A post from Claudia Grisanti at Swine flu in Italy: Update: Week 4. Excerpt:The influenza virus is spreading again in Italy. There have been 111000 cases in the last week, a bit more than in the previous week (97000). It…
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H5N1: Italy: More flu, but not H1N1
So, it seems as if the Swine Flu (H1N1) could very well just be a slight variation of the regular flu. However, there are some differences. … S. It’s a bit more difficult to find statistics on the regular flu (influenza), though….
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The Great Mexican-Pig-Monster Scare of ‘09
Influenza viruses are notoriously unpredictable and can mutate into more severe forms, according to the WHO chief. Chan, who admitted she had not received her own H1N1 flu shot yet but would have it soon, said: “I am a bit more relaxed, … But Chan, who fought avian flu and SARS while serving as health director in her native Hong Kong, said the world was still not ready to combat a pandemic of the H5N1 bird flu virus , noting it was “more toxic and deadly.” …
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WHO: H1N1 Might Take a Year to Conquer : Kevin Trudeau Show
With the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) virus making its debut, however, there’s a bit more to consider. … The nasal vaccine is called live, attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) because it contains live but attenuated (weakened) influenza virus….The viruses in the flu shot are killed (inactivated), so you cannot get the flu from a flu shot. …
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