The reopening of kindergartens and schools, in addition to a series of seasonal factors, have led to an increase in cases of fluThis is how Jorge Eugenio Leos Bortoni, director of public health of the municipality of Guadalupe, in Nuevo León, considered it.
According to the Public Health specialist, despite the holiday season usually presents an increase in cases, social factors such as economic and educational reactivation after two years of unemployment due to the Covid-19 pandemic, create the right conditions for them to occur. more this type of contagion.
“There are several factors, influenza is a virus that mutates year after year and peaks are expected every three years, some higher peaks and it has been combined with several things,” he said.
The doctor pointed out that the increase in influenza cases has become more evident in recent weeks, due to the fact that the number of cases of the Sars-Cov-2 virus is decreasing, a situation that has triggered a strong demand for vaccines against. the seasonal disease virus.
“We have also seen that in past years there was flu vaccination, but covid-19 vaccination has been seen much more and this year we have seen a greater influx for the flu vaccine, which in the past two years there were fewer people looking for this vaccine, “the specialist said.
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Who is most affected by the flu?
Leos Bortoni pointed out that most of the time a clinical diagnosis of seasonal flu is made by studying the signs and symptoms, which are collected through rapid studies.
He stressed that this condition tends to affect some population groups more.
“Influenza risk groups are under the age of five and over 60, which are the extremes of life, healthcare workers and pregnant people are the first people to be encouraged to get vaccinated. It is one of the fundamental weapons for this type of virus ”, said the specialist also in occupational medicine.
He added that although vaccination is the most recommended to avoid getting the flu, it can have negative effects after its application, such as arm pain or temperature images; however, she made it clear that these can be controlled without setbacks with acetaminophen.
The specialist pointed out that the flu shot can cause severe flu, although it can be overcome even with medical treatment, although, he said, there are exceptional cases of more acute reactions.
“There is another disease called Guillain-Barré, it is a disease with which an ascending paralysis of the extremities begins, the reaction to the vaccine can appear in a very low percentage, as has been seen in very few cases, the population is alarmed and decides to don’t get vaccinated, but the reality is that the risk is very low compared to the benefit it can have, ”he said.
Finally, the specialist recommended people who have an egg allergy to avoid applying this vaccine, as due to its type of preparation it could cause a severe reaction in people who have said allergy.
“It is important that people who know or are known to be allergic to egg consumption must refrain from this vaccination,” he said.
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