Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009  This sounds strange to me! A mixture between swine, avian etc. Flu outbreak reaches US 2 hours 51 mins ago Print Story A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 68 people in Mexico and spread to the US. Skip related content Related photos / videos Flu outbreak reaches US Mexico's government said at least 20 people have died of the disease in central Mexico and that it may also have been responsible for 48 other deaths. Mexico reported more than 1,000 suspected cases and four possible cases were also seen in Mexicali, right on the border with California. In the US, eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said tests showed the virus from 12 of the Mexican patients was the same genetically as a new strain of swine flu, designated H1N1, seen in eight patients in California and Texas. Global health officials are not ready to declare a pandemic - a global epidemic of a new and deadly disease such as flu - but the new virus raised fears of a major outbreak. Mexico's government has cancelled classes for millions of children in its sprawling capital city and surrounding areas. All large public events like concerts were suspended in Mexico City. Close analysis showed the disease is a never-before-seen mixture of swine, human and avian viruses, according to the US Centrers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the Mexican dead were aged between 25 and 45, a Mexican health official said. Seasonal flu can be more deadly among the very young and the very old but a hallmark of pandemics is that they affect healthy young adults. Humans can occasionally catch swine flu from pigs but rarely have they been known to pass it on to other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 I thought it was about time we had another " epidemic " panic in the media... it must have been a year since the last one.BBPeter2009/4/25 jo.heartwork <jo.heartwork  This sounds strange to me! A mixture between swine, avian etc.  Flu outbreak reaches US 2 hours 51 mins ago Print Story A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 68 people in Mexico and spread to the US. Skip related content Related photos / videos Flu outbreak reaches US Mexico's government said at least 20 people have died of the disease in central Mexico and that it may also have been responsible for 48 other deaths. Mexico reported more than 1,000 suspected cases and four possible cases were also seen in Mexicali, right on the border with California. In the US, eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said tests showed the virus from 12 of the Mexican patients was the same genetically as a new strain of swine flu, designated H1N1, seen in eight patients in California and Texas. Global health officials are not ready to declare a pandemic - a global epidemic of a new and deadly disease such as flu - but the new virus raised fears of a major outbreak. Mexico's government has cancelled classes for millions of children in its sprawling capital city and surrounding areas. All large public events like concerts were suspended in Mexico City. Close analysis showed the disease is a never-before-seen mixture of swine, human and avian viruses, according to the US Centrers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the Mexican dead were aged between 25 and 45, a Mexican health official said. Seasonal flu can be more deadly among the very young and the very old but a hallmark of pandemics is that they affect healthy young adults. Humans can occasionally catch swine flu from pigs but rarely have they been known to pass it on to other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009  I know. I was listening to someone on the radio - someone from the World Health Authority, and they said they hadn't yet discovered whether the flus were all the same or what yet, so I think it is our press that is trying to panic. BBJo - Peter Kebbell Saturday, April 25, 2009 11:00 AM Re: Flu I thought it was about time we had another "epidemic" panic in the media... it must have been a year since the last one.BBPeter 2009/4/25 jo.heartwork <jo.heartwork >  This sounds strange to me! A mixture between swine, avian etc. Flu outbreak reaches US 2 hours 51 mins ago Print Story A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 68 people in Mexico and spread to the US. Skip related content Related photos / videos Flu outbreak reaches US Mexico's government said at least 20 people have died of the disease in central Mexico and that it may also have been responsible for 48 other deaths. Mexico reported more than 1,000 suspected cases and four possible cases were also seen in Mexicali, right on the border with California. In the US, eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said tests showed the virus from 12 of the Mexican patients was the same genetically as a new strain of swine flu, designated H1N1, seen in eight patients in California and Texas. Global health officials are not ready to declare a pandemic - a global epidemic of a new and deadly disease such as flu - but the new virus raised fears of a major outbreak. Mexico's government has cancelled classes for millions of children in its sprawling capital city and surrounding areas. All large public events like concerts were suspended in Mexico City. Close analysis showed the disease is a never-before-seen mixture of swine, human and avian viruses, according to the US Centrers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the Mexican dead were aged between 25 and 45, a Mexican health official said. Seasonal flu can be more deadly among the very young and the very old but a hallmark of pandemics is that they affect healthy young adults. Humans can occasionally catch swine flu from pigs but rarely have they been known to pass it on to other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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