Some 700 people in Armenia hospitalized with acute respiratory diseases
16.01.2018,
17:57
About 700 patients with acute respiratory viral infections have been hospitalized in Armenia as of today, with 96% of them being children under the age of 4, a senior health official said today.
YEREVAN, January 16. /ARKA/. About 700 patients with acute respiratory viral infections have been hospitalized in Armenia as of today, with 96% of them being children under the age of 4, a senior health official said today.
According to Liana Torosyan, the head of a health ministry department overseeing especially dangerous and airborne infections, 21% of those hospitalized have pneumonia.
Speaking in an online news conference on the Azatutyun Radio’s Facebook page, she added that the incidence rate slightly increased compared to 2017 January, but was the same as last November.
Torosyan stressed that the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections was much lower than in the same time span of 2015 and 2016.
She said according to the World Health Organization, the entire European region, including Armenia, is being affected by type B influenza, whose pathogens are characterized by seasonal activation with children being most vulnerable in the cold season.
"Keep your hands clean as viruses are easily transmitted through dirty hands. Ventilate the enclosed premises as often as possible. Do not send sick children to school and kindergartens, do not self-medicate and do not take antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription," Torosyan added. -0-
According to Liana Torosyan, the head of a health ministry department overseeing especially dangerous and airborne infections, 21% of those hospitalized have pneumonia.
Speaking in an online news conference on the Azatutyun Radio’s Facebook page, she added that the incidence rate slightly increased compared to 2017 January, but was the same as last November.
Torosyan stressed that the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections was much lower than in the same time span of 2015 and 2016.
She said according to the World Health Organization, the entire European region, including Armenia, is being affected by type B influenza, whose pathogens are characterized by seasonal activation with children being most vulnerable in the cold season.
"Keep your hands clean as viruses are easily transmitted through dirty hands. Ventilate the enclosed premises as often as possible. Do not send sick children to school and kindergartens, do not self-medicate and do not take antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription," Torosyan added. -0-
