Medical records, autopsy reports, and microscopic slides of people with H1N1 who died between May and July 2009 (the early stages of the virus outbreak) show how the H1N1 virus can be fatal. It was found that even the cell sacs at the deepest end of the lung formation have been swollen and damaged. “Generally, [...]
Morgan Stanley economists say that in China, garlic is currently the country’s best performing asset, outstripping gold and stocks. The price of garlic has nearly gone up fourfold since March. The reason given for the price appreciation of this pungent bulb is because the Chinese strongly believe that it can ward off the H1N1 swine [...]
Quest Diagnostics, a U.S. corporation which provides clinical laboratory services, has confirmed that the swine-flu infection spreads from schoolchildren to the rest of the population. “Based on tests performed since Quest Diagnostics began offering H1N1 testing in May 2009, children between the ages of five to 14 have experienced higher overall rates of H1N1 positivity [...]
Head researcher Marie-Paule Kieny of the World Health Organization said Monday that about 100 low- and middle-income nations will start receiving the H1N1 flu vaccines and syringes donated by companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi. WHO declared in June that the flu virus, commonly known as swine flu, had reached full pandemic proportions. At least [...]
The pandemic H1N1 influenza has been found to be prevalent in most of the United States. Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the federal Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, warned during a news conference that uncertainties still lie ahead as the flu season usually extends up to May. Frieden said that about 2.4 million [...]
Indian health officials said that more than 100 people have now died from the H1N1 virus. New deaths were reported from the states of Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, with the worst-hit that of the state of Maharashtra. Deaths were reported in at least eight Indian cities. The death toll is highest in Pune. According to reports, some [...]
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