Numerous outbreaks of disease risk in winter

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Winter very much at risk of disease outbreaks.

The winter-spring with the vagaries of the weather will make many kinds of disease outbreak risk, particularly infectious diseases.

In order to prevent serious infectious diseases, especially in the winter-spring time with the complicated changes of weather, on 1/12, the Department of Health press conference to the media for prevention.

Commenting on weather conditions and climate change in 2015, Dr. Truong Dinh Bac - Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) said that, in 2015 due to the impact of El Niño should disease situation not only in Vietnam but also around the world have much more complicated, especially the appearance of emerging diseases such as MES-CoV, Ebola ...


"According to international organizations, Vietnam is one of the 5 largest countries affected by climate change. So, therefore, the disease situation will certainly increase, especially in the winter-spring and the upcoming Lunar New Year, "Dr. North said.

Dr North, now outside the disease are complex movements like: Hand - Foot - Mouth, seasonal influenza, dengue fever ... he calls this sentimentality some long illness does not appear this is on the back back as diphtheria, whooping cough ...

"In particular, we need to be vigilant and prevent influenza disease, particularly bird flu during a sprint to the festival. Currently in our country has appeared 6 outbreak of influenza A (H5N1) in 5 provinces. Particularly influenza A (H7N9) is evolving very complex in China, but not in Vietnam but the risk is very large. Therefore, right from the moment we need a prevention plan, "Dr. North said.

Finally, Dr. North recommendation, accompanied with disease prevention in the community, for many infectious diseases have vaccines and the necessary steps should be taken young family vaccinated on schedule, to prevent infection is good and effective.

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