Russian News Online: About the beginning of the influenza epidemic declared in Moscow and Moscow region

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

About the beginning of the influenza epidemic declared in Moscow and Moscow region – First Channel

Today, the list of regions where fixed flu epidemic, added Moscow and Moscow region. In connection with the danger of the virus to many children’s institutions were given the right to declare a quarantine. Experts note: the high morbidity and even death associated with the mutation of this type of infection. For example, in Yekaterinburg decided to close all schools until the peak incidence is not passed.

The road to knowledge in Sochi Gymnasium number 1 guard doctors. The virus does not take place, at the entrance – medical check-up. The sensor shows 38 degrees and the student suspected of having SARS and influenza is sent to the office of the physician on duty. Thorough inspection and advice to miss a few days of classes.

“At the first sign of viral infection it is necessary to consult a doctor. The doctor will have treated literacy. And of course, at the first signs do not need to let a child to school” – sure zamglavvracha hospital №9 Sochi Galina Chernysheva .

These filters appear morning in Moscow. On the epidemic of influenza and SARS has announced the chief sanitary doctor of the capital Elena Andreeva. The threshold has been exceeded by 40%, the majority of cases – children. From today and until further notice – quarantine. Not only for schools and kindergartens. Medics called to serve patients more often at home, so as not to infect each other.

In Russia, the peak incidence of influenza – the epidemic threshold in 48 regions, only a week ago, the figure was 14. Today in cases – hundreds of thousands of people, with no lethal consequences is complete. The deaths – in the Yamal Peninsula, in the Urals, Central Russia.

In St. Petersburg from the epidemic in the “behind the glass” Botkin Hospital for Infectious Diseases. Visitors do not pass, planned hospitalization is limited, doctors are advised not to come to the clinic once again. In the northern capital, 22 people have died from complications.

“Late hospitalization – one of the scourges of severe influenza. This is very influenza, which gives a quick pneumonia, it can develop into a secondary infection. As a rule, H1N1, we have a true viral lung damage, very heavy” – said the chief doctor of Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital. SP Botkin St. Petersburg Alexei Yakovlev.

This is a case where the delay is death. Weakened immune system, a few sessions of self – and seemingly banal cold turns into ordeal. In three years of Ira temperature of 40 degrees was shot down two days. When the disease seems to be retreated, suddenly it began to bleed heavily. The child was saved.

“came here first in surgery with suspected gastric bleeding, it determined that it is a consequence of the virus and put on a drip to the infectious department,” – says mother Irina Yaroslavna Janov.

At first glance, and can not be distinguished from ordinary flu H1N1, who gives such complications. Dangerous virus is usually picked up by those who have not been vaccinated in the fall. Vaccines contain the strain known to physicians.

“It’s our old friend. We met in 2009, he had done a lot of noise. But unlike previous years, there is a standard method of treatment algorithms. We know how to treat the flu, how to help, so much this year depends on the residents themselves. In no case can not hope for the best and wait for itself all will pass, “- says the head of the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population of the health department of the Voronezh region Olga Dudnikova.

At the first signs – fever, headache, body aches, cough – doctors are advised to call home team duty. And not to pick up the infection, are encouraged to avoid mass gatherings. And give simple advice, among them are not very familiar to Russians.

“In Western countries today, children are taught correctly to sneeze. No hands, and in the crook of the elbow to the hand was clean to the hands do not transmit the pathogen to each other. ventilated room, wash hands, wear a mask sick and healthy if they communicate with more people. It certainly will lead to the fact that we quickly overcome this epidemiologic rise “- sure Deputy Head of the Department of Health Administration of Yekaterinburg Tatyana Savinova.

While this is not took place at the request of Rospotrebnadzor closed more than 800 schools across the country. Not all the students this fact upset. Ninth Stepan from Voronezh uses the time to learn to play the guitar. But the study did not throw – after vacation may be delayed.

According to experts, the peak incidence front: the worst may be present and the next week. Because of the epidemic in urban cancel public events. St. Petersburg refused on a number of conferences and meetings devoted to the anniversary of the liberation from the fascist blockade. But medical experts urged not to panic, but rather to be vigilant and not to delay treatment. According to epidemiologists, 2-3 weeks morbidity wave starts to decline.

Ivan Prozorov

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