Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Indonesia: The Deadly mutation of the Virus of Pig Flu with Bird Flu [Infeksi.com]

The community was appealed to anticipate the new virus attack that was formed from the combination two genetic the virus namely pig flu (H1N1) and bird flu (H5N1) with the level of the spread and the death was very high.

That was revealed by the Section Head the Dan Pengamatan Prevention of the Illness, Dinas Kesehatan of the Regency Lampung Selatan Kristi Endarwati SKM, on Monday (30/11).

He said, be based on pengamataan and the Department's research of the Health, naturally the two viruses were enabled bermutasi in a short time. "We received intruksi to guard against and anticipate him in accordance with the procedure continue to (Protap) clearly from the centre to handle him if terjangkit to humankind," he said.

He said, uptil now the community only learned the existence of the bird flu virus and pig flu separately, in fact was based on results of the scientific research, the virus could have a mutation and spread to humankind simultaneously in the form of the very deadly new virus.

Further, he explained, the bird flu virus uptil now the characteristics of his spread tended slower but the mortality rate that was resulted in by him very high. Whereas the flu virus of the spread pig was very fast antarmanusia but the mortality rate was classified as low. After having a mutation, continued he, the two viruses had finally become a new virus that was perfect with the characteristics was faster fast between humans was increased by the mortality rate was very high. The indication of the spread even more dasyat because of the combination of the sign of the two viruses.

He added, the mutation of this virus by the Department of the Health was not yet given by the name because of not yet having the case that happened because of that the community diintruksikan was on the alert and menyosialisasikan to that did not yet know him.

The "mutation" of "this virus happened naturally started from the virus H5N1 spread to the pig body that has infected H1N1 afterwards spread between humans in accordance with the original characteristics" of the "virus H1N1," said he. He said, was based on the research, the bird flu virus was really enabled to spread to the pig that already infected flu or humankind because of the structure of the pig body had the similarity with the human body, or H5N1 spread direct to humankind that has infected H1N1.

"One of the viruses till at this time still was difficult to be prevented in fact immune with antivirus, moreover if until the two viruses has bermutasi became the crueller new virus," explained he. He explained, after the virus was combined bermutasi became the virus just had speed perfection of the spread and height perfection of the death for that tertular.

To melaukan the early detection of the case, the Kesehatan Service make an effort with empowerment of the health service, and memebentuk 40 people surveilans (the observer) to berkerja be the same as gave the edication to the community. The important matter that must be done by the community to anticipate him that is guarding the pattern of the healthy life by maintaining the cleanliness as washing the hands before eating, maintained ethics when sneezing and the cough. (Ant/MI)

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