Virus alarm lethal in the US

About 10,000 people who once went to the famous US national park Yosemite are likely to be infected with Hantavius ​​causing pneumonia syndrome. In which 2 deaths and 4 infected people survived.

According to information from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients infected with the virus cause pneumonia syndrome from small rodents (like rats, rabbits). 1-6 weeks after the infection, the patient will develop symptoms similar to those with the flu: headache, jaundice, muscle aches, coughing and shortness of breath and increasingly difficult to breathe leading to death.

About 10,000 people have been to Yosemit Park, the United States can
Hatavirus infection causes pneumonia syndrome after coming here.

Like the flu virus, Hantavirus can enter the body through the mouth and nose by breathing or swallowing very small particles of rodent, urine or saliva. In rare cases, it is also transmitted through rodent bites. It cannot be passed from one person to another through touching, kissing or transfusion.

This is a rare disease. Since the first case, identified in 1993, there have been nearly 600 cases recorded in the United States. About 40% of cases are fatal.

American experts recommend that people with flu-like symptoms, who may be exposed to rodents, should see a doctor immediately.

According to Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Director of Preventive Medicine Department, Ministry of Health, Vietnam has not recorded patients infected with viruses causing this lung syndrome. The Department has directed preventive health units throughout the country to monitor and closely monitor the syndrome of pneumonia caused by Hantavius ​​infection.

In the face of the emergence of emerging epidemics, the Ministry of Health has established a Steering Committee for prevention and control of newly emerging and unknown diseases. The Steering Committee is responsible for directing, guiding and organizing activities of supervising, preventing, controlling and treating unidentified and newly arising diseases nationwide.