Doctors learned why Ukrainians dying!
Mark Graffis
// 13.11.2009 // 14:24 //
Doctors learned why Ukrainians dying! (updated at 06:25 pm)
MIGnews.com.ua All victims of the virus in Bukovyna (22 people at
the age of 20-40) died not from bilateral pneumonia, as was previously
thought, but as a result of viral distress syndrome, i.e the total
destruction of the lungs.
At first the cardio-pulmonary insufficiency comes, and consequently
cardiogenic shock is developed, which causes cardiac standstill and
death, told the chief of bureau of the Chernivtsi regional forensic
examination, doctor of science, Professor Viktor Bachynsky, UNIAN
reports.
"During a bilateral pneumonia some morphological picture is observed.
As of data of deaths, there is no such morphological picture. The
virus, which causes death, is very aggressive, it does not strike
the trachea, but immediately gets into the lungs and causes heavy
swelling and solid hemorrhage. Mixed types of parainfluenza and
influenza A/N1N1 lead to this state. This is a very toxic strain,
which has not yet answered to the treatment of the Ministry of
Health", - said Viktor Bachinsky.
According to him, there is a need to change the treatment standards,
because those which were used earlier, resulted in nothing doctors
failed to save all people infected with the virus in the reanimation.
The belt ventilators did not help also.
For this reason a group of professors of Chernivtsi Medical University
appealed to the Ministry of Health and National Security and Defense
Council with a demand to review the standards of treatment of
patients in Bukovyna.
Scientists-morphologists sent to Kyiv reports, studies and analysis
of critically ill patients and people who died of virus.
Viktor Bachinsky noted that the virus is extremely toxic, it is
able to penetrate not only through respiratory apparatus but also
through the eyes.
Chernovtsy scientists recommend in any case use masks and even wear
protective spectacles. An important condition to prevent deterioration
of the situation is also the observance of quarantine regime.
06:19 p.m. Ministry of Health does not consider it is necessary to
publish data on the number of confirmed cases of influenza pandemic
in the laboratory.
"Ukraine is in the A/N1N1 influenza pandemic, and now it does not
matter how many of these cases will be detected, we should treat
everybody equally," - said Deputy Minister of Health Vasyl Lazoryshynets
at a briefing on Friday.
Vasyl Lazoryshynets also reminded that in Ukraine since the beginning
of the epidemic 1,25 mn people became ill with pandemic influenza,
influenza and acute respiratory diseases, including 61,000 people
- over the past day, which is by 8,500 less than the previous day.
65,615 people are treated in hospital, including 392 - in the
reanimation, 60 have artificial pulmonary ventilation.
Since the beginning of the epidemic in Ukraine 239 people died,
including 26 people during the last day, most of them are in the
Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv and Ternopil Regions. He also
said that according to the laboratory data, 14 people died of
pandemic influenza, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
06:25 p.m. To date, swine flu in Ukraine is dominant, but not the
only strain, said the head of mission of the World Health Organization
in Ukraine Yukka Pukkila.
Yukka Pukkila said that the strain of pandemic virus is detected
in 22 cases of 34 samples sent to the control laboratory, which
collaborates with WHO in London.
At the same time, Yukka Pukkila stressed that, besides Californian
flu in Ukraine there is a large number of varieties of acute
respiratory viral diseases and many other viruses that infect the
respiratory system, reports Liga.