Araçatuba records first death due to H1N1 flu in the year | São José do Rio Preto and Araçatuba

According to the city hall, the victim was hospitalized, but did not resist and died on June 16 in Santa Casa.

Last week, the town hall confirmed the first case of the disease in a 36-year-old man, the neighborhood of spring. He was hospitalized but had high blood pressure and was well. Three other cases are still under investigation, awaiting examination results.

The city of Novais (SP) also recorded a death due to the flu. According to the health authority of the city, a resident died with the H3N2 type.

The patient was a housewife and was 46 years old. She stayed 20 days in a hospital in Catanduva (SP). His body will be buried this Thursday (28) in the municipal cemetery of Novais. This is the fifth death in the Catanduva region this year and 78 people have had the flu.

Influenza – H1N1 and H3N2 or Influenza B – presents with symptoms such as high and sudden fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, joint pain and headache. In the case of H1N1, a symptom that comes out is lack of air and excessive fatigue.

It is important to distinguish cold flu, which is much milder, from less severe symptoms such as colds, discomfort, headache and low fever.

Treatment should involve proper hydration, rest and use of the specific antiviral prescribed by the doctor. It is important that the patient is able to take the medication within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, so that the effectiveness is greater. The treatment may also involve the use of painkillers to relieve symptoms.