A/H1N1 Swine Flu Virus

Quick facts about the swine flu virus:

• On 30 April 2009, the World Health Orgainsation raised the alert for swine flu to Phase Five, which means that a pandemic is imminent.
• A pandemic is a situation where an infectious disease spreads throughout a population in a large region. Region may mean continents, or even globally.
• The swine flu could be a big a killer as the 1918 Spanish flu if not properly contained
• WHO has changed the name of swine flu to “influenza A (H1N1)”
• There is currently no vaccine to protect against swine flu. Follow developments of the new swine flu vaccine.

Tags: a/h1n1 | h1n1 | influenza A(H1N1) | swine flu

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