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Influenza H1N1 Symptoms
Influenza H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Symptoms, vaccine, update from CDC centers for disease control and prevention
What is H1N1 (swine flu)? Swine Flu Symptoms
What is H1N1 (swine flu)? H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have reported people sick with this new virus. This virus is spreading from person-to-person, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. Why is this new H1N1 virus sometimes called “swine flu”? This virus was o
Homemade Masks
In Japan, when people get even a little bit sick they wear a mask. If you ride the train everyday, you’re likely to see at least one person wearing a mask everyday. If there’s a bug going around, some people will wear masks in an attempt to avoid getting sick. If there’s a fear of some sort of epidemic, people will go to the drug stores and buy up all the masks. Recently, Japan has been making a lot of noise about the swine flu. People are getting checked for flu symptoms at the airport.
Swine Flu Update: Flu Claims Eighth Victim
Amid fears of the flu hospitals across the nation are becoming inundated with patients seeking treatment for swine flu-like symptoms. Hospitals swamped amid flu fears Reporting from Washington — On Long Island, N.Y., hospitals are scrambling to bring extra workers in to handle a 50% surge in visitors to emergency rooms. In Galveston, Texas, the local hospital ran out of flu testing kits after being overwhelmed with patients worried about having contracted swine flu. At Loma Linda Univer