Health: the epidemic of gastroenteritis is here!
In a recent communication, the Sentinel network of the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) has announced that the epidemic threshold of gastroenteritis was exceeded in France with 207 registered cases per 100 000 population for the week of 4 to 10 January 2016 . Explanations.
Gastrointestinal raging in Lorraine
From a strictly geographic point of view, it is in Lorraine that we find the greatest number of gastroenteritis reports with 451 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. The region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Limousin are not left with 395 and 407 cases per 100 000 population, respectively.
In detail, these patients have between 4 months and 96 years and only 0.4% of them have been hospitalized.
What is gastro?
Inflammation of the lining of the intestine and stomach, gastroenteritis is usually caused by norovirus but sometimes it may be the result of a parasite or a bacterium.
Exceedingly contagious, the disease causes diarrhea and / or vomiting, sometimes accompanied by mild fever, "hits" of fatigue and muscle pain.
Depending on the case, the patient may suffer from gastroenteritis for one to three days.
To avoid suffering from gastroenteritis, it is essential to emphasize hygiene .
Thus, we must take care to wash their hands after using the toilet and disinfect the toilet and the door handle. If you have a toddler, disinfect your hands with an alcohol-based solution after changing his diaper.
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