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CHETUMAL, Q. Roo.- The Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of three people in the state because of the influenza virus; the municipality of and Othón P. Blanco leads in confirmed cases, followed by Benito Juárez.
In a press conference, Alejandra Aguirre Crespo, head of the state's dependency, baderted that there is no focus no epidemic that leads to alarming the population, and it is time to apply hygiene measures to cut the chain of infection.
"The flu is produced by viruses, and the population plays a very important role, because we have to emphasize the preventive measures," he said
During the epidemiological week number 27 , 23 cases were recorded: eight from the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, two from Isla Mujeres, seven from Benito Juárez, four from Solidaridad and one from Tulum and Felipe Carrillo Puerto.In addition to three deaths due to the virus
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Indicated that the health sector in the entity has medical and nursing staff who knows this type of clinical images, as well as enough antivirals (drugs) to treat those who can be diagnosed with the virus.
He pointed out that among preventive measures is the frequent washing of the hands , from the alcohogel, clean frequently used surfaces. The measures should be applied to children under five and pregnant women, the elderly as well as people with chronic degenerative diseases.
Recommended not to self-medicate for the main symptoms of the flu virus as it is discomfort, headache, eye irritation, fever, among the key.
According to the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (Sinave), the weekly influenza virus platform, Quintana Roo ranks first nationally with the highest number of influenza deaths (three out of nine in the country).
And it ranks second in the nation with more cases of virus, after Yucatán, which recorded 40 positive people to the disease.
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