Serious incidents of the seasonal flu record a constant and steady increase in our country. 25 patients with flu from the pandemic strain H1N1 are today in ICU of the country.
Overall, since the beginning of the year 45 people needed hospital treatment in ICU’s as a result of complications experienced after falling ill with the flu. Of these, six have lost their battle – four of them in five days – while among the victims was a 14yo girl with no health problems.
The x-ray of the medical history of patients in ICU indicates that the flu hits on healthy people. From the 45 that showed respiratory and other complications after being infected the 15 did not suffer from a chronic health problem such as cardiac, respiratory, metabolic etc. diseases.
The viral behavior of the flu Α(Η1Ν1) goes under the microscope
Meanwhile, the matching of positive Α(Η1Ν1) samples is continued at an unyielding pace by the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO). Over 200 confirmed incidents have been recorded in the country.
However, experts place their attention mainly on the viral observation of the flu in contrast to the epidemiological surveillance on which they were focused in the last year’s pandemic period.
This means that their basic concern is to record the heavy incidents that need treatment in ICU and/or the deaths due to the complications.
These serious incidents are the pool for the Greek scientists too from which they will draw research data fro a possible mutation of the pandemic strain A(H1N1) – mutation remains the nightmare of the scientific community since it would render useless both the anti-flu vaccines and the anti-viral drugs – the only available weapons for dealing with it.
Under these circumstances the deadly incidents gain a special weight. After the confirmation of the patient being diagnosed as infected by the viral strain, experts place it on the microscope and seek any possible mutations to its genetic material.
The data of the viral inspection of all European countries are sent periodically at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) where the final assessment and evaluation of the flu takes place.
Overall, since the beginning of the year 45 people needed hospital treatment in ICU’s as a result of complications experienced after falling ill with the flu. Of these, six have lost their battle – four of them in five days – while among the victims was a 14yo girl with no health problems.
The x-ray of the medical history of patients in ICU indicates that the flu hits on healthy people. From the 45 that showed respiratory and other complications after being infected the 15 did not suffer from a chronic health problem such as cardiac, respiratory, metabolic etc. diseases.
The viral behavior of the flu Α(Η1Ν1) goes under the microscope
Meanwhile, the matching of positive Α(Η1Ν1) samples is continued at an unyielding pace by the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO). Over 200 confirmed incidents have been recorded in the country.
However, experts place their attention mainly on the viral observation of the flu in contrast to the epidemiological surveillance on which they were focused in the last year’s pandemic period.
This means that their basic concern is to record the heavy incidents that need treatment in ICU and/or the deaths due to the complications.
These serious incidents are the pool for the Greek scientists too from which they will draw research data fro a possible mutation of the pandemic strain A(H1N1) – mutation remains the nightmare of the scientific community since it would render useless both the anti-flu vaccines and the anti-viral drugs – the only available weapons for dealing with it.
Under these circumstances the deadly incidents gain a special weight. After the confirmation of the patient being diagnosed as infected by the viral strain, experts place it on the microscope and seek any possible mutations to its genetic material.
The data of the viral inspection of all European countries are sent periodically at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) where the final assessment and evaluation of the flu takes place.
source: PROTO THEMA
