Four Cases of Possible
Swine Flu Ruled Out in Costa Rica, One
Case Still Being Evaluated
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Four Cases of Swine
Flu Discarded In Costa Rica, Fifth Still
Being Evaluated
The ministra de Salud, María Luisa Ávila and
José Miguel Rojas, director of Desarrollo de
Servicios de Salud de la Caja, have
officially ruled out the four cases in San
José and San Ramón believed to be swine flu
that has cause more than 80 deaths in
Mexico.
Minister Ávila said that the patients had
been in Mexico but that swine flu has been
ruled out following an evaluation of the
patients.
The Salud minister explained that a couple
in San Ramón and a woman Moreno Cañas clinic
in San José have been examined and are not
infected with the swine flu. The same with
the young woman who visited the Solón Núñez
clinic in Hatillo.
Luis Paulino Hernández, director of the
Calderón Guardia hospital said that a fifth
case is being evaluated at his medical
centre, where a 33 year old man, a resident
of San José, is being attended to for
muscular pain, stiffness of the joints,
cough and fever, all symptoms of swine flu.
The man, according to Hernández, returned to
Costa Rica six days ago, after spending
several weeks in Mexico.
Hernández said that a medical protocol is in
place, as medical staff are not taking
chances that if could be a case of swine
flu, wearing facial masks and keeping the
patient isolated in a wing of the hospital.
"We took samples and sent them to the
Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y
Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud (Inciensa).
We hope to have the results by noon today
(Sunday)", said Dr. Hernández.
The ministra de Salud is asking all Costa
Ricans not to panic, as the appearances of
suspected cases is common in these
situations.
"Yes, there are people who have travelled to
Mexico, it is normal that they are
concerned", said Ávila.
Eduardo Doryan, president of the Caja
Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS),
informed that, as a security measure, all
public health centres have been provided
with Biosecurity suits.
Dr. Hernández added that during visiting
hours (4pm to 5pm)today at the Calderón
Guardia, for security measures, only one
family member per patient will be allowed,
in an effort to keep the number of people in
the hospital to a minimum.
Swine Influenza
(Wikipedia) - Swine influenza virus
(referred to as Swine influenza viruses or
SIV) refers to influenza cases that are
caused by Orthomyxoviruses endemic to
populations of pigs. SIV strains isolated to
date have been classified either as
Influenzavirus C or one of the various
subtypes of the genus Influenzavirus A.
Swine flu infects people every year and is
found typically in people who have been in
contact with pigs, although there have been
cases of person-to-person transmission.
Symptoms include: fever, disorientation,
stiffness of the joints, vomiting, and loss
of consciousness ending in death.
Influenza A virus subtypes H1N1, H1N2, H3N1
and H3N2 are all known to cause SIV
infections.[4][5] and H2N3.
In swine, three influenza A virus subtypes
(H1N1, H3N2, and H1N2) are circulating
throughout the world.
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