Number of positive flu H1N1 so add 15 cases

by : Rahmayulis Saleh

JAKARTA (bisnis.com): positive cases of influenza A H1N1 increases again to 15 cases (5 men and 10 women).

They came from RS /Dinkes Jakarta 6 people, 6 people Banten, East Java 1, 1 Central Java, North Sumatra, and from 1 person.

According to Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Penyehatan MOH, five of them have a history to go to foreign countries, namely Malaysia (1), United States (2), and Singapore (2 people).

According to Tjandra Yoga, people have a large contribution to participate in preventing influenza A H1N1 infection, with behavior that is clean and healthy living, including washing hands with soap or antiseptic, and the ethical conduct of cough and sneeze properly.

"If there are symptoms of influenza, drinking febrifuge, and does not use the mask to work, to school or to nearby crowd, and the rest at home for 5 days. If in 2 days not even the flu to become a doctor immediately," he said as Center for Public Communication cited MOH today.

He menuturkan influenza A H1N1 is transmitted through direct contact from human to human through coughing, sneezing or objects that have been in contact with people, because it is spreading fast.

However, he added, the death is very low ie 0.4%.
To prevent spreading in Indonesia, said Tjandra Yoga, preparedness effort still occur, namely the Port Health Office (thermal scanner and Health Alert Card are required); preparation of hospital referrals; preparation logistics, tracking of contact; strengthening surveillance ili.

In addition, continued, strengthening laboratory, communication, education and information, and the International Health Regulations (Ihr).

Other efforts, said Tjandra, in the form of community surveillance of the community feel a bit sick flu weight immediately reported to health, while a heavy right to the hospital.

In addition, clinical surveillance, the surveillance severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and improved health in the hospital to find cases that heavy. While mild cases that do not need hospital treatment. (ln)

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