Source: Department of Disease Control
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Office of Disease Prevention and Control No. 12, Songkhla Province, warns people in the lower southern area. Be careful of getting sick with influenza, especially the 7 risk groups should be vaccinated once morest influenza. Emphasis on hygiene to prevent illness Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly. Avoid people with illnesses and crowded areas. and stop studying until the symptoms have healed
Dr. Chalermphon Osotphromma, Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 12, Songkhla Mention the situation of influenza in the lower South. From January 1, 2022 to September 8, 2022 that 3,130 cases of influenza have been reported. No deaths were reported. Found more female patients than males, with 1,668 females, 1462 males. The male-female ratio was 1:1.14. Most of the patients were young children aged 0-4 years, followed by school-age children aged 5. -9 years and 10-14 years. The proportion of occupations that found the highest patients was students at 34.63 percent, followed by children in parental care at 34.28 percent, employment careers at 14.7%, of which 1,210 were found in Narathiwat Province, 646 in Songkhla Province. , Yala 396, Phatthalung 395, Pattani 196, Trang 180 and Satun 107. The highest cases were found in August with 1,326 cases, followed by July at 1,279 and June with 314.
Dr. Chalermphon said that the Office of Disease Prevention and Control No. 12 Songkhla Province campaignedGiving people to 7 risk groups in the lower southern provinces of the 7 provinces: 1. Pregnant women, gestational age 4 months or more (services throughout the year) 2. Children 6 months to 2 years old 3. People with chronic diseases such as obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic blockage, asthma, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, kidney failure, cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy and diabetes 4. Elderly people 65 years and over 5. People with thalassemia and those with impaired immune systems. (including symptomatic HIV infected) 6. Obesity (weight greater than 100 kg or body mass index greater than 35 kg per square meter) and 7. Persons with mental disabilities who cannot help themselves. Influenza vaccination is available from now until September 30, 2022. The influenza vaccine can be obtained at public health facilities. and private hospitals near homes participating in the National Health Security Scheme All rights to medical treatment to reduce the rate of severe morbidity and death from influenza complications
People are urged to take care of their health and protect themselves from influenza, avoiding crowded places or crowded places. because of influenza It can be transmitted through contact with a patient’s secretions (snot, saliva, or phlegm) through coughing or sneezing. After being infected, there will be a high fever. flu-like symptoms But there will be a lot of muscle pain and headache, fatigue, but can heal on its own in 5-7 days. Risk groups may develop complications such as pneumonia, breathing difficulties and can lead to death. Please adhere to the principle of “close, wash, avoid, stop”, which is to cover your mouth and nose. When coughing and sneezing, you must use a mask or tissue to cover your mouth and nose every time. Wash is to wash your hands often with soap and water or use alcohol gel. When touching objects, door bolts, handrails, railings on buses, avoid is to avoid contact with patients. Stop is when sick, should stop studying, stop working, even if the symptoms are not much, should stop and stay at home until healed. Especially at risk groups such as young children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with congenital diseases, asthma, and people with obesity, etc. If symptoms persist or do not improve within 48 hours, seek immediate medical attention.
