Olympic visitors are expected to bring with them various bugs and viruses

Home Health Index | Health News & Fitness Guidehealthindex.co.ukCommentsPosts

Health Index | Health News & Fitness Guidehealthindex.co.uk CommentsPosts

Follow us on Twitter Pages Advertising Contact Us Privacy Policy Categories Allergies Alternative Treatments Alzheimers Autism Cancer Care for the elderly Cosmetic Surgery Deafness Dental Depression Diabetes Diet Drugs Eyes Fashion Fertility Fitness Fundraising General Gyms Health Products Hearing HIV Insurance Medical Conditions Medical News Medical Research Mental Health MRSA NHS Public Health Republic Skin cancer Smoking Tuberculosis Vitamins Recent Posts Despite all the warnings Brits still yearn for a golden tan Patients who have private medical cover are costing the NHS millions Rise in clinical negligence claims hitting NHS hard How Vitamin B2 Prevents Chronic Migraines Exercise and chiropractor service best for back pain « How does the military keep its servicemen and women motivated to exercise every day? Home HIV tests approved in the US » Olympic visitors are expected to bring with them various bugs and viruses As the Olympics draw closer, health authorities are expecting an increase in chest infections and stomach complaints. The increased visitor numbers from different countries are likely to bring with them a number of undiagnosed bugs and viruses However, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) stressed that although a slight increase in minor illnesses was to be expected it was not anticipating any major infectious outbreaks as a result of either the Olympics or the Paralympics games. The HPA has announced plans so that bugs and viruses can be diagnosed rapidly and action implemented earlier. Bugs such as Salmonella can be identified within 24 hours rather than the normal two days. Calls to the NHS help lines and after hours Doctors will also be monitored to identify patterns and early onset of anything of concern. Medical Professionals will report any outbreaks or suspicious symptoms. The HPA director for the Olympics, Dr Brian McCloskey says the agency is well organized with best practice systems in place for monitoring, diagnosis and action plans. Dr McCloskey says the preparations mean the games organizers can be confident full backup is available to them in the event of any possible outbreak of infectious diseases. The HPA stresses that its risk analysis shows there is only a small risk of infectious disease during the Games. Typical of the risks include respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses and history shows serious outbreaks at major sports events are rare. However, health authorities are taking no chances and are alerting medical professionals throughout the country to be on the lookout for anything unusual. Systems are in place to advise Doctors and other practitioners on how best to deal with anything unexpected, although some care is required to ensure the HPA is not inundated with calls from the public and concerned professionals. Related posts: Home HIV tests approved in the US With the rising concern over HIV, the Food and Drug... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. July 13th, 2012 | Tags: bugs and viruses, increase of minor illnesses expected during the Olympics, overseas Olympic visitors | Category: Fitness, Medical Conditions, Medical News, Public Health Leave a Reply Cancel Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website You can use these HTML tags

Notify me of followup comments via e-mail Notify me of new posts by email.

Health Resources Critical Illness Protection Medical Books No-win no-fee personal injury compensation Ringing in ears is a symptom of Tinnitus Vitamin E Weight Loss Explained Adverts

Home

Health Index | Health News & Fitness Guidehealthindex.co.uk CommentsPosts

Health Index | Health News & Fitness Guide

healthindex.co.uk

Follow us on Twitter

Olympic visitors are expected to bring with them various bugs and viruses

As the Olympics draw closer, health authorities are expecting an increase in chest infections and stomach complaints. The increased visitor numbers from different countries are likely to bring with them a number of undiagnosed bugs and viruses

However, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) stressed that although a slight increase in minor illnesses was to be expected it was not anticipating any major infectious outbreaks as a result of either the Olympics or the Paralympics games.

The HPA has announced plans so that bugs and viruses can be diagnosed rapidly and action implemented earlier. Bugs such as Salmonella can be identified within 24 hours rather than the normal two days.

Calls to the NHS help lines and after hours Doctors will also be monitored to identify patterns and early onset of anything of concern. Medical Professionals will report any outbreaks or suspicious symptoms.

The HPA director for the Olympics, Dr Brian McCloskey says the agency is well organized with best practice systems in place for monitoring, diagnosis and action plans. Dr McCloskey says the preparations mean the games organizers can be confident full backup is available to them in the event of any possible outbreak of infectious diseases.

The HPA stresses that its risk analysis shows there is only a small risk of infectious disease during the Games. Typical of the risks include respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses and history shows serious outbreaks at major sports events are rare.

However, health authorities are taking no chances and are alerting medical professionals throughout the country to be on the lookout for anything unusual. Systems are in place to advise Doctors and other practitioners on how best to deal with anything unexpected, although some care is required to ensure the HPA is not inundated with calls from the public and concerned professionals.

Home HIV tests approved in the US With the rising concern over HIV, the Food and Drug...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

You can use these HTML tags

<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

Notify me of followup comments via e-mail

Notify me of new posts by email.