Chernivtsi: Vaccination – effective way of preventing infectious diseases
during the period of increase incidence of acute respiratory viral infections in the autumn-winter period increased the incidence of varicella. It should be noted that varicella or chicken pox – this vysokochetkoe acute infectious disease caused by viruses of the herpes family and is characterized by a specific PokerSavvy rash on the skin. Most (90%) sick children attending organised children's groups. The virus is transmitted by airborne droplets from the patient healthy while talking, coughing and stay in the same room). With the air flow the virus can spread to large distances (up to 20m). Index contagonist (infectivity) can reach up to 100%. Chicken pox sore almost all children aged 2 to 7 years, especially if they attend kindergarten. In addition, a large percentage of morbidity in children chicken pox is that the incubation (hidden) period of the disease is 14-21 days. The first symptoms of chickenpox appear 1-2 days before rash and since that time, the sick person becomes infectious to others. The child remains contagious for 5 days after the last elements of the rash.. So, given all these facts, it is clear that the probability of Contracting chickenpox a child who attends kindergarten or school, where there is a case, too big. The only effective means of specific prevention is vaccination against varicella, which is carried out in many countries of Europe, USA, Japan . In our country this disease is the so-called "uncontrolled" infections, since the transmission mechanism is very active, specific prevention is not possible, therefore, there are other means of prevention: ventilation, quartesana, the use of des. means, because the virus appearing in the conditions of the external environment, dies quickly enough (literally, in a period of ten minutes). And in organized groups, it is obligatory monitoring contact kids for 21 days. Parents, children who have not been in contact with sick chicken pox, it is recommended to refrain from visiting institutions in the period of restrictive measures. So, the question of the incidence of varicella will be always true, yet in the vaccination calendar will not include vaccination against varicella. This was reported in the Chernivtsi city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
