Doctor says hygiene habits should be intensified against swine flu
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Symptoms of the disease are similar to those of common influenza.
Experts say that cases of influenza may be registered in Brazil
The swine flu is one of the themes of the American Congress of Infectious Diseases, which is being held in Campos do Jordão, in São Paulo. The infectologist Edmilson Migowski, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, part of the event and that cases of the disease may be registered in Brazil.
The doctor recommended that people pay attention to their hygiene habits. "Hand washing should be intensified, because the forms of the virus is transmitted by contact," he said.
Vaccine
Migowski further explains that appears to take the flu vaccine. The vaccine does not prevent the swine flu, but rather reduces the concern of those symptoms. "Today, if someone is cold, will not know if the flu is common or whether the swine flu," he said.
Vaccination has another advantage, according to Migowski which is reducing the circulation of wild virus - the common flu - with the possibility of this virus have a new mutation and change the profile of the disease.
The main suspect of the experts is that the disease is caused by a mix of influenza virus with characteristics of the avian influenza virus, swine and common, with a higher mortality. "The common flu virus killed two people in every hundred thousand individuals healthy. The flu is killing six people in every hundred healthy subjects. Therefore, the transmission must be reduced to the maximum, because we have problems with magnitude larger than those caused by Spanish flu. "
For the doctor, the fact that Russia had suspended imports of meat derived from Mexico and was a disproportionate measure. "If you have contact with live pigs and the meat and do a good hygiene, eat the raw meat for example, this could cause a problem. But not in a meat that has been cooled or cooked, as pork is not eat raw, "he said.
According to Migowski, symptoms of swine flu are similar to a common flu. The main symptoms are malaise, fever, chills and can lead to death.
Office of Emergency
The federal government created an office of emergency against swine flu with representatives of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) and the Ministries of Health and Agriculture. The group shall meet daily to monitor the disease.
Passengers arriving from Mexico to Brazil and the United States will be monitored to avoid possible contamination.
Source: G1
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