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I’ve been asked lately to confirm if there’s dengue in Sayulita and how bad it is. Unfortunately the answer is YES there is dengue in Sayulita, and it has been running from the mild symptoms to the hemorragic dengue. The only way to avoid the infection is by avoiding the mosquito bite, so please follow the recommendations stated here.
In case of having any of the symptoms, don’t hesitate in seeking medical attention inmediatly.
The hurricane season has already started and I believe that there’s a high probability that the present tropical storm “Andres” becomes a hurricane, so please take all your PRECAUTIONS ASAP!
Here’s a list of thing to do BEFORE, DURING & AFTER a hurricane:
Hopefully nothing wrong will happen. The following links can help us to understand more about hurricanes and the importance of prevention:
Last Saturday, we participated in the big Sayulita beach cleaning call from “Grupo Pro Sayulita” and “Punta Sayulita” development.
Starting at 2pm, all volunteers grabbed a pair of gloves, a big plastic bag, and started collecting all sorts of trash in the north and south Sayulita beach and in “Los Muertos” beach. Read the rest of this entry »
Please spread the word, all this area is Flu free!
Fortunately, in these weeks we did not have even a single case of influenza A/H1N1, where the majority knew what to do, however, this week we did have a patient that required emergency medical service and hospitalization who did not know what to do. And this is not the first time.
In 2 ½ years of medical practice in Sayulita, I have dealt with two sad realities: the hospital of San Pancho does not have all the resources all the time to deal with an emergency, and the transport of critically ill patients to good hospitals in PV is very slow (up to 3 hours) or very risky as it is done in cars without proper medic or paramedic care.
I wonder: Are we really ready as a community to deal with an emergency, an epidemic, hurricane, fire, etc.? Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve just came across with this interactive maps to follow the Influenza distribution worldwide. I don’t know how accurate and updated are, but I think it’s worth to take a look at them:
Source:
http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com
http://swinemap.org
This is by far, the most Frequently Asked Question to me on this days, and my answer remains the same: There’s NO reported case of Influenza in Sayulita and it IS SAFE to come to Sayulita at this moment
As stated in the official websites for Influenza info in Mexico Read the rest of this entry »
Please read completely before spreading the word.
According to Nayarit Health Department website, so far 11 cases of Influenza have been confirmed in the state, 5 of them are of Influenza type B and 6 of type A (NOT YET confirmed if they are subtype H1N1 aka swine flu).
Of the known patients with Influenza type A, just 1 is in the hospital (they don’t say why).
If you want to read the full update follow the next link:
http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?u=http://www.ssn.gob.mx/saladeprensa/abril2009/285.html&sl=es&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8
Influenza is a viral infection also known as cold and it often has a peak of activity in the cold months (November to March). It is a highly contagious disease and if not well attended it can become fatal. Read the rest of this entry »
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