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Swine flu epidemic
The World Health Organization says the worst of the swine flu outbreak is over in Canada but the pandemic continues around the world, what lessons have we learned from this flu pandemic?
The biggest worry was who was most at risk, the very young were becoming sicker faster than the elderly. Dr. suddenly realized how bondable their patients were, very rapidly huge numbers of children were getting very very sick that happened past and in very large numbers. The CDC was estimating last fall the 20 to 30% of the children that I am swine flu had no underlying medical conditions. He was very sobering that some totally healthy people suffered this very rapid deterioration from H1N1.
Another high-risk group with high mortality rate was pregnant women, the biggest worry was vaccines as again it be enough? And how soon would become readily available in the fall pediatrician's were dispensing the nasal spray version but the CDC admitted the vaccination campaign for each one and one was going to be a little bulky by seasons end there was sufficient supply to go around.
So much effort went into manufacturing vaccines for swine flu there were spot shortages for vaccinations of seasonal flu and there was a big issue for schools to deal with a debate that erupted in the spring and continued into the fall year. Should schools be shut down or should classes continue? One school district in Long Island New York Wisconsin to London last May worried that the responsibility was there is in many schools opted to stay open and send sick children home. The World Health Organization said more than 11,000 people were known to die from the disease but in comparison more than 100,000 people die every year from seasonal flu symptoms. Now in retrospect health experts say that the knowledge in dealing with the swine flu epidemic was very valuable in dealing with the next global influenza outbreak which could only be a season away. Globally the swine flu has not died down yet but it is pretty much over North America the worry is that some other type of influenza will mix with it and will get another new strain.
The symptoms of the swine flu are very similar to seasonal influenza and include fever sore throat body ache chills and fatigue. Some people who reportedly had swine flu have also had diarrhea and vomiting. It is also important to note that this virus is being spread from person to person has nothing to do with food and nothing to do with eating pork. If you have more concerns about swine flu go to the CDC website it will list warning signs that need urgent medical attention for both children and adults.
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