Maryland health officials have announced six probable cases of swine flu in the state, including two children. John Colmers, state secretary of health and mental hygiene, said that a family of three in Anne Arundel County may have developed the disease after being in contact with another uninfected family member who recently traveled to Mexico. […]
MANY Australians will scoff at the very idea of wearing a face mask in public, yet it’s a highly effective way to protect yourself against swine flu. The potentially life-saving accessory should be worn in all “crowded situations”, says University of NSW Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Raina MacIntyre. This includes the bus and the […]
Source: Reuters Mexican child is first swine flu death in U.S. *23-month-old child dies in Texas of swine flu *Death is first outside Mexico and first in U.S. *Official says child was in Houston for treatment (Adds official saying child was Mexican, paragraphs 2, 5-6) WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – A 23-month-old child has died […]
Anyone likes to know how to prepare for the worst. What drug will cure the disease? Here is an article from government CDC to help you Antiviral Drugs Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaler) with activity against influenza viruses, including swine influenza viruses. Antiviral drugs can be used to treat swine […]
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MEXICO CITY – Global health authorities warned Wednesday that swine flu was threatening to bloom into a pandemic, and the virus spread farther in Europe even as the outbreak appeared to stabilize at its epicenter. A toddler who succumbed in Texas became the first death outside Mexico. New cases and deaths finally seemed to be […]
Swine Flu What is Swine Influenza? Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Swine flu viruses cause high levels of illness and low death rates in pigs. Swine influenza viruses may circulate among swine throughout the year, but […]