According to the Department of Health of Dénia, at the end of this month of January, the peak of the highest incidence of influenza in the region of the Marina Alta will be registered. At present there are around 30 people affected by the virus for every hundred thousand inhabitants, less than half of the declared in the rest of the Valencian Community, where the flu has already reached the level of epidemic, with 70 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants.
According to the Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine of the Department of Health of Dénia, Dr. Antonio Valdivia, "rates start to rise with the return to school activity after the holiday period. All children are first infected and behind them adults. "
Dr. Valdivia recalls the importance of vaccination and stresses that, "During the whole month of January, you can request the flu vaccine in all the health centers of the Marina Alta. The recommendation is that it be administered as soon as possible, since immunity takes about two weeks to become effective ".
Recommendations
In addition to the vaccine, the Chief of Preventive Medicine Health Department Dénia recommended in cases of patients affected, away from the most immunosuppressed people and children, as well as maintaining a steady hand hygiene, because contact with these mechanisms is one of the most common infection.
Dr. Valdivia ensures that against influenza, which has a viral origin, antibiotics are not effective "Our recommendation is to administer analgesics, anti-inflammatory and drink plenty of fluids".
