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Young children and pregnant women are two groups of people who are at high risk of serious complications from seasonal influenza . In addition, CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) continues to send antiviral drugs, …. There are no statistics to support “the odds” of fatality. So far, swine flu appears to be much more mild than the dreaded avian flu. Q: Why is the swine flu receiving all this publicity when more than 36000 people per year die from the …

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Update on Swine Influenza – April 29, 2009

So far seasonal flu more deadly

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Do hold government officials accountable for information they should have. I think reporters are too quick to accept the “no confirmed cases” response. Influenza is broken down into strains and types and subtypes. This swine flu is an H1N1. … Why does flu scare public health agencies more than almost any other bug? Why do pandemic strains target the young and healthy instead of the old and young, like regular seasonal flu? Why do we need to get a new flu shot every year …

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Influenza disease activity will have returned to levels normally seen for seasonal influenza . It is expected that the pandemic virus will behave as a seasonal influenza A virus. At this stage, it is important to maintain surveillance and update … Pig Flu Statistics . Statistics : Mexico 4298, 60 dead. United States 2446, 3 dead. Canada 449, 1 deths. Costa Rica 8 cases, 1 dead. New Zealand 7. United Kingdom 71. Israel 7. Spain 100. Germany 12

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This is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made during the course of an employee’s official duties. Producer: Centers for Disease Control. Creative Commons license: Public Domain Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses), that affects birds and mammals. The name influenza comes from the Italian …

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It is recommended that travellers follow the same precautionary measures as with seasonal influenza including receiving a seasonal flu vaccine, washing your hands often, covering coughs and sneezes, and staying home when ill. …

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Human Swine Influenza in United States – Travel Health – Public …

Usually includes symptoms similar to seasonal influenza (flu) including headache, chills, cough followed by fever, loss of appetite, muscle aches and fatigue, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes and throat irritation. …

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Human swine influenza in Mexico – Warning – Travel Health – Public …