In Irkutsk, the start of a flu and ARVI epidemic has been recorded, the epidemic threshold has been exceeded by 21 percent, and an increase in illness has also been noted in 17 areas of the region. In a week, more than 7.5 thousand people fell ill in the city, among them flu cases were detected, including 11 A H1N1 cases. Rospotrebnadzor reminds that self treatment is unacceptable for flu, diagnosis and treatment must be prescribed by a doctor.
The onset of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections has been recorded in Irkutsk. As reported by the press service of the Rospotrebnadzor administration for the Irkutsk Region, in the city the epidemic threshold for ARVI and influenza has been exceeded by 21%.And, counting those who came down with a high fever a week earlier and will take sick leave in the coming days, one can conclude that—meeting Valentine’s Day in bed with a fever will truly be the fate of every 60th resident of Irkutsk.
Also, the epidemic threshold has been exceeded in 17 territories, in particular, Angarsk, Sayan, Zima, Usolye-Sibirskoye, Shelekhov, Ust-Ilimsk, Cheremkhovo, and the Irkutsk District.
Over the past week, 7,563 people fell ill in Irkutsk (4,773 children). In total, 25,068 new cases of illness have been registered in the region, including 17,211 children among the sick. Seventy-three of the patients have influenza, including 11 with “swine” flu A(H1N1). Meanwhile, in the region, the incidence of respiratory infections is 1.4% below the epidemic threshold.
As a reminder, self-treatment for influenza is unacceptable. It is the doctor who must make the diagnosis and prescribe the necessary treatment.