2023-10-20 22:30:45
A suspected case of hantavirus was reported this Friday to RÍO NEGRO Newspaper. The 53-year-old patient presented symptoms in Villa Traful and was transferred to San Martín de los Andes, from where they determined his referral to the Castro Rendón hospital in Neuquén capital.
The sources consulted detailed that the medical flight arrived at 7 p.m. and that admission to the more complex public hospital was arranged by “the severity of the symptoms.”
So far, the positivity has not been confirmed, but the treatment and approach to the patient’s health status is carried out under the protocols designated for a confirmed case of hantavirus.
«The patient arrived at Castro Rendón», It was reported in the followingnoon and an official report from the Neuquén Ministry of Health is still awaited.
Almost a year ago, in October 2022, San Martín de los Andes confirmed a positive case. A woman had to be hospitalized with mechanical respiratory assistance due to the acute symptoms presented.
The symptoms to which You have to pay attention to them: fever, fatigue, muscle pain, cough, headache and/or vomiting. If we add to this that the person carried out activities in risky spaces, it is necessary to consult the health center or hospital.
They detect a suspicious case of hantavirus in Neuquén: how to avoid infections
The proliferation of the virus is directly linked to contact with rodents, which in spring have an explosive population growth linked to the flowering stage of several plants. For this reason it is recommended:
●Prevent mice from entering homes by sealing all the holes you see (they can enter holes the size of a 10-cent coin).
●Do not use poison when capturing rodents.
● When carrying out cleaning and/or weeding activities that involve the risk of being in contact with rodents or their secretions, protective measures must be used: face mask No. 95, household gloves and goggles. The clothes used for the activity must be washed at the end of the activity.
● When entering a closed place (home, shed, etc.), ventilate for 30 minutes and then spray with bleach dilution, let it act for 30 minutes and clean with a cloth (DO NOT sweep), using the protective measures already stated.
● Cleaning surfaces where rodents may have been present should be carried out by diluting one part bleach (60 g/l) to nine parts water.
● Consume drinking water (if it is not safe, make it drinkable with 2 drops of bleach per liter of water).
● Do not drink water from natural springs.
● Do not leave any type of food and/or waste exposed.
●Ensure waste collection and/or proper waste management.
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