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Increase in the number of influenza patients in serious condition: "The illness began earlier than expected" - Walla! news

2019-12-25T05:35:05.015Z


The Ministry of Health data shows that the extent of the disease's severity has doubled within a year. The number of inpatients is 98, of which nine patients died. Last year the disease took their lives ...


Increase in number of flu patients in serious condition: "Morbidity started earlier than expected"

The Ministry of Health data shows that the extent of the disease's severity has doubled within a year. The number of inpatients is 98, of which nine patients died. Last year, the disease took the lives of 17 people. "Vaccines save morbidity in the general public"

Increase in number of flu patients in serious condition: "Morbidity started earlier than expected"

Photo: Avi Cohen, Editing: Aviv Irgas

98 patients in serious condition were enrolled in the current flu season, nine of whom died - according to data released Tuesday by the Ministry of Health. Last year, 45 patients were in serious condition and 17 died as a result of the disease. In 2017, 77 patients were in serious condition and 37 people died. Two people have died following complications of the disease in recent days - a 14-year-old girl with background illness and died at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, and a 19-year-old who passed away at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. Alongside the two, Sheba Medical Center has two more people in serious condition following the development of the disease - a girl and a man.

Prof. Galia Rahab, Director of the Infectious Diseases Unit at Sheba Medical Center, told Walla! NEWS that "the girl had a congenital infection with a lot of malformations and neurological problems." Prof. Rahab added that "she had the flu, severe shortness of breath and pneumonia, after which she was hospitalized and eventually died of respiratory failure."

In addition, Prof. Rahab said: "There is a serious patient who has been transferred to us, a healthy person who has come in with severe flu and myocardial injury as a result. He is still connected to a pulmonary heart machine and is receiving treatment through the vein. We hope his condition will improve." She added that "besides there is another girl who has a severe kidney injury that we are not yet immediately linked to the flu." She said "recently there were some ICU patients and their condition improved." Statistically, Prof. Rahab claims that there has been no increase in mortality from previous years, "but in our impression there are more difficult patients than previous years. I definitely recommend vaccinating, this is a must."

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According to a statement from Shaare Zedek Hospital, the young man who died at the hospital was in serious condition, without pulse during CPR. It became clear from the case that the young man had been ill for several days and was being treated through the HMO. Yesterday he collapsed and was evacuated to the hospital while resuscitated after losing signs of life in an ambulance. "The emergency room and intensive care physicians were able to restore the pulse and immediately connected the young person to the ECMO device that replaces the heart operation, but his condition deteriorated to general system failure and after several hours the young man passed away," he said.

"We are monitoring the numbers of the flu this year," said Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Good Sign today. "This year the flu has started earlier and is rising at a faster rate, the morbidity is severe. But there is something to do, go get vaccinated. It is the simplest and safest thing. "He added that" it saves severe morbidity and it is important for the general public as well. "

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According to the Ministry of Health's report, by December 15, we had vaccinated about one million and four hundred thousand Israelis against the seasonal effect, accounting for about 16% of the Israeli population. This compares to about 17% of the population we vaccinated last year. Among those aged 65 and over, the vaccine rate is 51% compared to 55% last year. In addition, according to the ministry's data, the increase in raw referrals to Maccabi and general clinics continues due to flu-like morbidity. The increase is evident in all age groups and in all districts in the country.

"Unfortunately, we are once again seeing how influenza is a disease that can cause death and serious complications," the association's chairman, Dr. Hagai Levin, told Walla! NEWS. "This year, both the deceased and the sick were in serious condition, some with a background illness and some without, and because this is a vaccine that can be prevented by vaccination, it is important that they be vaccinated." He added that "there have also been similar cases of death in previous years, and sometimes it goes under the radar because family members are unable to identify the cause."

Dr. Levine made it clear that a trending trend was not yet seen this year, but said that "at the population level we see that the year of illness started earlier than expected, and this year may be a particularly difficult season." He added that this may be in light of the data on early morbidity. The HMOs and hospitals are without reserves, so influenza illness is off-balance to the entire health system. "Dr. Levin explained that" alongside prevention, additional budgets must be transferred to the health system before the election campaign to provide the minimum necessary to provide adequate response to citizens. "

Source: walla

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