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Morelia, Michoacán, November 10, 2018.- The entity records a decrease of 19.5% of pneumonia cases compared to 2017, informed the head of the Ministry of Health of Michoacán (SSM), Diana Carpio Ríos.
However, it is important to take precautions in the health care of Michoacans and Michoacans, and prevent respiratory tract diseases and pneumonia, in the face of low temperatures that begin to appear in some municipalities of the state.
According to the report of epidemiological week number 43, there were in that year a total of 585 cases of pneumonia in that State; compared to the same week of 2017, where there was an accumulated total of 970,000, a 19.5% decrease in this condition is presented.
Among the total number of cases recorded this year, the most affected are adults aged 65 and over, with 407 incidents, as well as children aged 1 to 4, with 191 cases.
Pneumonia or pneumonia is a disease of the respiratory system that consists of inflammation of the lungs and can be viral (treated with antivirals) or bacterial (treated with antibiotics).
This disease causes redness, swelling and pain of the tissue that forms the lungs and can be serious: if it is not detected and treated in time, it can put the person at risk of death, especially in people. children under five and the elderly.
The disease is highly contagious because the microorganisms that cause this disease spread rapidly in the air and can spread through sneezing, coughing and mucus; a patient who has suffered from pneumonia can stay long with sequelae in his body, which makes him potentially infectious and the people most likely to have him are those who are contracting the flu, influenza or asthma, among other diseases of the respiratory system.
The risk factors in children likely to trigger the disease are: malnutrition, low birth weight, lack of breastfeeding, inadequate vaccination program and exposure to tobacco smoke, to n '# 39; to name a few.
In the case of adults and adults, there are risks for smokers, alcoholism, chronic degenerative diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and steroid use, especially because they reduce the defenses.
It should be noted that during the winter season, there is an increase in the number of cases in the most populated areas, such as: Morelia, Uruapan and Zamora, because the larger the population, the greater the sensitivity; Therefore, it is important to protect your health with vaccination against influenza and pneumococcus.
It is recommended that people do not self-abuse, wash their hands constantly, go to the nearest health unit, warm up and consume non-alcoholic hot drinks. stay quiet, avoid places of concentration, cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing at the angle of your elbow or with a tissue, never with your hands.
Avoid greeting directly (kiss or hand), avoid contact of sick children with elderly or chronically ill, and wash utensils used by sick people, increase fluid intake and vitamin C.
In this winter season, the health of the population of Michoacan is and will remain a priority of the governor of the State, Silvano Aureoles Rabbit. Therefore, vaccination against influenza is of utmost importance.
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