Article from The Scotsman, excerpt :
" Britons travelling abroad are being warned not to confuse the signs of malaria with those of common flu after more than half of those questioned in a survey did not recognise the symptoms.
The survey commissioned by the Malaria Awareness Campaign found that 57 per cent of the 2,254 people questioned were unaware of the symptoms of the deadly disease. Last month it emerged that malaria cases in the UK have jumped by almost 30 per cent the past two years.
Malaria Awareness Campaign spokesman Dr George Kassianos said singer and TV presenter Cheryl Cole's recent malaria battle has helped to highlight that it can affect anyone, but it is still difficult to detect.
He said: "The symptoms of malaria can be almost identical to those of common flu and can be non-specific, making it difficult for healthcare professionals to diagnose malaria early and accurately.
"But if flu-like symptoms are coupled with history of travel to a malarious destination in the last 12 months, sometimes even longer, it is essential that this infectious disease is ruled out.
"Malaria can present within the first three months, sometimes soon after return from abroad, but on occasion it can be a year or more from the bite by an infected mosquito."
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Scotland : Hygiene standards slated at hospital where five died in C diff outbreak
An article from News Scotsman :
" A SCOTTISH hospital that suffered a major outbreak of the superbug Clostridium difficile has been criticised by inspectors over dirty equipment and standards of hygiene.
Their report on Ninewells Hospital in Dundee found poor compliance with hand hygiene rules, soiled equipment marked as clean and overfilled dirty linen bags.
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) also highlighted concerns about a patient who was being treated on a ward with other patients without specific equipment dedicated for that person's use.
Concerns about the hospital have been raised in previous reports, and health secretary Nicola Sturgeon yesterday called for improvements to be made "as a matter of urgency".
Five patients died at Ninewells during an outbreak of C difficile in 2009. The cases are being looked at as part of the public inquiry into C difficile deaths at the Vale of Leven hospital in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire."
" A SCOTTISH hospital that suffered a major outbreak of the superbug Clostridium difficile has been criticised by inspectors over dirty equipment and standards of hygiene.
Their report on Ninewells Hospital in Dundee found poor compliance with hand hygiene rules, soiled equipment marked as clean and overfilled dirty linen bags.
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) also highlighted concerns about a patient who was being treated on a ward with other patients without specific equipment dedicated for that person's use.
Concerns about the hospital have been raised in previous reports, and health secretary Nicola Sturgeon yesterday called for improvements to be made "as a matter of urgency".
Five patients died at Ninewells during an outbreak of C difficile in 2009. The cases are being looked at as part of the public inquiry into C difficile deaths at the Vale of Leven hospital in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire."
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
UK : Most people killed by swine flu 'had no underlying health problems'
Via News Scotsman :
" MORE than half of those killed by swine flu or admitted to hospital with the disease were previously considered to be healthy, new figures have revealed.
A total of 59 per cent of the in-patient deaths from the virus were people with no underlying health conditions, according to the UK-wide study.
Research taken from the first wave of the swine flu pandemic also showed 55 per cent of patients hospitalised by swine flu were not previously living with health problems, such as asthma or breathing difficulties.
The study said more needed to be done to monitor the conditions of swine flu victims once they had been admitted to hospital, such as ensuring those with an illness comparable to flu had a chest X-ray.
The researchers, from Imperial College London, focused on the period between 27 April and 30 September last year, when statistics were collected on 631 people hospitalised with swine flu across the UK. Their ages ranged from three months to 90 years, with 36 per cent under 16 and one in 20 aged 65 and older. Those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds made up more than 60 per cent of admissions."
" MORE than half of those killed by swine flu or admitted to hospital with the disease were previously considered to be healthy, new figures have revealed.
A total of 59 per cent of the in-patient deaths from the virus were people with no underlying health conditions, according to the UK-wide study.
Research taken from the first wave of the swine flu pandemic also showed 55 per cent of patients hospitalised by swine flu were not previously living with health problems, such as asthma or breathing difficulties.
The study said more needed to be done to monitor the conditions of swine flu victims once they had been admitted to hospital, such as ensuring those with an illness comparable to flu had a chest X-ray.
The researchers, from Imperial College London, focused on the period between 27 April and 30 September last year, when statistics were collected on 631 people hospitalised with swine flu across the UK. Their ages ranged from three months to 90 years, with 36 per cent under 16 and one in 20 aged 65 and older. Those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds made up more than 60 per cent of admissions."
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