It was expected and in fact the peak of influenza virus patients has arrived. Emilia-Romagna responded well to the call for the vaccine, but the numbers in our territory are lower than in previous years, as explained Paolo Pandolfi, director of the public health department of the Bologna local health authority: “It is not late to get vaccinated, for the most fragile people the flu could cause important complications.” Cases of children aged 0-4 have reduced compared to the last week of December. TO Vicenza meanwhile in the last few days they are two patients died affected by the so-called swine flu (A H1Ni), one aged 47 and one aged 55. Three other very seriously ill people are in intensive care due to complications of the disease and the Vicenza Local Health Authority has asked the population to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Influenza: serious cases in Emilia-Romagna
Flu vaccine: what is the adhesion this winter? Are we still in time?
“The topic of vaccination is very important when it comes to influenza and we know that it has an important value both for the protection of medical personnel and for the protection of the community. This year, unfortunately, we have not recorded very high participation from the general population, with coverage values in the elderly population that are not at the levels of the past and this can be a problem. But there is still time to get vaccinated because the flu is circulating and the vaccination becomes effective after 2/3 weeks, so do it now too it is not wrong”.
What type of flu virus is circulating at this time and how long do the symptoms last on average?
“It must also be said that our surveillance system also monitors what type of virus it is and how it circulates: it turns out that almost 95% is given by the type And H1N1which is well managed because it is contained in the vaccine. It is a flu that can create a little more problems because important symptoms can appear not only from a respiratory point of view but also from a gastrointestinal point of view. The most important thing is to protect the most vulnerable because in an already critical health condition, the flu becomes the straw that breaks the camel’s back. 85% of the serious cases detected in our territory (a few dozen) were unvaccinated subjects. The serious case is greatly reduced when one is vaccinated.
Generally a flu manifests itself and reduces/concludes on average within 3/5 days. This is the value for a person who is in good health. The problem is that a flu can be the basis, for a fragile person, of a coinfection or an aggravation of a previous condition and in this case the period could be extended, but in a week at most the situation must be concluded” .
What responsibility do infected people have towards others? Simply put: if you are sick, is it better to stay at home?
“Like all infectious diseases that are transmitted by air, particular attention and particular protection when you are in contact with people at risk or contagious people is very important and I remember that the flu is fought with the use correct use of the mask in the right places and contexts”.
Flu or Covid: is taking a test better?
“Through the aforementioned surveillance system we have, we know how much Covid and the other diseases in circulation have an impact. Around 15% are positive for Covid, 50% for influenza and the remaining virus-related part is represented by the syncytial virus respiratory and other viruses such as adenovirus and rhinovirus, which are very widespread in this part of the year. It is therefore clear that half of the cases are flu and then there is 1/6 of the cases which is represented by covid. If it is good in in any case, relative isolation of the infected person regardless of whether it is one or the other, knowing whether it is covid becomes important for some given that it creates more important problems for the fragile. To exclude it, one must try.”
2024-01-11 23:27:22
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