Maria Blokhina: flu attacks

Maria Blokhina Influenza photo: msktambov.ru

In the regions of Russia, an epidemic of influenza began, which is very dangerous for people. On Saturday, the head of the Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova confirmed the air on Saturday program: “We see that this flu came. And therefore, from the first decade of January, we say: “Dear Russians, Russian citizens, we need to save ourselves. Because the flu came extremely unpleasant, dangerous with a high degree of risk of complications and their very fast development,” she said.

“The main thing is to prevent the infection of another person and avoid infection by himself,” Popova said. She also recalled the need to observe basic protection measures, this will not allow the flu and stop the epidemic. Popova recalls that the threat of life is not only pork flu (virus a h1n1 ), but any flu virus. This is due to dangerous complications that can be in any form of the disease.

“Pork” flu is especially dangerous due to the fact that complications are too fast-already on the second day of the disease there can be viral pneumonia and pulmonary edema. The most susceptible infection are small children, pregnant women, elderly people, as well as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or asthma.

“We recommend doctors not to leave patients without control. If earlier doctors simply prescribed sick leave and sent the patient home for five days, now you need to carefully monitor the condition - communicate on SMS, call. Indeed, sometimes the patient develops a cough rapidly, shortness of breath appears - it is very dangerous, ”warns the head of Rospotrebnadzor.

Due to the speed of the manifestation of complications with the “pig” flu, it is recommended to immediately consult a doctor as soon as the first symptoms appear, which include a high temperature, which pulls muscle pain, a sharp headache, intolerance to light and noise, a severe cough.

The department insists that it is dangerous to engage in self -medication and trying to independently determine whether this is the flu or not, as this takes away the precious time. To reduce the risk of infection with the virus, it is possible to avoid mass events and places of a large accumulation of people if possible. Anna Popova said that Pork flu is treated with the same vaccines and antiviral drugs that are used against other existing flu strains. She emphasized that in the Russian regions there is no shortage of antiviral drugs and protective masks, since the necessary supply was formed in advance. Medical institutions are ready for the surge of incidence, in the case of an epidemic, the number of resuscitation beds and places in hospitals will be increased.

Recall that over the past two weeks in Russia, the incidence of influenza has increased significantly, multiple cases of infection with “pork” influenza have been recorded, and in some cases the sick could not be saved.

The first cases of Pork flu disease this year were recorded in the southern regions of Russia and the North Caucasus. So, by the end of the past week, the number of sick H1N1 in the Rostov region exceeded 200 people. At the same time, in only one day, six people died from complications after the “pork” influenza. In this regard, it was decided to close 13 kindergartens and one school in the region, another 36 school classes and 24 preschool groups went to quarantine. The regional authorities decided to transfer the annual governor's ball dedicated to the Day of Russian Student, due to the difficult situation with the “pork” flu. In addition, due to the high level of incidence, the commission to ensure the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population instructed the regional Ministry of Transport and the leadership of municipalities to ensure the disinfection of public transport at the beginning and end of the route, Komsomolskaya Pravda reports .

In Mordovia, the incidence of “pork” influenza increased five times: as of Friday, January 22, out of 72 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of “flu”, 57 was revealed its variety A H1N1 . A week earlier, there were only 11 of them, reports the newspaper13.

In Primorye, 12 cases of “pork” flu are recorded . However, doctors of the region urge not to be panic and consult a doctor with the first signs of the disease. Self -medication can lead to irreparable consequences, so it is strongly recommended to consult a doctor.

In the central part of Russia, the flu also managed to show himself: 24 cases of infection with “pork” influenza were revealed in Vladimir, one man died. In the Bryansk region, 12 people infected this strain,

In St. Petersburg, the flu and SARS epidemic was officially declared, since over the past week the incidence did not decrease and 11-12 thousand people seek the help of doctors daily. There, more than 30 people died from the “pork” flu, most of whom suffered from serious concomitant diseases and were not vaccinated, Interfax reports with reference to the deputy chairman of the city of Tatyana Zasukhina.

In addition, the Rospotrebnadzor website lists the main symptoms of influenza, recommendations and some preventive measures. According to Anna Popova, the most important thing is cleanliness, hands and face should be clean, your nose should be washed. Also, it is not recommended to bring gadgets, dirty hands, pencils and so on close to the mouth.

Effective protection against influenza is a vaccine, but it should be done 3-4 weeks before the epidemic, that is, in October-November. Other protection measures recommended by specialists include regular ventilation of the premises and wet cleaning, the use of products containing vitamin C, onions and garlic.

The famous Russian cardiac surgeon Leonid Bokeria on the air of REN-TV called the best means to protect against infection with influenza mask. “In Japan, southeastern countries, many put on masks in places of accumulation of people. This is normal, they want to protect themselves and others. And this does not happen because quarantine is declared, but because they are afraid to get sick. Therefore, I urge you to wear masks, especially when there is a spread of such an infection, ”Leo Bokeria advised.

Recall that this is not the first epidemic of the “pork” influenza in Russia. In 2009, the virologist Nikolai Kaverin in an interview with Polit.ru talked about the flu pandemia: “The disease begins in the same way as with ordinary flu. In general, people are sick with “pork” flu, like any flu, very differently, from a very light shape to very heavy. The severe form of influenza begins with an increase in temperature, chills, a slice in the limbs, muscle pain, and then complemented by respiratory symptoms. “Pork” flu is more often than seasonal complications as primary or secondary pneumonia. With him, more often than with ordinary flu, there are intestinal symptoms, ”he said.

Nikolai Kaverin also said that the “pork” flu is sometimes compared with the “Spanish” because these viruses are similar: “Then he also appeared at pigs, however, it is not known who brought this virus to a person or a person - a pig. Then this virus raged for two years, then softened, became ordinary flu and circulated until 1957, gradually changing. And in pigs, the viral protein against which the immunity is directed did not change, or changed very little. When circulating pigs, the virus has no antigenic drift. There, of course, different lines appeared there, he evolved, but not as much as people. And people have immunity to the new option of influenza, but to the old no longer. This is all the point, ”the virusologist explained.

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