Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, May 4 / Trend , G.Hasanov/
So far no cases of A/H1N1 was found in arrivers to Turkmenistan from abroad, the newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said.
Special equipment - thermo-scanners, which were installed in the Ashgabat International Airport and sea port Turkmenbashi, allow to reveal the virus in passengers.
All suspected passenger are taken under medical control. To prevent the spread of the virus in the country from neighboring states, as well as other countries, particularly dangerous infections, and products that may adversely affect human health, the national health service system, including the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of Turkmenistan, are equipped with the most modern medical and diagnostic equipment.
To prevent A/H1N1 virus specialists advise to follow the following recommendations. First of all, do not plan tours to regions where cases of disease detected. Do not stand and not sit next to people with signs of respiratory infections: a runny nose, cough, red eyes, etc. If any of your relatives came from overseas, and immediately fell sick "cold" immediately isolate him/her in a separate room, contact with him in gauze mask and immediately call a doctor. It is possible to take preventive medicines and vitamin C - adaptogen: snowdon rose, magnolia vine, as well as cyclophilin tablets or alpha-interferon as a ointment to nose. And finally: try not to visit crowded places, especially with children.
Specialists of the State sanitary-epidemiological and veterinary services, both in the capital and in regions, have at their disposal hygiene kits that include a full set of protective clothing for work in emergency situations. In addition, the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan procured the necessary drugs, and additional diagnostic equipment.
The article notes that a new strain of influenza A/H1N1 is a highly infectious acute respiratory disease caused by one of several porcine viruses, influenza A. The virus spreads through airborne droplets when the direct and indirect contact with patients and carriers of disease, do not show symptoms.
People usually become infected with A/H1N1 from infected animals, but in some cases, people had no previous contact with animals. In some cases, transmission of infection human to human.
No information on transmission of A/H1N1 through consumption of processed and cooked pork or other products has been made so far. A/H1N1 virus is killed during cooking at 70 ° C.
There are no vaccines containing the virus A/H1N1, causing humans disease. It is not clear whether the available vaccine against seasonal influenza to provide any protection. Influenza viruses are changing very quickly. In some countries, there are antiviral drugs against seasonal influenza, which effectively prevent and treat disease. There are two classes of drugs: adamantane (amantadine and remantadine) and inhibitors neuraminidase influenza (ozeltamivir and zanamivir).
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