Nakhon Ratchasima News Center – Shocked! In the past 8 weeks, Korat found more than 3,000 cases of influenza, an increase of more than 6.4 times, the highest in the 4 southern Isan provinces. Most of them are young children. S.C.9 urges people and at-risk groups to protect themselves and get vaccinated. If you have symptoms, hurry and get treatment. Before severe complications can lead to death
Today (22 Sep.) Dr. Thaweechai Wisanuyothin, Director of the Disease Prevention and Control Office 9, Nakhon Ratchasima, revealed that the influenza situation in Thailand from 1 January 2023 – 11 September 2023 has found 154,829 cases of influenza. And there was 1 death, most found in the 0-4 year old group, followed by the 10-14 year old group and the 7-9 year old group, respectively.
Meanwhile, Health Zone 9, which takes care of the 4 lower Isan provinces, namely Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram and Surin provinces, found that from 1 January – 9 September 2023, there were 14,975 cases of influenza and 1 death. The outbreak situation in the past 8 weeks That is, weeks 29-36 from 16 July 2023 – 9 September 2023 found 7,891 patients when separated by province. It was found that Nakhon Ratchasima Province had the highest number of influenza patients, 3,099, 6.4 times more than in 2022 during the same period. In 2022, only 478 patients were found, followed by Surin Province, which found 2,463 patients, while in 2022 only 83 cases, while Chaiyaphum Province found 1,681 patients, while in 2022 found 9 cases, and Buriram Province found 648 patients, while in 2022 found 153 cases.
The age group that is sickest is The group of young children aged 5-9 years is followed by the group aged 10-14 years and the group aged 0-4 years, respectively. The weather conditions have changed. In less than 2 months the rainy season will end and the winter season will end. This makes it easy for the spread of respiratory diseases caused by viruses such as influenza, the common cold, and COVID-19. Make the number of patients increase and is likely to increase further
However, influenza can be prevented. Using the measures “Close, Clean, Avoid, Stop” including:
1. Close means cover your mouth and nose. When coughing or sneezing, use a cloth or tissue paper to cover your mouth and nose every time. If you are sick with influenza You should wear a hygienic mask. 2. Wash, that is, wash your hands often. With water and soap when touching things such as door locks, knobs, stair railings, bus rails, elevator buttons. 3. Avoid, which means avoiding close contact with mucus, saliva, and phlegm, or sharing things with sick people, and 4. Stop, when you are sick. You should stop studying, work, or stop activities in crowded places. Even though the patient has few symptoms You should take a break and stay at home until you are well.
The risk group is pregnant women who are 4 months or more pregnant, including children aged 6 months to 2 years, people with 7 chronic diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, cancer patients who are undergoing Receiving chemotherapy, diabetes, and elderly people aged 65 years and over, including mentally handicapped people who cannot help themselves, thalassemia disease, and people with impaired immune systems. and people with obesity If you are sick and have a stuffy nose, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, fever, chills, fatigue, headache, you may have the flu. Please hurry and see a doctor for treatment as soon as possible. Because severe complications may occur. To the point of causing death
As for the general public Please take care of your health and protect yourself from influenza. By getting vaccinated against influenza early. at hospitals or various public health service units which if in doubt You can ask for more information at Department of Disease Control hotline, call 1422
2023-09-22 06:23:00
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