INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
Influenza A (H1N1) é uma doença respiratória causada pelo vírus A. Devido a mutações no vírus e transmissão de pessoa a pessoa, principalmente por meio de tosse, espirro ou de secreções respiratórias de pessoas infectadas, o Ministério da Saúde traz um série de recomendações.
A ) Aos viajantes que se destinam às áreas afetadas:
• Usar máscaras cirúrgicas descartáveis durante toda a permanência em áreas afetadas.
Substituir as máscaras sempre que necessário.
• Ao tossir ou espirrar, cobrir o nariz e a boca com um lenço, preferencialmente descartável.
• Evitar locais com aglomeração de pessoas.
• Evitar o contato direto com pessoas doentes.
• Não compartilhar alimentos, copos, toalhas e objetos de uso pessoal.
• Evitar tocar olhos, nariz ou boca.
• Lavar as mãos frequentemente com água e sabão, especialmente depois de tossir ou espirrar.
• Em caso de adoecimento, procurar assistência médica e informar história de contato com doentes
e roteiro de viagens recentes às áreas afetadas.
• Não usar medicamentos sem orientação médica.
B ) Aos viajantes procedentes de áreas afetadas:
Viajantes procedentes, nos últimos 10 dias, de áreas com casos confirmados de influenza A (H1N1)
em humanos e que apresentem febre alta repentina, superior a 38ºC, acompanhada de tosse
e/ou dores de cabeça, musculares e nas articulações, devem:
• Procurar assistência médica na unidade de saúde mais próxima.
• Informar ao profissional de saúde o seu roteiro de viagem.
Outras informações:
http://portal.saude.gov.br/portal/saude/profissional/visualizar_texto.cfm?idtxt=31249&janela=1
Organização Pan-americana de Saúde (em espanhol)
Organização Mundial da Saúde (em inglês)
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
ResponderExcluirA Confirmed Case of H1Ni Swine Flu Found At Roosevelt Island's Child School
A reader forwards the following message sent from the Roosevelt Island's Child School to parents of their students concerning one confirmed case H1N1 Swine Flu found at the Child School.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE
Date: Tuesday - May 19, 2009
School closed - Click for details
May 18, 2009
Dear Parents,
This morning, we received word that there has been one confirmed case of the H1N1 Swine Flu virus at The Child School. We have personally contacted all parents of the students whose children share the same classroom and bus as this upper elementary school youngster. We have contacted the Department of Health as well as the Department of Education, the TCS Steering Committee and Board of Directors for their guidance on this matter. At this writing, we have yet to receive any official word with respect to how we should formally respond to this development. The health and well being of our students, staff and families is our foremost concern.
As a precaution, we have requested that the Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) thoroughly disinfect BUS 738, the bus that this particular youngster takes to and from school, prior to any of our students re-embarking on this bus. The classrooms of the students on this bus have been disinfected as well. However, please keep in mind that all of the students at The Child School travel throughout our campus on a daily basis. Therefore, it is in our best interests to make certain that the entire Child School campus receive the same thorough disinfecting.
In order to facilitate a complete disinfecting process at The Child School, we will be closed Tuesday, May 19th and Wednesday, May 20th. We will reopen on Thursday, May 21st. However, if we are unable to open on May 21st, please call or visit our website for updated information after 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 20th.
Our website is www.thechildschool.org. The phone numbers are: 212-223-5055, 212-223-5482 or 212-223-5057.
It is imperative that parents use serious discretion when considering sending a sick child to school on or after May 21st, 2009. Please do not send your child to school if s/he is experiencing flu-like symptoms, including fever (over 100 degrees F) and cough or sore throat, runny nose, muscle pain and fatigue. Additionally, if you suspect your child is getting the flu, it is essential that s/he does not go anywhere else - such as child care, play dates, or sporting events - where others could potentially be exposed.