Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Vietnam: Update on Human Case of Streptococcus from Hung Yen Province

Previously posted here

Critically ill just because of pigs standing illness


Do not eat or slaughter sick pigs but her baby, 52-year-old Duc Thang commune, Tien Lu District, Hung Yen province, still sick swine Streptococcus.

She was shocked serious infection, the body floating array bleeding from head to toe.

Patients that do not understand why his or her disease. Since the outbreak of blue ear epidemic in Hung Yen, she did not eat or slaughter pigs, nor dare anyone to take. House has adopted a sows but not ill.

However, three days ago, on the way home to eat his brother's death anniversary, her baby can see a stand selling pigs are sick. Two days after her fever, people began to appear on the plaque hemorrhage under the skin. Even at that, people are sick family into hospital Hung Yen province.

By morning 25 / 5, the patient was transferred to the Tropical Disease Hospital Central (Hanoi) in severe septic shock condition, bleeding under the skin from head to foot, blood pressure dropped.

Intermediate Doctor Nguyen, Faculty of active treatment hospital, said patients are being used to improve blood pressure drugs and oral antibiotics. However, the patient's condition is stable so can not be anticipated disease progression in the coming days. Patient's legs are showing signs of numbness, leg pain caused by vascular spasm, can be necrosis.

"People should only eat cooked pork. In any case of contact with sick pigs, care, breeding or slaughter and destruction should be the means of protection.

Streptococcus pig disease transmitted not only food but ...", respiratory physician recommended level. [I retranslated the original sentence.
Original: Bệnh liên cẩu khuẩn lợn không chỉ lây qua đường ăn uống mà cả đường hô hấp
Translation: Streptococcus pig disease transmitted not only food but also respiratory

Since the beginning of the year to date 21 / 5, this hospital has treated 20 patients with streptococcus bacteria, is transmitted to the situation very seriously. The patients scattered in 11 provinces (Ha Nam, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen), both are male, with pigs or pig slaughter.

Streptococcus is a disease transmitted from pigs to humans., 3 be: septicemia, meningitis latex or a combination of both. Disease into an epidemic, only scattered throughout the year, but can be fatal if treated late. The death rate of about 7%.

When signs of high fever (40, 41oC), the array appears as hemorrhagic necrosis of skin, diarrhea, stiff neck ... have trouble breathing, liver failure, kidney failure, patients should go to hospital soon , avoiding the risk of death.

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