H1N1 infection period is up to 1 week
Posted on November 7, 2009
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September 14, according to a recent study showed that a number of influenza A H1N1 influenza first appeared in patients with flu-like symptoms after a week or more likely will be transmitted influenza viruses.
Public Health Institute of Quebec, Canada, the researchers Jiasidunde Caceres that day in a microbiology meeting, to submit their report of this study.
Desaileisi said: “This study shows that transmission of infection may be more than your 1 day or 2 days, you may be in about a week time, flu viruses can be transmitted.”
The report holds that “test” a flu patient will infect others, relatively in terms of fever, cough may be a better judge of indicators.
The Associated Press reported that health officials had been warned before the symptoms of influenza in patients with fever within 1 day after to avoid contact with other people. And this latest research shows that they may need to maintain attention longer, especially with family members.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Nancy Cox officials said, in view of influenza A H1N1 influenza virus now so widely spread, isolation of patients with moves seem ineffective in preventing transmission of the virus.
”We’re trying to in the guidelines, taking into account all these factors,” she said, “but virtually impossible to prevent the virus spread to schools, universities and other places.”
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