Advertisement – Continue reading the article below at the end of the rainy season and beginning of winter. Influenza epidemic increases School starts, rush to protect After more than 340,000 people nationwide were sick and 8 people died.
Today (November 5, 2023) Dr. Thaweechai Wisanuyothin, Director of the Disease Prevention and Control Office 9 (SKOR.9), Nakhon Ratchasima Province, said that during this period Thailand has had less rain. And it is the end of the rainy season and the beginning of winter. The weather will change causing more people to become sick with influenza In addition, many educational institutions have already opened the semester. There were a large number of students gathered together. As a result, there is a tendency for patients to have influenza to increase, including cluster outbreaks in schools. and areas where many people gather, such as workplaces and hospitals, may result in the spread of influenza in the community on a large scale.
The Public Health Emergency Epidemiology and Response Group, CCSA 9, Nakhon Ratchasima, reported that from 1 January 2023 – 24 October 2023, as many as 341,917 influenza patients were found in Thailand, and 8 people had died, most of whom were patients. The age group is 10-14 years, followed by the age group 0-4 years and the age group 7-9 years, respectively, while the Department of Disease Control Report on the influenza situation on October 30, 2023 that the top 3 provinces with the highest number of deaths are 1. Bangkok, 2 deaths and the province with the most patients, 56,531, 2. Surat Thani Province. There were 2 deaths and 3. Nakhon Ratchasima Province. There was 1 death. The age group with the most patients was the 5-14 year old group, which had 142,846 cases, and the majority were female patients more than male patients.
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In Health Zone 9, which takes care of 4 lower Isan provinces, namely Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram, and Surin provinces, it was found that the situation of dengue fever in 2023 from 1 January 2023 – 21 October 2023 has accumulated 43,341 patients and 1 death. The most sick age group is the 5-9 year old group, followed by the 10-14 year old group and 0-4 year old group, respectively. When separated by province in Health Zone 9 over the past 8 weeks, That is, during the period 20 August – 14 October 2023, 28,935 patients were found.
Nakhon Ratchasima Province has the most patients, 11,462, which is 4.91 times more than in 2022. In the same period of 2022, there were only 1,928 patients, while Buriram Province A total of 6,784 patients were found, which is 9.62 times more than last year. In 2022, there were only 649 patients. As for Surin Province Found a total of 5,845 patients, which is 7.50 times more than last year. In 2022, there were 721 patients and Chaiyaphum Province in the past 8 weeks found the least number of patients, 4,844, but it was 44.70 times more than in 2022 because In 2022, there were only 107 patients.
Therefore it can be seen that The number of influenza patients this year has increased very high and it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of influenza patients because influenza is easily transmitted. Receive germs contaminated in the air while a sick person coughs or sneezes in areas where people congregate densely. It can also spread the virus through contact with mucus droplets, saliva, or phlegm of a sick person. or having shared items with the patient can cause infection Symptoms include stuffy nose, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, fever, chills, fatigue, and headache.
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Ask people to take care of their health. Wear a mask. And ask to adhere to the principles of “close, wash, avoid, stop” to prevent influenza. Seven groups of people are at high risk of complications or death, including: 1. Pregnant women, 4 months of pregnancy or older, 2. Young children under 2 years of age. 3. People with chronic diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and diabetes. 4. Elderly people aged 65 years and over. 5. Mentally disabled people who cannot help themselves. 6. Thalassemia disease and people with impaired immune systems This includes people infected with HIV who have symptoms and 7. People who are obese. Weighing more than 100 kilograms or having a body mass index of more than 35 kilograms per square meter. You should get the influenza vaccination once a year.
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2023-11-05 08:40:16
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