Influenza retreats

The incidence of influenza and SARS is gradually declining. Talking about it and the oversight agencies, and urban hospitals. "Index of influenza, the calculated" Fontanka "is also on the decline: antivirals will cost townspeople this week a little cheaper than last. Experts believe that such rates may stabilize the situation by the end of next week.

Influenza is slowly receding. According to the St. Petersburg Rospotrebnadzor on 17 February, the city registered 9,000 people to seek medical advice (it's a thousand less than last week). The same number, incidentally, is, and the epidemic threshold.

Infant morbidity, according to the Education Committee, also on the decline. To date, close to 278 classes of two children's institutions of the Kalinin and Nevsky districts. Recall that last week because of quarantine for influenza and SARS have been closed 602 class at 9 schools.

Reducing the incidence of confirmed and specialists urban infectious diseases hospital Botkin. "We have really began to receive fewer patients. - Said "Fontanka" the chief doctor of the hospital Alexei Yakovlev. - Of course, the situation is still kept at the level of the epidemic, but there is a tendency to decline. "

Now the city recorded six fatal cases of swine flu. In the past year, according to the main infectious diseases of the Health Committee of city administration, in St. Petersburg was recorded 30 deaths from the virus AH1 N1. In Rospotrebnadzor note that this is one of the worst forms of influenza.

But the buzz in drugstores, such as at the peak of the epidemic last year, no. How can I ensure correspondent Fontanka, all antiviral drugs are available. Only the powder for inhalation "Relenza", as we have already mentioned, best to book through an online pharmacy or over the phone - in the shops it is not always.

One of the most popular drugs, "Arbidol, sold in all dosages. Recall that last week there were just big bags cost from 695 to 749 rubles.

Recommended by the World Health Organization "Tamiflu" at a price has not changed. Minimum the cost is 1,150 rubles. Price tincture of calendula, too, rests on the same mark for two weeks. The pharmacy can be purchased for 8.5 rubles. But the spray from the cold "Nazol and homeopathic remedy" Otsillokoktsinum "fell by 32% and 9.7% respectively.

Masks also have a free market. For 3.5 rubles can buy the most simple gauze, and for 9 rubles - a three-layered.

Index Flu "(obtained by calculating the arithmetic mean of the amount spent from St. Petersburg to all 8 major drugs that are recommended for use in the influenza period: Arbidol", "Remantadin, Tamiflu, Relenza," Otsillokoktsinum " "Ferveks", "Nazol and tincture of calendula) in comparison with last week also went on a slight decline. "Medication Basket townspeople now cost about 5% cheaper.