Who would be the favorite attack by influenza?
Posted on June 22, 2009
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As of Beijing on the 25th, the Chinese mainland reported a total of imported cases of Influenza A H1N1 influenza confirmed in 11 cases, of which 4 cases were cured and discharged.
As previously Influenza H1N1 influenza patients were mostly young adults, some old people there is left to chance. However, the diagnosis of influenza A H1N1 influenza patients, including a 69-year-old and a 2-year-old child, so that “Young people are most susceptible population” was ill-founded. So, influenza high-risk groups, in the end are those people, how protective do?
The virus began attacking the elderly and children
Beijing You’an Hospital Yung-Hua, director of infectious diseases, told the “Life Times” reporter, people’s understanding of influenza cases increase along with the progressive. Although the previously infected groups to Mexico, mainly young adults, but while the United States population under the age of 18, mainly in other countries also have older patients, it is difficult to say the virus is not easy to hit the elderly and children. Moreover, in face of seasonal influenza, children and the elderly belonged to high-risk groups. As the elderly are mostly chronic diseases that once infected with influenza, more prone to serious complications.
Influenza-virus experts have recently said the United States for influenza A H1N1 influenza patients in North America, the medical survey were born before 1957, part of the crowd, right there is a certain immunity to influenza virus, which may have experienced with them, “Spanish flu virus “and its variants on the test. In this regard, Yung-Hua said that this conclusion is the inference for Europe and America, so nothing to prompt the role of older persons in China.
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So, what the crowd more, “provoke” the influenza works?, Yung-Hua said that there are several categories of people are high-risk groups, including the elderly, children, pregnant women, suffering from seasonal influenza, as well as the ongoing hormone therapy or taking anti-rejection drugs patients. This part of the people, infected with influenza A, the condition will get worse, case-fatality rate will be higher.
WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, 18, also warned that many countries are being spread Influenza H1N1 influenza to the chronically ill and pregnant women most at risk. Statistics show that worldwide more than 70 cases died of Influenza A H1N1 influenza cases, the majority of people suffering from influenza infection prior to heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist, Dr. Anne • Schuchardt, pointed out that the pregnancy would undermine women’s immunity, so once the infection in pregnant women more likely to develop pneumonia, and has the risk of preterm birth. Especially in the last 3 months of pregnancy, due to the fetus and uterus will be under the oppression of the lungs, causing shortness of breath and cough increased, but also may affect the blood supply to the lungs, making it easier for pregnant women at risk. World Health Organization, an analysis also pointed out that a serious, like overweight and chronic diseases, are at high risk, this may be because their lungs have also been oppressed.
High-risk groups should be reduced meals
The above-mentioned high-risk groups for influenza spread at the most should pay attention to what time? Yung-Hua reminder, they need to minimize exposure to opportunities. For example, washing hands frequently, to minimize out, avoid crowded places, the house to enhance ventilation. In addition, patients with chronic diseases should maintain the stability of the original disease, such as high blood pressure patients to maintain normal blood pressure, diabetes to control blood sugar in normal range. Home stockpiling of antiviral drugs may be appropriate, and the home oxygen therapy device. The event of a suspected flu symptoms, treatment should be timely. Beijing Chaoyang Hospital infection and Bin Cao, director of clinical microbiology is recommended, it is best to go to bed before 10 pm, better nutrition, to ensure food laws, avoid over exertion walk over to the countryside, maintaining a good mood, are to strengthen the immune system a good approach.
It is understood that China’s health sector recently have begun to pay attention to controlling disease, the prevention of influenza, nurseries, kindergartens and other places began to examine morning newly strengthened in order to avoid resistance to virus attacks on the weaker kids.
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