Two fatal cases of flu in Corfu
flu
02 Feb 2019
/ 09:04
CORFU. Confirmation from the microbiology lab at Athens University.
Confirmation came from the Athens lab and the autopsy that the 36-year-old man from Kokkini in Corfu who died in his sleep on Thursday was a victim of the influenza pandemic - type A H1N1. His two children, aged 6 months and 2½ years, have already been examined by the hospital paediatricians, have been given medical guidance and are being continuously monitored.
The hospital administration has confirmed that this is the second fatal influenza case. The first was a 44-year-old woman who had been hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit. She died four days ago it was formally recorded at the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control & Prevention as death from influenza.
Hospital Director Phivos Kakavitsas spoke to Enimerosi and gave guidelines to prevent infection from the virus: wash hands well, flu vaccination once or twice a year for vulnerable groups, examination by a doctor if there have been at least 38 hours with worrying symptoms, avoidance of antibiotics without a serious reason. There are enough vaccines available and vaccinations can happen even now.
The hospital administration has confirmed that this is the second fatal influenza case. The first was a 44-year-old woman who had been hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit. She died four days ago it was formally recorded at the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control & Prevention as death from influenza.
Hospital Director Phivos Kakavitsas spoke to Enimerosi and gave guidelines to prevent infection from the virus: wash hands well, flu vaccination once or twice a year for vulnerable groups, examination by a doctor if there have been at least 38 hours with worrying symptoms, avoidance of antibiotics without a serious reason. There are enough vaccines available and vaccinations can happen even now.
