Cuidados especializados de enfermería al niño con influenza

Abstract

The virus of human influenza or H1N1 was isolated for the first time in the year of 1918, when registered itself the first pandemic caused by this virus, in the country of China, later was called influenza seasonal and appeared in season of winter, becoming a threat for everybody since their pathogenicity and resistance of the virus to the atmosphere return it highly aggressive and contagious. The OMS therefore it intervened in the problem and in 2004 it emits an international official notice in which advertise of the existence of the virus as well as in the way it´s possible to prevent be infected. In Mexico was registered an epidemic on April month caused serious damage in a country, the superiority as far as age groups witch oscillates between the 25 and 45 years, considering to be a group that was not immunized, although the vaccine that was management on November in the country was against gripe aviar, and the age group to which it was applied to him was young and adult greater as well as to the health personal. The paper of nurses in front to cases of influenza was very important cause they made a promotion to the health through the campaigns of washing hands and intensification of the hygiene measures, as well as prevention of the infection through the vaccination. In case of children the care who suffered the disease, the cares to each one of children were specialized, mainly by the hard thing of the symptoms of the disease, also infirmary was in charge to carry out the measures of respiratory isolation, and of contact in order to avoid the dissemination of the infection, thanks to these interventions and the cares given by the nurses many children obtained the recovery of the health.