A woman died from A/H1N1 flu
Patient Nguyen Thi Thom, 37 years old, died of A/H1N1 flu, 44 people in contact with the patient were quarantined for monitoring.
On November 11, Mr. Nguyen Loc Vuong - Director of the Center for Disease Control of Kon Tum province said that patient Thom had symptoms of mild fever, fatigue, and loss of appetite more than half a month ago. On the morning of November 3, the patient was admitted to the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Control, Kon Tum General Hospital.
Test results from the Central Highlands Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology confirmed the patient was positive for influenza A/H1N1 and died after 6 days of hospitalization.
Health authorities quarantined 44 people who had contact with the patient and administered the antiviral drug Tamiflu. One person who had close contact with the patient is being monitored and actively treated.
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The A/H1N1 flu virus can easily spread from person to person through the air containing tiny water droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, laughs or talks. The disease can also be transmitted by contact, touching the surface of an object contaminated with the virus. Sharing utensils and toothbrushes with an infected person can also transmit the flu virus.
Doctors recommend that high-risk groups such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, obese people, and people with chronic diseases should proactively prevent influenza infection. They should get vaccinated, practice personal hygiene, and limit contact with people with respiratory infections. If you have symptoms of fever, cough, sneezing, runny nose, etc., you should go to a medical facility for treatment and not take medication on your own.
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