Pneumonia has a very severe course, with an inflammatory lesion of the lungs. The virus easily enters the body of a weakened person and begins to actively multiply there. In most cases, the disease develops as a complication after infection with the flu.
How many people get pneumonia in Togliatti
During the winter 3 months, the pneumonia epidemic in Togliatti has reached alarming numbers. During this period, the city's hospitals admitted 394 people with characteristic symptoms. Last winter (similar period) there were 216 patients. In recent days, there has been an increasing flow of citizens to hospitals in Togliatti. City hospitals quickly equipped separate beds in all departments. People applying for an appointment are urgently sent for an X-ray examination.
Children aged 3-5 years suffer the most from pneumonia, on some days up to 70-80 children are admitted to the hospital. In hospitals, there is a tense situation with places, doctors are forced to put patients in the corridors. For example, the pulmonology department of Medgorodok accepted 90 patients, despite the fact that the department is designed for 70 beds. The situation is the same in other hospitals, exceeding the norm by 20-30 people. Today, doctors send only seriously ill patients to hospitals, fearing complications.
Attention! The only reliable remedy for influenza is timely vaccination. At the same time, it is necessary to observe the rules of personal hygiene, to postpone visiting crowded places for the period of the spread of a viral infection.
Is this related to the new coronavirus from China
The outbreak of pneumonia has nothing to do with the global coronovirus pandemic. This number of sick children is primarily due to the increase in refusals to vaccinate against influenza. It is in winter that immunity is weakened, the risk of infection with infections increases dramatically. Togliatti also did not escape the fate of being among the cities with coronovirus. City Clinical Hospital No. 5 received 3 people on March 14, the diagnosis was later confirmed.
One of the hospitalized patients stayed for some period in Spain, others were in contact with him. This information appeared on Twitter, according to the words of the Samara deputy, the chief physician of this medical center, Nikolai Renz. He wrote: “The patients are in a state of moderate severity, they are isolated, they are undergoing the necessary examination, they are receiving treatment. Persons who had contact with them have been identified and isolated.” The Ministry of Health of the region assured that no new cases of infection have been detected to date.
Symptoms of pneumonia
The illness starts like a common cold. A person feels fatigue, weakness throughout the body, aches, pain in the muscles. Pneumonia usually manifests itself abruptly, with elevated body temperature up to 38 degrees. The most characteristic symptoms are lung dysfunction:
- The most common symptom of the disease is a painful cough. At first it is dry, without sputum separation. Spasms in the airways become more frequent at night. After a few days, the cough becomes "wet". The department is produced by greenish mucus, which indicates the presence of pus;
- infectious inflammation of the lungs is accompanied by hypoxia. Young children are more likely to suffer from oxygen starvation. At the same time, pallor of the skin, with a bluish tinge, is noted. The muscles of the wings of the nose join the attempts of the respiratory organs to provide tissues with oxygen. Patients also experience pain in the anterior wall of the abdomen, back, and neck. This is the result of increased respiratory movements during coughing;
- shortness of breath and soreness in the chest is also one of the symptoms of pneumonia. From jerky breathing, stretching of the intercostal muscles, pleural space occurs, which gradually leads to pain.
The full picture of the disease depends on the type of virus and the degree of inflammation. For example, the adenovirus pathogen affects the lymph nodes in the neck, and chickenpox (herpes virus) of a hemorrhagic nature is accompanied by bloody vomiting.
Protective measures in the city
Since mid-March, a state of emergency has been declared in Togliatti in connection with COVID-19. Andrey Derbenev, the head of the city rescue service, published rules of conduct in everyday life and medical recommendations. In addition, he answered numerous questions of anxious residents from different settlements of the Samara region. Citizens were explained: the virus is transmitted by airborne droplets, however, due to its weight, it has a small radius of action.
The situation is controlled by the operational headquarters, all educational organizations have been disbanded for a 2-week quarantine. Most infections come from close tactile contact. Doctors advise the most effective actions against infection - wash your hands with soap after visiting crowded places, use disposable medical masks, drink more water. It is recommended not to leave the house unless absolutely necessary. During forced movements around the city, wipe your hands with antibacterial agents. Supermarkets will set up points with antiseptics for cleaning hands. A “hot line” has been organized for citizens, where residents can contact in case of ailments.
Where to get tested for coronavirus in Togliatti
So far, people cannot independently take a coronavirus test in Tolyatti, as well as in any other city in the Russian Federation. It is impossible to hand over biomaterial to determine the possibility of infection with coronavirus, including in private clinics, as well as private laboratories. Diagnosis of this disease is carried out only in the centers of hygiene and epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor.
It is worth noting that a special hotline is now operating in the region on issues of infection and prevention of COVID-19. You can contact this service by calling one of the following phone numbers: 8 (846) 30-77-777 on weekdays, 8 (846) 22-57-082 on weekends. You can also just call 112.
“If a person has symptoms of SARS, and he has recently visited countries where there is a difficult epidemiological situation or has communicated with a person who has recently returned from a trip abroad, he will need to contact the medical institution at the place of registration or call 112 to call an ambulance if breathing is complicated or serious rise in temperature.”