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ENDEMIK

ENDEMIK - is one of the first private medical establishments in Lithuania that was established after the restoration of independence; it started its operation in 1989. The company which was established under the initiative of Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine Research Laboratory employees was located in the facilities of the university for the first few years. ENDEMIK was established and headed for a few years by the chair of the mentioned laboratory, prof. dr. Leontijus Motiejūnas, laureate of the National Science Premium, member of New York Science Academy, who still provides the establishment with his consultations.

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Disease prevention - Influenza: It is very Serious!

In general, many Lithuanians believe that autumn is not a real autumn, if you don’t get a flu. This erroneous attitude is because of a number of minor complaints occurring during the cold season such as runny nose, sneezing, pain, larynx, minor headaches, slight rise in temperature, and other that are often mistakenly considered by people as flu. Certainty that is not influenza but the upper respiratory tract inflammatory disease caused by various bacteria and viruses. In most cases its causes are different adenoviruses. Influenza is a different illness which manifests with a sudden rise in temperature (usually high), chills, severe headache and muscle pain, joint pain, gnawing, sometimes tiresome dry cough. Often it is followed by nausea, insomnia, a person may be delirious, and even experience all body seizures. Runny nose and cough usually occur after two or three days. It is known that 10% of patients suffering from influenza have a severe form of it, and 2% of the latter die. In Europe every year more than a tenth of the population are infected by flu. In the United States, for example, each year from 10 to 40 thousand people die from influenza and its consequences, in Russia this number is about 2.5 thousand.

From 1962 to 1987, Japan introduced a mandatory annual country-wide vaccination of schoolchildren against influenza. It is believed that due to this Japanese incentive, they avoided from 49,000 to 173,000 deaths from influenza. In our country the situation in this case is also gradually improving. In 1999, in Lithuania on average, 22 of a thousand of residents were vaccinated from influenza, in 2000 the number was 30.

Vaccination upward trend continued in 2001, 2002 and 2003. According to these indicators Lithuania is ahead of Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Ecuador. Meanwhile, in the U.S. there are 250 vaccinated per thousand of population, and in Europe – 177. The leader among the Baltic States is Latvia. Here in 2000, there were 65 vaccinated per thousand population, and 52 in Estonia.

Fortunately, the science can predict in advance the strains of viruses that may cause the anticipated epidemic. Such and similar virus strains are then quickly used for the production of new vaccines. This is why it is necessary to have a vaccination against the flu each year. If immunization will continue for a number of years against the disease, with each year, multi-dimensional and stronger immunity against influenza will be acquired. Please be advised that the treatment of influenza practically does not exist. Only the symptoms can be treated, so the only way to prevent this disease and its dire consequences is a vaccine.

After vaccination, resistance to disease develops in no earlier than 2 weeks and lasts for about 1 year. Previously, doctors thought that vaccinations are possible only before the start of an influenza epidemic. It was demonstrated that with vaccination at the beginning of the epidemic, the effect will be present although less: even if immunization will not protect against infection, but there may be less complications. Experience shows that when the epidemic begins, it lasts for 4-5 weeks. Therefore, the last to become ill at the end of the epidemic, will be protected from complications: heart disease, kidney disease, brain inflammation, exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, bacterial pneumonia, children - from otitis media. However, the optimal prophylaxis of influenza is early preventive vaccination before commencement of the epidemic. Therefore, we invite all citizens of Lithuania for vaccination against this serious and insidious disease.