KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The Ministry of Well being is urging residents of and guests to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to guard themselves from infectious ailments resembling COVID-19, dengue fever, leptospirosis, and influenza viruses together with influenza a – H1NI often known as the swine flu.
On Thursday, the ministry stated there was a notable improve in influenza A – H1NI circumstances between Dec. 25, 2023, and Jan. 6, 2024.
Throughout that interval, there have been 32 laboratory-confirmed circumstances.
As of Jan. 6, 9,804 confirmed circumstances of SARS-COV2 in SVG have been confirmed for the reason that outbreak in 2021.
Of that whole, 243 circumstances have been confirmed in 2023, with two reported in 2024.
“Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are extremely contagious viral infections of the respiratory tract that may trigger extreme sickness with life-threatening problems, usually affecting individuals of all ages and might unfold when an contaminated particular person coughs or sneezes,” the ministry stated.
The signs embody excessive fever (38°C or extra), dry cough, sore throat, physique aches and fatigue.
In the meantime, the ministry stated that in 2023, the nation recorded 17 dengue fever and 20 circumstances of leptospirosis.
“These vector-borne ailments didn’t exceed the traditional ranges and don’t represent an outbreak,” the ministry stated.
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral sickness attributable to the chew of an contaminated mosquito.
Individuals are inspired to hunt early care from their well being care suppliers if they’re experiencing fever, nausea, vomiting, rash, or aches and pains (eye ache, usually behind the eyes, muscle, joint, or bone ache).
Leptospirosis is a bacterial illness that impacts people and animals, unfold by means of contaminated fluids from rodents resembling rats and mongooses.
Signs related to leptospirosis embody excessive fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, jaundice (yellow pores and skin and eyes), crimson eyes, belly ache, diarrhea, and rash. Some contaminated individuals, nevertheless, might don’t have any signs in any respect.
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