Bronchiolitis epidemic: the Paca region goes red this week, here are some tips to protect yourself

It's the return of winter diseases and epidemics are starting again in France. On Wednesday November 27, 2024, Public Health France published its weekly bulletin on respiratory infections. It appears that bronchiolitis has entered the epidemic phase in seven regions in mainland France, including the Paca region!

“The vast majority of indicators” is on the rise, notes Public Health France.

Seven regions concerned

This week, the cas et bronchiolitis symptoms have experienced a augmentation notable. So much so that Brittanyin the Hauts-de-France, in Île-de-France, in the Center-Val-de-Loirein New Aquitainein Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and in the Paca region, the epidemic phase is declared by the health services. This is equivalent to putting all of these regions in red.

Active circulation of bronchiolitis in the territory

But what exactly does a department placed in red mean? These data show that bronchiolitis circulation is very active: “Syndromic indicators linked to bronchiolitis were increasing in the city as well as in hospitals. The detection rates of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) in nasopharyngeal samples were increasing in community medicine and in hospitals” specifies the bulletin.

Good actions to protect yourself

However, although traffic is very active in our departments, there are some good actions to follow to protect yourself and avoid any contagion.

The vaccination undoubtedly remains the best way to prevent bronchiolitis. It is advisable to contact your doctor to plan the modalities.

In addition to this first measure, it is important to apply simple actions in your daily life that allow you to protect yourself and others. This applies to bronchiolitis, but also to all bacteria et other winter viruses:

– remember to regularly ventilate the rooms
– wash your hands properly
– in the event of a cold, use a mask if you must have prolonged contact, particularly with babies or very young children.

For the youngest, care must be taken to wash their noses as often as possible, do not expose them to toxic elementss such as cigarette smoke and finally not to put the room thermostat above the 19 °C.