Swine flu / H1N1 Virus: How to protect your family from H1N1 virus / Swine flu
The steps you need to take to protect your family from the H1N1 virus / Swine flu. Read the article from the Orange County Register by clicking here.
Archive for November, 2009
Protect yourself from H1N1 Swine Flu Virus
From shopping carts to door knobs to public rest rooms. Learn the simple strategies to protect yourself from the H1N1 virus / Swine flu virus by reading this article from NewsOXY.com.
New drug-resistant swine flu / H1N1 virus case
A sixth person has tested positive for a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu, public health officials say. (Read full BBC article here.)
BULLETIN: H1N1 mutation makes swine flu virus resistant to antiviral drugs – Tamiflu doesn’t work anymore
(Examiner.com) In patients around the world, patients are being identified with a strain of the swine flu that is Tamiflu-resistant. The H1N1 mutation makes the swine flu virus resistant to treatment with Tamiflu, a common antiviral medication licensed for use in the United States. Clusters of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 mutations have been identified in North Carolina [...]
H1N1 Virus / Swine Flu — Critical Questions & Answers — what you need to know now
(Zanesville Times Recorder) The following are reader-submitted H1N1 questions with answers supplied by Dr. Alissa Ackelson, infectious diseases director of Infection Control, Genesis HealthCare System:
* Is the H1N1 vaccine / Swine flu vaccine FDA safe to get and has anyone who has received it died or gotten sick from either the shot or the mist?
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SPECIAL REPORT: “How do I protect my child from Swine flu?”
(By Carley Bowman, BBC News) How can I protect my child from swine flu [H1N1 virus]? It is a question that has kept me awake at night. For several weeks I have been waiting anxiously for my GP to call my three-year-old son Ben in for the [swine flu / H1N1 virus] vaccine. But [...]
BULLETIN: H1N1 virus / Swine flu has killed 3,900 people — including 540 kids — and sickened 22 million Americans
(USA Today) The H1N1 virus / Swine flu has swept through about 22 million Americans from April to October, killing an estimated 3,900 people, including 540 children, health officials said Thursday. The analysis represents the government’s latest effort to assess a viral H1N1 virus outbreak that in just six months has flooded emergency rooms and [...]
