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Re: Unknown virus kills in the west of Ukraine
another translated article: seems like we need to pay attention to wha'ts happening in Ukraine.
Urgent. In Ukraine walk viruses pneumonic plague and swine flu. The hospital will issue anti scorbutic suits?
As the "phrase" informed sources, to date 100% confirmed the diagnosis of pneumonic plague in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the head physician of the medical institutions sent out an informal disposal - not to sow panic, to refute the information about the plague, but to speak only of swine flu.
Also required to distribute at health facilities masks with 8 levels of protection suits and anti-plague protection. There is also an informal orders not to let the sick visitors.
According to our knowledge to date in Ukraine go parallel viruses and pneumonic plague, and swine flu. From the plague has killed over 60 people, and the flu - about 14 people.
Pneumonic plague is a particularly dangerous infections. This is one of the most aggressive infections that threaten human life, along with anthrax.
Typically, the agent of pneumonic plague is transferred ferrets, coney, other rodents, including rats, living in warm climates. They are the natural reservoir.
Disease begins acutely with a fever that appears suddenly and rapidly raise the temperature to 40gradusovS. Chill followed by fever, severe headache, dizziness, severe weakness, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, pain in the muscles.
They expressed intoxication, frequent violations of consciousness, frequent psychomotor agitation, delusions, hallucinations.
Typical lurch, facial flushing and conjunctival, slurred speech (patients resemble drunk).
His facial features are sharp, puffy, there are dark circles under his eyes, suffering facial expression, full of fear.
The skin is dry and hot to the touch, it is possible petechial rash, extensive hemorrhage (bleeding), darkening on cadavers.
Rapidly developing symptoms of damage of the cardiovascular system: expanding the boundaries of the heart, voicelessness tones, increasing tachycardia, falling blood pressure, arrhythmia, dyspnea, cyanosis.
Is characteristic type of language: thickened, cracked, crusts, covered with a thick white film.
The tonsils are often enlarged, wounded, on the soft palate hemorrhage.
In severe cases, the color of coffee ground vomiting, frequent loose stools mixed with mucus and blood. Urine is possible admixture of blood and the presence of protein.
There are two main clinical forms of plague: bubonic and pneumonic. In the pulmonary form (primary) appears hemorrhagic inflammation with necrosis of small lung lesions.
Then there are cutting pain in the chest, palpitations, tachycardia, dyspnea, delirium, fear of deep breaths.
Cough appears early, with plenty of viscous transparent, glassy phlegm, which then becomes foamy, liquid, rusty.
Chest pain increases, breathing sharply diminished. Typical symptoms of intoxication, the rapid deterioration, the development of infectious toxic shock. Forecast heavy, death occurs, usually for 3-5 days.
Ukrainians recommended shops to buy only sealed products. If the product is opened (bread, vegetables) - pour boiling water or put in the freezer for some time.
It is hoped that soon it will get colder. . At a temperature of minus 10 viruses do not last long.
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