Rapid Rise in Adenovirus in Bogota

There has been a rapid rise in adenovirus in Bogota since the end of february, where within one week cases rose sharply from 8 to over 200 including four patients in intensive care, according to Caracol Radio. Bogota Health Secretary Hector Zambrano reiterated the medical alert issued for Bogota, stating that the number of actual cases is likely to be much higher than the 200 reported.
 
The virus, is responsible for respiratory infections including colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia and first showed up in the middle of February but has already caused the death of one child. The most commonly identified symptoms include headaches, respiratory infection, a sore throat, and a generally poor state of health for more than three days. Other symptoms may include conjunctivitis, vomiting, diarrhea, and severe abdominal pain.


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With a population of about 8.8 million inhabitants, Bogota is located roughly 2640 meters above sea level in the northern Andes. Orientation is reasonably trouble-free, as the mountains in the direction of the east are in general evident from of the city.

To comprehend the huge size of the capital, just Mexico City, New York City, are the lone North American cities bigger than Bogotá. Moreover, in 2008 the World Cities Study from the United Kingdom ranked Bogotá as a world city equivalent to San Francisco, Washington DC, Dubai, Buenos Aires or Berlin, based upon their political, economic and cultural developments. What this means for the traveler is a world class city getaway.

Bogotá is a city with many unusual areas, and in this way it offers a distinctive experience to its tourists. The city still makes it possible for visitors to witness a frantic balance concerning the new and the old; the peaceful and the frantic. You will stumble upon century-old plazas and Cathedrals dominated by glass and steel buildings. Locate relaxing treelined walkways divided by untamed-traffic avenues.

Bogota benefits from numerous sections. Consiting of globally acclaimed universities to regional head quarters for transnational corporations, Bogota is Colombia's capital for official business transactions. The metropolis is residence to a diverse range of inhabitants which have been exposed to European and North American influences, that signifies that everything from established recipes to sushi and fast food restaurants can be enjoyed. Bogota is one of the most progressive as well as metropolitan cities of South America.

Bogota is divided by four areas: The South which is for the most part the poorer sector of the city; El Centro, which translates as "the Center", is the city's old principal district and hosts a large amount of its old heritage areas, city and public offices, and financial headquarters. El Occidente, which is home to Bogota's sizeable sporting venues and open-air recreational areas, aside from residence locations for key middle as well as various higher class residences; and The North which is where most modern development has taken place, and blends numerous expensive residential spaces with affluent shopping malls, boutiques, restaurants, clubs, and numerous additional business zones offering headquarters to numerous international corporations.

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