2024-04-23 06:29:03
An 8-year-old girl in northern China died from a high fever of 41 degrees for 4 days! It turned out to be a flu complicated by a rare brain disease 123
Chen Junkai, CNEWS Convergence News Network reporter/Reporting from Taipei
Even if the flu is out of its epidemic period, its lethality is still there! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today (23) that there were 26 new cases of serious flu complications and 4 new deaths in the country last week. It should be noted that among the death cases, an 8-year-old girl developed symptoms of coughing and vomiting, which quickly worsened the next day. She had a high fever of 41 degrees and was unconscious and was sent to the intensive care unit. The diagnosis turned out to be complicated by a rare acute necrotizing brain injury, he died in just 4 days of hospitalization.
The CDC announced during a regular followingnoon epidemic press conference that in week 16 (April 14-20), the number of flu-related outpatient and emergency visits was 88,000; surveillance by contracted community laboratories over the past four weeks showed influenza was present. viruses have been detected in B. There are many types, and they are co-epidemic with type A H3N2.
Additionally, last week (April 16-22), there were 26 new cases of serious influenza complications (19 cases of type A H1N1, 3 cases of type A H3N2 and 4 cases of type B), varying Between 30 and 80 years old, 17 of them had not been vaccinated once morest the flu; there were 4 new deaths (2 cases of type A H1N1, 2 cases of type A H3N2), aged less than 10 years old to more than 70 years old. Of which 3 had not been vaccinated once morest the flu. During this flu season, from October 1 of last year to April 22 of this year, there were a total of 757 cases of serious flu complications, including 137 deaths.
Lin Yongqing, an epidemic prevention doctor at the CDC, said that among the new deaths, the youngest was an 8-year-old girl from the north. She had no underlying illness. Although she received a flu shot in October last year. He developed symptoms including coughing and vomiting in early April. He went to a clinic to see a doctor. His symptoms improved following taking the medication, but the next day he developed dizziness, nausea, loss of consciousness, seizures, etc., which made his symptoms worse. body temperature was measured up to 41 degrees, his blood pressure and blood oxygen were low, and he was infected with influenza type A through a rapid influenza test.
Lin Yongqing said the girl’s brain imaging test showed brain edema. The doctor judged that the girl was infected with the flu and had a complication of encephalitis. She was admitted to the intensive care unit and received antiviral drug treatment. consciousness continued to deteriorate, seizures and irregular heartbeat, and she was hospitalized. Unfortunately, he died on the 4th day. The cause of death was influenza complicated by acute necrotizing encephalopathy and multiple organ failure.
Lin Yongqing said that although the flu has passed its epidemic period, young children are still at risk of serious complications once infected. In particular, although acute necrotizing brain disease is a rare complication, once it occurs, the parental mortality rate is extremely high. You are reminded to take care of your children. If a child exhibits dangerous signs such as dyspnea, shortness of breath, or cyanosis (hypoxia), please seek medical attention as soon as possible and follow the doctor’s instructions for taking medications to reduce the risk of serious complications.
CDC spokesperson Zeng Shuhui said the flu epidemic has passed the plateau period and is out of the epidemic period. Therefore, the conditions for expanding the use of state-funded antiviral influenza drugs are “flu-like symptoms and”. Family members/colleagues/classmates have flu-like symptoms. Diseases can use publicly funded antiviral drugs.
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