2023-07-10 13:55:48
He Ministry of Health de la Nación launched an alert for the circulation of a bacterium called Sreptococcus pyogeneswhat cause acute pharyngitis and skin infectionsand was fatal in 16 cases so far in 2023. In a context of global increase in the disease, the authorities recommended keeping vaccinations against flu and coronavirus up to date.
According to reports that have circulated so far, the National Health Surveillance System reported 118 confirmed cases of the infection, with a 281% increase compared to the same period but in 2019. Thus, so far this year, unfortunately, 16 people have died from the infection that is also advancing strongly in European countries. Last year they had registered eight deaths.
The provinces with the highest number of confirmed cases accumulated in 2023 are Buenos Aires (35), Santa Fe (20), Chubut (10) and Tierra del Fuego (10).
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As mentioned, the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus, causes mild illnesses such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, impetigo, cellulitis and scarlet fever. “However, on rare occasions, the infection can lead to invasive disease that can cause life-threatening conditions, being responsible for more than 500,000 deaths annually worldwide,” said Health.
How does the transmission take place? The authorities indicated that by close contact with an infected person, through coughing, sneezing or contact with a wound.
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The incubation period ranges from 1 to 3 days., but the ability to spread is preventable if antibiotic treatment is applied for at least 24 hours. Pharyngitis is diagnosed by bacterial cultures and is treated with antibiotics. Hand hygiene and personal hygiene can help control transmission.
symptoms and treatments
According to official information, the symptoms of pharyngitis vary from sore throat, fever and headaches, to abdominal pain; nausea and vomiting; redness of the pharynx and tonsils; bad breath; enlarged nodes in the neck. The first official recommendation is to avoid self-medication and consult a doctor as soon as possible for diagnosis.
The Ministry of Health launched an alert for a virus that causes pharyngitis.
Sick people should avoid going to public places and restrict household contacts, something similar to what was recommended with the coronavirus. Besides, It is important to wash your hands frequently; Do not share objects for personal use (cutlery, glasses, towels, among others) and adequately and regularly ventilate the environments.
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It is essential that all people have up-to-date influenza and coronavirus vaccinations, especially those with risk factors. In that last case, from the Ministry they emphasized regarding pregnant peoplethat the vaccine must be applied in any trimester of pregnancy (if the mother has not been vaccinated during pregnancy, she must do so within 10 days after delivery).
But they must also get vaccinated “boys and girls from 6 to 24 months, who must be given 2 doses separated by at least 4 weeks if they have not previously received two doses of influenza vaccine (those who do have at least two doses of influenza vaccine should receive only a dose)”.
Vaccination and people prescribed
According to the press release of the Ministry of Healthrisk groups also have a vaccination prescription.
These are people from 2 to 64 years of age who present certain conditions such as respiratory and heart diseases; diabetics; YoCongenital or acquired immunodeficiencies (not oncohematological); obese people, oncohematological and transplant patients; cohabitants of oncohematological patients; people with chronic renal failure on dialysis or with expectations of entering dialysis in the following six months.
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In addition, the recommendation covers people with severe developmental delay in children under 18 years of age; those who maintain chronic treatment with acetylsalicylic acid while under 18 years of age; people with genetic syndromes; with neuromuscular diseases with respiratory compromise and severe congenital malformations and cohabitants of premature infants weighing less than 1,500 g, among others.
“All of the above, to receive the vaccine for free they only have to present a doctor’s order (except people with obesity, for whom it is not required)”, they indicated.
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