Current Status


Current United Nations Flu Pandemic Status is at Level 6

Protection Steps


How to reduce your risk of contracting swine flu:

Do not travel to areas known to be affected.

Minimize the amount of time spent on public transport especially aeroplanes.

Avoided crowded public places, especially those using recirculated air conditioned air

Wear a surgical grade face mask and ensure it is fitted correctly so that it covers your nose as well as your mouth.

Refrain from touching your mouth with your hands or fingers if they may have come into contact with surfaces contiminated with the virus.

Carefully wipe any surfaces that may have come into contact with carriers such as door handles, toilet flushers, work surfaces and telephones

H1N1 Swine flu symptoms

The symptoms of 2009-10 Swine Flu (also: How can I tell the difference between H1N1 and regular flu? H1N1 Mortality Rates, and When should I seek ..., AngelaWhite

Health watchdogs ‘are to be axed’

The Health Protection Agency that handles public health emergencies such as swine flu is to be axed under reforms, the government confirms. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Health watchdogs ‘are to be axed’

The Health Protection Agency that handles public health emergencies such as swine flu is to be axed under reforms, the government confirms. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome and the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccination

Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases have appeared in several individuals that have received the H1N1 swine flu vaccination. In evaluating the package insert that comes with the vaccination that is manufactured by the company called Novartis, you will find ?TB_iframe=true

Can LF Sound Presentation Dispel Flu Symptoms in the Gulf?

The Sound Health Research Institute decoded, tested and successfully used countervailing frequencies to quell the symptoms of Swine flu last fall. Now the Institute has been asked to attempt to do the same for the toxins released during the US Gulf Coast oil disaster. This article summarizes their efforts toward that mission and provides frequenc

Diabetes risk factor for swine flu hospitalization

Results from an influenza surveillance project in Canada show that patients with diabetes who become infected with the pandemic influenza A virus are at significantly greater risk for hospitalization and intensive care unit admission than those without diabetes. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)

NHS HTA – themed issue on pandemic flu

Source: Health Technology Assessment
Area: Evidence > Disease Focused Reviews
A NHS HTA report discusses a number of issues on the management of pandemic flu based on assessment of the recent H1N1 ('swine flu') pandemic. Issues examined are:
. needs, concerns and behaviours of people with existing respiratory conditions . influenza A/H1N1v in pregnancy . the impact of communications about swine flu on public responses to the outbreak . the impact of illness and of school closure on social contact patterns . vaccine effectiveness; and . a Cochrane review of physical  interventions to to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses.
 
The full text of the report is available online. (Source: NeLM - Disease Focused Reviews)

Proof That The Swine Flu Epidemic Was Man Made & Intentional

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has a listing for, 'Genetically Engineered Swine Influenza Virus & Uses Thereof'. This vaccine patent was filed with the U.S. Patent Office in 2005. They waited for the patent to be approved in 2009 before unleashing the virus, so they could cash-in! The patent was finally approved on January 8th, 2009...

Proof That The Swine Flu Epidemic Was Man Made and Intention

Written by Sarah Cain Make Sure You Are Sitting Before Reading This The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has a listing for, 'Genetically Engineered

Direct Travel Insurance

Direct Travel Insurance.Later, since the rampant attacks swine influenza viruses (swine flu, the H1N1 virus ato medical term) to various parts of the world and that has been consuming a lot of casualties, I am flooded with emails from colleagues asking TravelHematers, how important does the function of the trip or travel insurance insurance for tho

July 25: Swine Flu cases update | Swine Flu Updates

News of new Swine Flu cases and deaths are coming from all over India. Maharashtra is reporting more deaths while Kerala is reporting more

Pandemic 2009 (A)H1N1 influenza (swine flu) – the Manitoba experience.

Authors: Embree J
The pattern of illness associated with the first wave of the pandemic influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) in the spring and early summer of 2009 in regions of the province of Manitoba in Canada was more severe, on a population basis, than any other northern hemisphere jurisdiction outside of Mexico City. Manitoba accounted for 50% of intensive care admissions and 25% of pediatric admissions, but only 6.5% of deaths, attributable to the virus in Canada during the first wave. Activation and use of emergency response protocols embedded within the routine health authority management system and good communication between the diagnostic laboratory, public health, and health care practitioners was effective in coping with the sudden need for hospitalization of large numbers of chil...

Unexpected Outcomes – Swine Flu vs. Oil Spill

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India: Three football players down with swine flu – www.issa

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NEW: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS – About the Central Vaccine Recovery Program

This Q&A document provides information for providers who signed a Provider Agreement to administer 2009 H1N1 about the Central Vaccine Recovery Program regarding the recovery of unused and expired 2009 H1N1 vaccine.

NEW: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS – About the Central Vaccine Recovery Program

This Q&A document provides information for providers who signed a Provider Agreement to administer 2009 H1N1 about the Central Vaccine Recovery Program regarding the recovery of unused and expired 2009 H1N1 vaccine. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)

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Acute myelopathy associated with H1N1 virus infection

Abstract  The swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus caused a pandemic infection in June 2009. The incidence of neurological complications
due to H1N1 virus infection is unknown. Two cases of cervical acute myelopathy associated with H1N1 virus infection are reported.
Both patients (male 29 years and female 24 years) suffered moderate to severe sensory and motor symptoms, but recovered completely
within a few weeks. Acute myelopathy is a rare complication of H1N1 infection, but appears to be of similar course and prognosis
as myelopathy associated with conventional viral infection.

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original CommunicationDOI 10.1007/s00415-010-5676-3Authors
Dennis A. Nowak, Klinik Kipfenberg Neurologische Fachklinik Kindinger Strasse 13 8511...

The H1N1 Swine Flu and Chronic Conditions

The H1N1 Swine Flu and Chronic Conditions

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 110

As of 18 July 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18366 deaths. (Source: WHO Swine Flu)

Influenza A (H1N1) virus-induced hepatocellular injury in a kidney transplant patient

M. Daudé, J.M. Mansuy, J. Guitard, G. Basse, L. Esposito, J. Izopet, L. Rostaing, N. Kamar. Influenza A (H1N1) virus-induced hepatocellular injury in a kidney transplant patient.Transpl Infect Dis 2010. All rights reserved.Abstract: The swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus is mainly responsible for flu. No hepatitis attributable to H1N1 virus has been previously documented. Herein, we report on a kidney transplant patient who developed influenza H1N1 virus-induced hepatocellular injury. The patient's body temperature was only somewhat elevated, and pulmonary and flu symptoms were mild. H1N1 virus was detected by polymerase chain reaction assay in nasopharyngeal and bronchoalveolar swabs, as well as in the serum. The hepatocellular injury episode resolved after the patient had been placed...