Swine flu that killed dozens of people in Mexico has become the main concern because it can grow to a global flu outbreak. The Government requested citizens forgo smell cheek.
This new virus attacks is worrisome, forcing the government of Mexico temporarily close schools, museums, libraries, and movie theater. While in the U.S., this virus has been suspected of infecting eight people in Texas and California. Newspapers have not yet heard the victim died due to the U.S. with this virus.
Virus is a combination of genetic material from pork, poultry, and humans. Combination of these materials have not been found previously by the researchers of the world.
Spread of virus make Mexico in standby position. More than 1,000 people have been infected this virus. Residents of the city was using the face mask. Authorized officials ordered the closure a number of public places in a quarter of the country.
Mexican President, Felipe Calderón said that the government needs international assistance in making the laboratory to determine the type of virus that has attacked people in the country.
The WHO expert panel meeting to consider whether this issue is a disease that is quite serious, or just simply issue a travel warning. In Mexico City, hundreds of thousands of tourists come and go every day.
There is no vaccine that can specifically protect against human from this swine flu. Also not yet known how many doses of flu vaccine can protect ordinary people from the risk of death.
Mexican officials urged the public authorities to avoid the hospital, except for emergency medical reasons have, because the hospital is the center spread of this virus of swine flu. The government also began to ask residents to leave the kiss cheeks habits.
Meanwhile, the control flow of human traffic in the airport of Mexico also monitored very strictly. If someone crosses the airport in a state of flu, the local police will have questioned.
Eight victims who return to the U.S. experience symptoms such as ordinary flu, such as fever, cough, sore throat and, although some of them also vomiting and diarrhea.
U.S. health officials announced the increase to tourists so carefully and wash hands more often, and avoid talking with the people of Mexico.
Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova says 68 people have died due to flu, and as many as 20 people died is due to flu pigs.
Geographic distribution of outbreaks in the WHO is also a concern. As many as 13 of the 20 deaths occurred in Mexico City, four people in San Luis Potosi, two people in Baja California, and one in the country near the border Oazaca.
Scientists have long concerned that this flu virus becomes pandemic of death worldwide. A new virus may develop differently when infecting pigs, people, or birds. Maintenance vitus this can spread quickly because people naturally do not have the defense to prevent the body.
Two flu drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, appears effective against this virus. Roche, manufacturer of Tamiflu, said the company is ready to supply drugs if requested.
Both drugs must be consumed since the beginning, or a few days since someone experiencing symptoms, that can be effective.
Córdoba, said Mexico has enough supply of Tamiflu to treat one million people. Use of the drug to the doctor.
This is sad i hope that they get to the cause of this virus soon. i would hate to see anymore deaths from this. and now i worry about my kids because they go to daycare. and kids are always sick at daycare.
This is some scary stuff. The last thing we need stressing us out more than the economic problems is this threat of this swine flu damaging our health/productivity and by default the economy even more.
This a really serious situation, they have to come with somekind of vaccination.
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