Several thousand people in Munich are struggling with the flu. The forecasts sound alarming. The city is taking a first measure.
- The flu wave is going around in Munich .
- The doctors are concerned.
- A first measure for pregnant women has been taken.
Munich - fever, cough, runny nose, body aches - more and more people in Munich are lying flat! The city has the flu under control. This year there have been over 4000 confirmed cases of flu . The authorities are alarmed.
According to the Department for Health and the Environment (RGU), 4255 influenza laboratory reports have been registered in Munich since the beginning of the year. While there were only 533 reports in the first three weeks of the year, the numbers have been rising steadily in the third calendar week since the flu began. With 1465 reports in the past week, the flu wave in Munich reached its previous high in the previous week. "It is currently expected that the flu numbers this season will exceed those of the previous year," said a spokeswoman for the RGU.
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Flu wave in Munich: 20 cases of influenza, even in a small practice
Has already treated some influenza cases in his practice: Karlheinz Zeilberger.
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This impression also has Dr. Karlheinz Zeilberger. “I've had over 20 proven cases of influenza in my practice since the beginning of the year. Since we are more of a small practice, you can imagine what it looks like in the city, ”says the Munich family doctor. The doctor assumes that the number of unreported cases is high , and many sick people would not go to the doctor.
The municipalities have already responded to curb the spread of the virus . For example, the city of Munich has issued a prohibition of employment for all pregnant women who work in the city in public traffic or in childcare in order to protect them from infection. "A letter with our recommendation to impose a temporary ban on employment for this target group was sent out to all municipal departments on January 30," says Dr. Carsten Obbelode from the city medical service.
Flu wave in Munich: Schools sometimes have to close
Schools also close again and again - last Thursday and Friday the Astrid Lindgren primary school in Rosenheim was closed due to the flu. At the end of January, two primary schools in the district of Starnberg were closed for several days.
In recent years, most people have been infected with the flu virus from January to late March. Munich health officer Stephanie Jacobs advises to still get vaccinated .
flu viruses
Influenza viruses are only a few thousandths of a millimeter in size and very versatile. They attack mucous membrane cells and multiply there. People usually become infected through droplet infection . A striking difference between a cold and an influenza is that the flu suddenly breaks out, while cold symptoms often increase over several days.
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