Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health Mentioning the influenza situation from 1 January – 19 September 2023, there were 185,216 reported cases, 4 deaths. Most of the patients were young children up to school age children. The most common age group was 10-14 years old (18.89%), followed by newborns – 4 years old (17.04%) and 7-9 years old (14.91), respectively.
People can protect themselves from getting sick with influenza. By washing your hands often With soap and water or alcohol gel Avoid entering crowded places. If you must enter and suspect you are sick with influenza, you should wear a mask. Because this period is the outbreak of seasonal influenza. Contact from contact with secretions, mucus, saliva, or mucus of a sick person. Infections are spread through coughing and sneezing. Or get infected by touching contaminated utensils such as drinking glasses, doorknobs, telephones, and hand towels. After being infected, you will have a high fever, cough, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, and sore throat. Common complications include bronchitis. inflammation and pneumonia In children, gastrointestinal symptoms may also be encountered, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Some cases can disappear on their own in 5-7 days, but if symptoms do not improve within 48 hours, you should see a doctor immediately for diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Chonnan continued that Influenza vaccination is still necessary in high-risk groups. Specifically, 7 groups of the population include women who are 4 months or more pregnant, all children aged 6 months to 2 years, people with chronic diseases as follows: COPD, asthma, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and diabetes. People aged 65 years and over, those with thalassemia and those with impaired immune systems (Includes people infected with HIV who have symptoms), obesity (weight > 100 kilograms or BMI > 35 kilograms per square meter), and mentally disabled people who cannot help themselves. To prevent severe symptoms and reduce the death rate from influenza. You can receive services at government health facilities and private hospitals in the National Health Insurance system near your home. For more information, please contact the NHSO hotline, tel. 1330, or the Department of Disease Control hotline, tel. 1422.
2023-10-03 07:11:50
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