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The first case of COVID-19 and influenza, detected simultaneously in the same person, was confirmed in Mexico, a fact that is beginning to worry the medical community because the convergence of the two diseases could put even more pressure on the health system of this country, reports EFE. , cited by Agerpres.
“More than the convergence of the two diseases in the same person, something less common, we have to worry about juxtaposing the epidemic with the flu season, which could lead to a saturation of hospitals,” Alejandro Macías wrote on Twitter this Monday. responsible for the management of the 2009 flu epidemic.
On Sunday, the Mexican government confirmed the first infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and seasonal flu in the same person, according to José Luis Alomia, director general of epidemiology at the Ministry of Health.
“In Mexico, the first case of simultaneous presence of the two viruses was reported, both the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the pathogen that causes COVID-19, and the AH1N1 virus, which triggers the flu,” he said.
The case was detected in a 54-year-old woman with a history of obesity, who suffered from an autoimmune disease and suffered from cancer and chronic lung disease.
He specified that the patient was hospitalized and that her evolution is good. The doctor explained that the patient began to present symptoms at the end of September, which led her to be admitted to the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition.
After several weeks of hospitalization, the woman was discharged from October 5 to 6, but was hospitalized again after having a high fever. In the second hospitalization, the AH1N1 influenza virus was also detected.
In an interview with EFE, Dr. Macías warned last week of the danger of the two diseases acting simultaneously and that they would generate “extraordinary hospital pressure.” No one is prepared for a “synergistic epidemic,” he said of the convergence. of two epidemics or disease outbreaks among the population.
As of Sunday, Mexico had a total of 83,781 deaths and 817,503 cases of COVID-19.
Editing: Monica Bonea
