The flu epidemic in Russia, collecting the first victims

In the regions, the threshold is exceeded the incidence, what are the forecasts?

Lyutuet infection in St. Petersburg and Kostroma. There epidemic threshold has been exceeded by 10%. On the verge of Tambov region and North Ossetia. Many cases in Cheboksary, Orenburg, Yekaterinburg, Anadyr.

Ill mostly small children.

In Moscow, the situation of influenza and SARS is below epidporoga 12, 8%. However, the children went to school, adults at work - and an increasing number of cases. Over the past week in the capital revealed 47 thousand new cases of infection. However, authorities believe that the epidemic this year will be "moderate."

- Calms that the proportion of influenza in the general mass is very low, - said the chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko. - Thank vaccination - vaccinations made 26% of the population. It is a powerful anti-theft population, which does not give the flu to break.

- We have not reached the epidemic threshold incidence - told "Komsomolskaya Pravda" Deputy Head of the Department of Health in Moscow Nikolay Plavunov. - Against the background of lowering the temperature we do not expect recovery of influenza. Is that the increase in the incidence of SARS associated with hypothermia.

Once again parents rules - how to protect the child from diseases and complications:

- Wear children for the weather. Strasheklassnikov particular, they refer to this democratically. Extra time does not hurt to recall that in the cold have to wear a jacket feather or fur, instead of padding polyester jacket. Of great importance is the presence of warm shoes and headgear.

- Do not abuse the length of stay outdoors in the cold.

- Most provertirvayte room where the child is.

- Do not forget about folk remedies: raspberries, honey, hot milk. It can be used for the prevention of antiviral drugs, vitamins. That's all you can give a child during the period of the likely rise of influenza and respiratory viral infections.

And the main thing - time to catch the beginning of the disease in children. Do not send it that way in school, seek medical advice.

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