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The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating an increase in cases of narcolepsy in Finland may be related to a vaccine against influenza A, that body donated to 18 countries, including three American. The disorder is a pathological condition that occurs in the affected access irresistible sleep at any time.

The Government of Finland reported that are occurring cases of narcolepsy among vaccinated against influenza between 4 and 19 years, said WHO representative Gregory Hart, which indicated that those affected receive the vaccine “Pandemics” Manufacturer Galax.

In Helsinki, the National Institute of Health and Welfare of Finland (THL) published a study showing that the H1N1 flu vaccine Pandemics, manufactured by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, multiplies the risk of childhood narcolepsy.

“The observed association is so obvious that it is unlikely that other factors may fully explain this phenomenon,” the investigators said in a statement.

According to the research, between 2009 and 2010 were diagnosed 60 cases of narcolepsy in Finnish children and adolescents between 4 and 19 years, of which 52 (almost 90%) had been vaccinated against the H1N1 virus with the preparation Pandemics.

The phenomenon led the Finnish health authorities to stop using this vaccine as a preventive measure to determine their possible side effects.

WHO representative in Geneva said that Pandemics is a monovalent, i.e., that only carries the H1N1 influenza virus. Hart said that other vaccines used in the flu season and have the seasonal flu virus have not caused problems.

On the other hand, said he also has been reported of narcolepsy in two other Nordic nations, Sweden and Iceland, but that “in these two countries, unlike in Finland, it is unclear whether the victims were immunized with this vaccine.”

“We welcome the transparency shown by the Government of Finland to quickly disclose these cases from narcolepsy,” said the representative.

Harlot acknowledged that WHO donated 36 million doses of vaccine, “Pandemics” to 18 developing countries, but said so far, “we have not heard of who have been cases of narcolepsy.”

The list of countries receiving “Pandemics” is the following: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cuba, North Korea, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Namibia, Philippines, Tajikistan, Togo, Rwanda, Kenya, Mongolia and Senegal.

Syndrome Post-Holiday Stress can cause sadness, apathy, depression, and tachycardia, shortness of breath, blood, muscle aches and stomach problems and, as experts estimate, affects young adults between 25 and 40.

Patricia Hanson Gabby, director of Hem era, Centre for Studies on Stress and anxiety, said, “A syndrome is defined as a pathological condition associated with a series of concurrent symptoms, usually three or more.” Gabby of Hanson remarked, “Post-holiday stress, as his words indicate, is the stress that comes after the holidays.”

“Although it is accepted as the major disease classifications, is being given increasing importance. Some authors think that this is just a temporary situation that disappears when the person passes the process of adapting to the new situation. For example again work and daily routines in the case of adults and children for back to school, “said the expert.

Also, the specialist said that when the adjustment process fails “generated a series of physical and psychological symptoms” and added that these symptoms, if they last over time, “can affect the quality of life of the sufferer.”

“This table insomnia with marked daytime sleepiness, poor concentration, apathy regarding the tasks that must be faced and anxiety. They can also appear sadness, apathy, depression, tachycardia, shortness of breath, blood, muscle aches and stomach problems, “he added.

Hanson Gabby emphasized that the main cause of this syndrome is the change in the daily rhythm disturbance of the biological clock “and that” during the holiday pace of life suffers a significant change. ““Generally we go to bed later and so does the time to get up. There is a total mess in our habits and our routine. The power varies as well as our social activity,” he said.

The specialist said, “Back to life every day means a sharp change for our organization.” “If we add to this lack of motivation at work or activities to be undertaken to return, the subjective experience can be very negative. The combination of both situations can lead to post-holiday syndrome,” he said.

The specialist said that the most exposed population is young adults “aged between 25 and 40 years.”

“Thumbelina Robles Ortega, a researcher at the University of Granada, said that 35% of Spanish workers have post-holiday syndrome,” he said.