Reviewing the last weeks, we observed at least 4 cases of severe respiratory failures -ARDS in patients diagnosed with H1N1. Is this seasonal flu more dangerous than the years before or is my observation random chance?
The H1N1 Virus is a very invasive virus, high morbidity but with very low mortality. In the absence of any complication one can manage the case at home with non pharmaceutical interventions. It is only when the disease has complications in risk group, the case needs to be hospitalized,
A K Prasad.
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I agree with Dr Prasad. Since infuenza H1N1pdm09 was introduced in human population, scientifics speaks about the dual receptor specificity of the virus, allowing the virus to replicate efficiently at lower respiratory tract, producing the ARDS, with highest frequency in risk groups. Also, is very important to take in account the quality of analyzed data.
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