Guard against H1N1 after autumn
Posted on November 2, 2009
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Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) official warned that the Northern Hemisphere may be set aside within a few weeks a second influenza A H1N1 influenza outbreak, when millions of infected people will be, hospitalization and death cases may be tens of thousands of these cases will be many of them are children and young people. In the northern hemisphere countries have to prepare against a flow of incoming second call.
At the same time, according to China’s Guangdong Provincial Health Department said the August 12 briefing, the Guangzhou case of a flow occur in severe cases, the patient is also the first case report in cases of severe disease.
A flow of cold weather are also likely to come back then? Beijing Ditan Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Professor Cai Hao-tong says that for the influenza virus is ,4-20 degrees Celsius is the most suitable for their survival temperature. “A stream is a kind of influenza is also easy to pop in the fall and winter seasons.” Cai Hao Dong said. At the same time, WHO influenza vaccine development and advocacy director of Mary? Paula? Gini was also pointed out that the season into the fall and winter, the body weak resistance to viral infection, but also a flow of virus is a new virus, it is their lack of immunity, therefore A flow more easily take the opportunity to stage a comeback.
A stream in order to curb the prevalence and outbreaks, WHO and relevant national governments and vaccine research and development unit has been attached great importance to vaccine development, to accelerate the development of new types of influenza vaccine production. Reporter learned from the WHO was informed that, if successful vaccine development is expected in November this year, can be put on the market. In this regard, the Gini with special emphasis on priority to a flow of the vaccine inoculated groups should include children, pregnant women, critically ill, the elderly and patients with clinical first-line contact with a flow of medical personnel and the possibility of contact with a flow of the virus in the laboratory, scientists, etc. .
Since the A stream in the autumn before the arrival of the virus is difficult to put into the market, whether a vaccine for seasonal influenza vaccination in preventing A stream there is a certain effect? Gini said that the flu vaccine should be one to one, and only a flow of virus-specific vaccines have a preventive role. However, Cai Hao Dong said, though seasonal influenza vaccine does not prevent a stream, but at the same time can reduce the risk of seasonal influenza and the risk of a stream.
August 12, China’s Ministry of Health issued an urgent notice Web site calling for increased expansion of the National Influenza Surveillance Network, and from August 14, 2009 start, start working around the weekly influenza surveillance management. Influenza Surveillance Network to enhance the work is to grasp the trend of influenza and virus variation, scientific development and adjustment of China’s influenza prevention and control strategies. In addition, WHO also stressed that schools, public institutions have to devote great efforts to prevent a flow of work, the relevant departments to reserve a good enough drugs. To do a good job to prevent a flow of personal protection measures, including avoiding direct contact with flu patients; do not have intimate contact with flu patients; go back should wash their hands face; room should pay attention to the regular ventilation; less to the staff and other crowded public places.
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