Detected four patients infected with Streptococcus

29/04/2010 06:50


* Health Ministry warned people not to eat undercooked pork, pig disease
(HNM) - Afternoon 28-4, at Steering Committee meetings and disease prevention in humans, Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, director PRIVATE Tropical Disease Hospital, said last week, hospital and received treatment for 4 patients infected with streptococcus bacteria (a bacteria spread from pigs to humans by eating undercooked pork), in which two patients have mechanical ventilation.

These cases are currently in the local epidemic ear diseases such as Hanoi, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Hung Yen ... It is notable, although not develop into an epidemic but is also a day hospital received 1-2 cases of suspected Streptococcus hospitalized with symptoms of high fever, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, skin patches appear hemorrhagic necrosis, liver failure ... If not promptly detect and treat patients with multiple organs failure can be fatal.

According to Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, who was suffering from swine Streptococcus are three types: latex, meningitis, septicemia, or even two on the form. Blue ear virus is not spread from pigs to humans but streptococcus bacteria resident in the respiratory tract of pigs, if you have a chance, especially when a blue ear, they will grow and cause disease. People eating or contact with infected pigs will become infected. People with this bacterium is very difficult to diagnose in the early manifestations of the disease is quite similar to the symptoms of common fever. So, after taking into contact with meat or pork, if you see symptoms of high fever, headache, vomiting a lot, sore throat, the patient was admitted immediately to be tested.

Previous complicated diseases of livestock present, the Health Ministry warned people, especially people in the epidemic areas to guard cattle, strict implementation of preventive measures such as cooked, drinking boiling, absolutely no pork slaughter and eat sick.