Increases the Risk of Hepatitis A After the Frontal System: How to Recognize Your Symptoms and Avoid Contagion
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The emergency does not end with the passage of intense rains. Faced with possible health risks that may arise in the following days, SOCHIMU delivers important recommendations. ...
This disease causes an estimated 1.3 million people each year to die from this disease.
Floods that have affected different regions of the country may favour the transmission of the virus due to contamination of water and food. Although it may take two to seven weeks for symptoms to manifest, maintaining proper hygiene and vaccination where appropriate are key measures to reduce the risk of infection. Heavy rains and floods that have affected different parts of the country have not only caused flooding and material damage.
After the intense rains that affected different parts of the country, the health authorities warned about an increased risk of hepatitis A infection, due to the possible contamination of drinking water and food with wastewater. According to Dr. Francisco Undurraga, internist doctor at MEDS Clinic, this scenario favors the spread of the virus, so he called for extreme hygiene measures. “Intense rains and floods can contaminate water and food with…
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