Posts Tagged ‘Influenza’

The Facts Versus the Truth About Swine Flu

4th September 2009 by admin 3 Comments

There are the facts and there is the truth. Facts are often debated, because facts depend on how you calculate them. Truth is often ignored because it is often unpopular and usually unpleasant.

The coming unique H1N1 influenza surge will pose a challenge to the U.S. health care delivery and economic systems.
(ABC News Photo Illustration)

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World Health Officials Say Two Billion People May Contract Swine Flu

30th July 2009 by admin 3 Comments

The World Health Organization predicts the H1N1 Swine Flu virus will infect two billion people, or one out of every three persons, over the next two years. While this flu has already killed 800, the WHO says thousands more could die unless an effective vaccine is developed soon.

A CDC Image of H1N1 influenza virus

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Summer Gives No Relief From Swine Flu

20th June 2009 by admin No Comments

About 7% of the population in areas highly affected by H1N1 swine flu report influenza-like symptoms, a spokesperson for the CDC said during a news briefing today.
Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH, deputy director of the Influenza Division at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, provided an update about the H1N1 pandemic, [...]

WHO: Swine Flu Pandemic Has Begun, 1st in 41 Years

11th June 2009 by admin No Comments

The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic Thursday — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years — as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere.
In a statement sent to member countries, WHO said it decided to raise the pandemic warning level [...]