We all know about Swine Flu it has grabbed the entire worlds attention. The World Health
Organization (WHO) officials have already declared the new virus strain a
worldwide epidemic due to its rapid spread through everyday human-to-human
contact.
Swine Flu started in April 2009 in United
States and Mexico and slowly it has reached in
most of the parts of world.- End of April, seven countries have officially reported
cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. Canada,
United States, Mexico, New
Zealand, the United Kingdom,
Israel and Spain reported
the cases of Swine Flu.
- By May 09' virus also infected people in Austria,
Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. With time more than 70
countries are now reporting cases of human infection with novel H1N1 flu.
- Over 5000 cases of Swine Flu in the entire world.
And according to WHO, 238 deaths has been confirmed with the maximum no of
deaths is in United States of America
and Mexico.
The World Health Organization declared the sixth stage of the transition
mainly due to a rise in the "number of" cases in Australia, and
not the result of the increase in "severe" or "seriousness"
of the virus.
WHO suggested there is also no risk of
infection from this virus from consumption of well-cooked pork and pork
products. Individuals are advised to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water
on a regular basis and should seek medical attention if they develop any
symptoms of influenza-like illness. Individuals who are ill should delay travel
plans and returning travelers who fall ill should seek appropriate medical
care. These recommendations are prudent measures which can limit the spread of
many communicable diseases, including influenza.
In the United
States, most people who have become ill with
the newly declared pandemic virus have recovered without requiring medical
treatment, however, CDC anticipates that there will be more cases, more
hospitalizations and more deaths associated with this pandemic in the coming
days and weeks. Vaccines are a very important part of a response to pandemic influenza
and the U.S. Government is aggressively taking early steps in the process to
manufacture a novel H1N1 vaccine.
