Prevención de la influenza durante el embarazo

Abstract

Influenza is a disease of the respiratory routes caused by an extremely contagious virus; exist three types different from virus (To; B; C) which can muter (to change); and exist several subtypes. He is more frequent in autumn and winter. It is important because it affects all the ages; and in important mutations of the virus usually it even causes to serious complications and the death in a great number of people; young and frequently old. Influenza is not just like a common cold although both are acute respiratory diseases and have common symptoms; the microorganism that causes the Influenza is different from which it causes the common cold. The past 23 of April were the critical day. The situation already was inocultable; not only for the Mexican population; but especially for international the sanitary authorities. Mexico became in center of the world-wide attention by an atypical bud of influenza that this day was declared as epidemic in press conference and connects national; by the secretary of Health; Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos. Influenza virus is a type AH1N1 to which everyone is susceptible; however pregnant women are more likely to be hospitalized for complications of influenza compared to nonpregnant women of the same age. Pregnancy changes in the mother’s immune system; as it can affect the heart and lungs; these changes may put pregnant women at high risk for complications; and the Health Secretary said the importance of strengthening measures caution in pregnant women not to attend crowded places and not come to work to prevent infection.