecture, so that God expects people not to panic response. Just remain vigilant against this deadly disease and to understand the early symptoms of the infected, in order to know early on and can be assigned the action as quickly as possible.