It returns every year at the same time, the flu also has its season in winter with mainly cases of respiratory tract infections such as bronchiolitis.
Children under the age of two as well as the elderly can develop serious forms of the disease; Luxembourg Health advises to be vaccinated and to adopt barrier gestures in the event of infection.
The number of flu cases reported by laboratories is increasing for the fourth consecutive week. Last week, cases increased from 190 to 350. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is also on the rise, as is pneumonia caused by pneumococcus, which is more common in winter.
For Jean-Claude Schmit, Director of Health, the vaccine remains the best way to avoid seasonal flu and reduce the risk of complications, especially with regard to RSV which can have more serious consequences in children young. age and the elderly. He explains that it is more of an immunization: “we give antibodies to babies, it's not really a vaccine, even if a vaccine now exists for pregnant women. Their immunity is passed on to the baby, and the baby is automatically immunized at birth.“.
Covid infections have also increased, a situation considered “normal” by health authorities. Hospitals are well prepared for this wave of winter viruses even if we have to try to avoid infections.
Other solutions exist to reduce the risk of infection, such as wearing a mask if you are sick in order to protect others or impeccable hand hygiene because the virus is also transmitted by droplets that are deposited on the skin.
According to statistics from the Robert Koch Institute in Germany, the number of respiratory infections has increased compared to last year, but the number of hospitalizations has clearly decreased.
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