Thursday, March 17, 2011

On the swine flu

 According to reports, last night (the evening of 25 April 2009), the Information Office of China's Ministry of Health has received communications from the World Health Organization, the United States and Mexico with people infected with swine influenza A/H1N1 epidemic, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, National General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and other relevant departments attach great importance, is organizing experts to analyze the virus sequence. In addition, the AQSIQ also issued an emergency notice last night, announced four measures to prevent to prevent the spread of swine flu, protect health and safety of immigration officers. Latest reports, at noon today, the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, Dr Margaret Chan Director-General, held an emergency telephone conference, Dr Chan said the two confirmed outbreaks since the risk of expansion of large gifts, swine flu and human flu viruses combined, become more easily from person to person, and she said before the meeting, the most important thing is to control the world together, Dr Margaret Chan said, there is no vaccine to prevent flow of people infected with swine influenza,

It is understood that more than departments are already working together, is organizing experts to analyze the virus sequence, judged on the impact of the epidemic, research deal with imported cases of entry-exit inspection and quarantine and other control measures, improve relevant prevention and control plan.

Ministry of Health official said that China will closely monitor the progress of the epidemic and strengthen the World Health Organization, the United States and the Mexican government links, tracking the epidemic and the epidemic prevention and control of further detailed information, according to the development trend of the epidemic by complete all related work plans.

1. from the swine flu epidemic areas of personnel, if flu-like symptoms, should take the initiative to entry inspection and quarantine authorities oral declaration. Over the past two weeks, officers have been to endemic areas, flu-like symptoms after entry, and should promptly with the local entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities.

2. to the swine flu endemic areas who may apply to the entry and exit inspection and quarantine institutions and International Travel Health Care Center to learn about the epidemic in the region; travel or travel related symptoms after the flu, should immediate medical attention, and entry inspection and quarantine institutions to declare.

3. Exit Inspection and Quarantine and the International Travel Health Care Center staff should be swine flu prevention and control immigration propaganda and education to enhance awareness of disease prevention immigration officers. Port inspection and quarantine authorities should strengthen the regional immigration officers temperature detection, medical inspections and other work on own initiative or on-site inspection staff found to have flu symptoms to be careful investigation on the infected or suspected infected to take public health observation, isolation, quarantine, etc. sent to designated hospitals for treatment measures, and payment of

4. of human infection with swine influenza caused by a swine influenza virus respiratory infection. Human infection with swine influenza virus, there will be flu-like symptoms. Early use of Tamiflu virus infection (Oseltamivir) effective, but amantadine (Amantadine) and rimantadine (Rimantadine) resistant. Preventive measures to avoid contact with flu-like patients to maintain personal hygiene; immigrants suspected infection after the swine flu, home or medical treatment should be wearing a mask, travel history to your doctor.

after the swine flu and cold symptoms similar to patients with fever, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite and so on. In the area of ​​prevention, vaccination is necessary at this stage no human influenza vaccines, because prevention of seasonal influenza vaccine does not effect the prevention of swine influenza. The correct approach is to develop good personal hygiene, adequate sleep, hard exercise, reduce stress, adequate nutrition; wash their hands, especially after the first contact with public goods, wash your hands and then touching your eyes, nose and mouth; sneezing and cough, cover your mouth with a tissue when should; room to maintain ventilation.

Shenzhen in frequent contacts with foreign countries, the occurrence of the epidemic in Mexico and the United States will affect the local? Experts said that the current port health and quarantine department of immigration officers to declare and infrared body temperature body temperature anomaly detection, isolation of the abnormal, there is no need to worry. However, the need to be reminded, from infection to onset of influenza viruses are generally three to five days time, and port health and quarantine of patients in the incubation period can not be 100% blocked. Therefore, these areas recently returned from a person such as fever symptoms, immediately to the fever clinic. About to go to Mexico and the United States should do a good job of personal protective

25, the World Health Organization in Mexico, killing at least 20 people were killed in the new swine influenza viruses were into the potential pandemic virus. What is swine flu? What preventive measures? Relevant agencies and experts that answer the ten questions.

1. Q: What is the swine flu?

for Disease Control and Prevention expert explained that the swine flu swine influenza viruses from an acute respiratory infectious diseases, the disease often occur in pigs, but rarely lead to death of the pig.

2. Q: Can people suffering from swine flu?

Monto, University of Michigan influenza expert, said, usually, very little of human infection with swine influenza virus. But in recent years have found that some cases of human infection with swine influenza, patients mostly have had direct contact with sick people, such as breeders and so on. It is reported that in December 2005 to January of this year, the United States had found only 12 cases of human infection with swine influenza cases, 11 of whom have had direct contact with pigs.

3. Q: swine influenza virus can spread from person to person?

CDC said, has confirmed that swine influenza virus to spread from person to person case, and its mode of transmission of seasonal influenza and similar, usually through infected people coughing and sneezing.

4. Q: Can eating infected pork?

French flu experts say fear of swine influenza virus heat, do not eat pork cooked swine flu. CDC also noted that the pork is heated to 71 degrees Celsius, will be able to kill the swine flu virus, people will not eat pork or pork products infected with swine flu.

5. Q: What are the symptoms of swine flu?

World Health Organization experts say the symptoms of swine flu and other flu symptoms are similar, such as high fever, cough, fatigue, anorexia and so on. Another report said that the United States found mainly as a sudden case of fever, cough, muscle pain and fatigue, some patients also suffered from diarrhea and vomiting; Mexico detection of cases have emerged red eyes, headache and runny nose and other symptoms.

6. Q: Mexico and the United States swine flu swine influenza are the same?

CDC confirmed that led to dozens of deaths in Mexico, swine influenza virus infection in the United States led to dozens of people were A/H1N1 virus type,blackhawks jerseys, the strain is a new variant virus of human influenza virus, avian influenza virus in North America, and North America, Europe and Asia, a mixture of swine influenza virus. However, as of now, the U.S. seems to be more patients with symptoms of

7. Q: What are the characteristics of swine flu?

WHO stressed that, under normal circumstances, children and the elderly are more vulnerable to influenza virus infection, but the Mexican swine flu virus infected mostly young people, this requires special attention.

8. Q: whether the treatment of human infection with swine influenza vaccine or treatment?

CDC said that at present there is no specific cure for swine influenza in humans, there are four kinds of commonly used anti-influenza drug, but clinical show that this variant virus resistant to one of two kinds. CDC is therefore recommended to use the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, the production of

9. Q: whether the swine flu vaccine?

CDC said that at present only for pigs against swine flu vaccine, has not specifically for humans. To the current situation,vibram 5 fingers, the ordinary anti-flu vaccine for humans against swine flu no significant effect.

10. Q: What preventive measures?

Acting Director of CDC,mac makeup, said Richard Bessel, influenza virus is mainly spread through the air and contacts, so when coughing or sneezing should cover your mouth and nose; the influenza virus can often be in some daily supplies live on the surface for some time, it should wash their hands, but also often use alcohol as daily necessities disinfection. In addition, less crowded places in the Finally, if Once infected, patients should avoid going to prevent transmission of the virus to others. related to swine influenza

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a brief overview of the cause:

caused by a swine influenza virus respiratory infection, people infected with flu-like symptoms after.

symptoms:

and cold like fever, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite and other

spread fast:

new variant of the virus body is not mode of transmission of natural antibodies

:

sneezing, coughing and physical contact are likely to lead to novel swine influenza viruses spread among the crowd.

susceptible population:

confirmed death due to infection with swine influenza virus that most people aged 25 to 45 years old, infected with the virus also are young, rather than elderly and children.

Prevention:

enough sleep, hard training,mac brushes, washing hands, keeping the indoor ventilation, to develop good personal hygiene practices.

treatment:

early stage of infection with Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) effective

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