2009, Number 5
Prevention of influenza during pregnancy
Diaz MB, Franco OM
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ABSTRACT
Influenza is a disease of the respiratory routes caused by an extremely contagious virus, exist three types different from virus (To, B, C) which can muter (to change), and exist several subtypes. He is more frequent in autumn and winter. It is important because it affects all the ages, and in important mutations of the virus usually it even causes to serious complications and the death in a great number of people, young and frequently old. Influenza is not just like a common cold although both are acute respiratory diseases and have common symptoms, the microorganism that causes the Influenza is different from which it causes the common cold.The past 23 of April were the critical day. The situation already was inocultable, not only for the Mexican population, but especially for international the sanitary authorities. Mexico became in center of the world-wide attention by an atypical bud of influenza that this day was declared as epidemic in press conference and connects national, by the secretary of Health, Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos.
Influenza virus is a type AH1N1 to which everyone is susceptible, however pregnant women are more likely to be hospitalized for complications of influenza compared to nonpregnant women of the same age. Pregnancy changes in the mother’s immune system, as it can affect the heart and lungs, these changes may put pregnant women at high risk for complications, and the Health Secretary said the importance of strengthening measures caution in pregnant women not to attend crowded places and not come to work to prevent infection.
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