Thursday, June 11, 2009

WHO 'declares swine flu pandemic'

BBC NEWS | Health | WHO 'declares swine flu pandemic':
"The current pandemic seems to be moderate and causing mild illness in most people.
One factor which may have prompted the move to a level six pandemic was that in the southern hemisphere, the virus seems to be crowding out normal seasonal influenza...
• Symptoms usually similar to seasonal flu - but deaths have been recorded
• It is a new version of the H1N1 strain which caused the 1918 flu pandemic
• Current treatments do work, but as yet there is no vaccine
• Good personal hygiene, such as washing hands, covering nose when sneezing advised"

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