This year's fearsome flu virus hit the U.S. by storm and continues to spread. According to the latest report by federal health officials, it is left behind for 20 dead children until 20 January. Their number has doubled since the last report of the Center for Control and Prevention of Disease about deaths from pediatric flu.
For many people, the flu is nothing more than a fever, cough, and muscle aches. But health officials society warn that many cases of infection with flu virus with fatal outcome, the death of the patient.
Influenza can be deadly not only for children and the elderly.
In its weekly report , the Center for Control and Prevention of Disease reports that highest rate of people hospitalized reported in people aged 65 years or older . The next increase in hospitalization groups, ages 0 to 4 years and 50 to 64 years . However, 61% of hospitalized cases were people aged 18 to 64 years.Between 3,000 and 49,000 people die from flu diseases each year in the U.S. , according CDC and this year will be different.
A recent case of a deceased child of the influenza virus is Savannah Hyden. She died during the second week of January in hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital near Vanderbilt University near Nashville. Savannah 's parents say that she did not accept the flu vaccine this year.
The girl developed a bacterial infection after contracting infection with influenza. Infection is caused cardiac arrest and later the girl's death.
Savannah Hyden 's mother is shocked that only three days after her daughter had flu symptoms had already been placed on life support systems.
Kaitlyn Mills of Bossier City, Louisianan , 8, is another victim of this year's flu virus . And she died in the first half of January after infection with swine flu H1N1. Death occurred just one day after the parents have noticed that show flu symptoms.
Ronan Burgess - 5 year boy of Oregon, also died of the swine flu virus H1N1.
25% of patients who go to hospital and were tested for influenza have been positive
result, according CDC.
During the last flu season, at the same time of the year there was 25 children died from influenza. Health officials remind that if patients with influenza treated in time, there is much more likely to recover completely. There are antiviral drugs that fight effectively with flu viruses, but should be implemented on time.
Flu Vaccine.
Health officials recommend everyone over the age of six months to get the flu shot. People at high risk of serious flu complications include young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes or heart and lung disease and people 65 years and older.Flu Prevention
Health authorities I warn people to protect themselves from contact with sick people with the flu. Avoid places where usually many people congregate, such as metro, shopping centers, train stations, even cinema and theaters. Wash your hands frequently and avoid touching your mouth, eyes and nose when you're out. Influenza virus lasts up to 72 hours on surfaces ipredmeti. In a study done at the home of a family with a sick child, it was found that influenza viruses have 60% of the furniture and belongings in the home. If you do not have running hot water to wash your hands, then use wet wipes or alcohol gel to disinfect hands. When you are outside, especially if there is crowding, wear a mask on his face. If you do not have a mask, put the scarf in front of your nose and ustatsi.If you feel sick and you suspect you have the flu, limit contact to a minimum so as not to spread the disease .
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