Monday, August 10, 2009
List of nodal officers and contact details of Control Room
ANDHRA PRADESH
Office of The Addl. Director (Health Services), Hyderabad. 040-24656852(T) [24x7]
Dr Ramswarup [09989923781]
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
SSU IDSP, Directorate of Health Services, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.
Tel: 0360-2245460 Telefax:: 0360-2244271 (During office hours)
Dr.L.Jampa [09436055743] [24x7]
ASSAM
Office of the Director (Health Services), Guwahati.
0361-2235577 0361-2261630 0361-2261089 [24x7]
Dr Doley 0361-2642008 09854066560
BIHAR
Office of the Executive Director,State Health Society, Sheikhpura, Patna.
0612-2280562
0612-2281232
0612-2290322(F) [24x7]
Mr. Santosh Mathew (IAS)
Dr D K Gupta (Addl.Nodal officer)- 09430057795
Control Room In-charge (Dr BK Singh: 9470003023)
CHHATISHGARH
State Surveillance Unit (IDSP),Directorate Health services,Old Nurses Hostel, DKS Mantralya
Campus,Raipur 0771-2220011 [24x7]
Dr T K Agarwal (Deputy Director, Epidemic)-Nodal officer: 09926624162
Dr S N M Murti (Addl.N.O) 09425564418
GUJARAT
Office of Dy.Director (Epid) Commisionerate of Health Services Block No:5, Dr.Jivaraj Mehta Bhawan, Old Sachivalaya , Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Tel: 079-23253334
Fax: 079-23250818 [24X7]
Dr.S.J.Gandhi [09825342899]
GOA
Call Centre: 0832- 2458458 [24X7]
Dr.Tamba (09822123801)
HIMACHAL PRADESH
IDSP Cell, Directorate of Health Services, Kasumti, Shimla-9
Tel/Fax: 0177-2628046 [ during office hours]
Dr.Vinod Mehta(09418163500) [24x7]
HARYANA
Office of the Director (Health Services),Sector-6, Panchkula 0172-2587346
[During office hours]
Dr.Aparajita Sondh (Nodal Officer)09417931024 [24x7]
JAMMU-KASHMIR
Office of DHS, Srinagar, J& K Tel/Fax. No (0194) 2452697 (main)2452052,2454706,2430141
(24x7)
Dr.M.Ahmed (09419012355) Dr.Bashir Ahmed Dar (Addl.N.O) (09419017716)
JHARKHAND
RIMS, RANCHI
Chamber of Dr. A. K. Mathur (HOD Medicine) (09431176496)
(RIMS acting as Control Room)
Dr C.B Sharma (094311740820
Dr.Pradeep Baski (09431102461)
KERALA
Office of Addl.DHS (Public Health),Near Govt. General Hospital Trivandrum
TF:(0471) 2466828 [24X7]
Dr. Amar 09447451846
KARNATAKA
Office of the Director (Health and Family Welfare),Anand Rao Circle, Bangalore-9
Phone no: 080-1056 [24X7]
Dr.Chelluraj 09901060584 Dr.Vasudev Murthi 09880024329
MAHARASHTRA
Mumbai Room no.137,First Floor,Swasthaya Bhawan,Mumbai. 022-22029070
022-22025830 [24X7]
Dr. Gawande (09420711426)
Pune
Office of the Joint Director (Health Services), Central Building , Pune 020-26124299
[24X7]
Dr. Desai-09822429266 Dr. Suresh Bohatre 09881364656
MEGHALAYA
Office of DHS, Medical Institutions Nokrek Bldg. 3rd Secretariat, Shillong, Meghalaya TF:(0364)2506498 [Office hour only]
Control room no 0364-2505842
Civil hospital Shilling [24x7]
Dr.R.R.Lanong, (09436102763)
MANIPUR
Medical Directorate, Office of DHS, Manipur Room no-23 Lamphelpat Manipur-795004
0385-2411668 (9am-6pm)
Dr Bhubon Chandra [09436021607]
MADHYA PRADESH
State Surveillance Unit, Directorate Health Services, Satpura Bhavan, Bhopal 0755-4094192(TF) [Office hours only]
Dr. B N Chauhan 09826282249
MIZORAM
Civil hospital Aizwal 0389-2322318
102
Dr Sangawalar 0389-2313721
NAGALAND
SSU IDSP, Directorate of Health Services& FW, T.R .Hill, KOHIMA-797001.
Tel:(0370)2245016 [Office hours only]
Dr.Kebichusa (09436000463) [24x7]
ORISSA
State Surveillance Unit, Director of Health Services, Heads of the Department Buildings, Bhubaneshwar.
0674-2390466 (TF)
[24x7] Dr. V. Patnaik
0674-2390466
PUNJAB
Govt. Multispecialty Hospital,Sector-16, Chandigarh.Call Centre:102
Tel:(0172) 2700255 [24x7]
Mr. H.C. Gera (09988212139) (0172)-2740408
RAJASTHAN
Office of the Director (Public Health), Swasthaya Bhawan, Jaipur.
0141-2225624
0141-2224831(F)
[ Mr. R K Meena ,IAS, Principal Sect.(Health)- Nodal Officer
Dr. O P Gupta(Addl.Nodal Officer)-0141-2229858 09829333936
SIKKIM
SSU IDSP, Health & F.W.
Govt. of Sikkim
03592-204199
[Office hours only] Dr.Y.D.Chingappa
(09832079576)
Tel:(03592)204199
TRIPURA
DHS building PN Building,Gurkha Basti,Agartala
Tel/Fax:(0381) 2215879 Dr P Chatterjee (09436120711)
Dr.R.K. Dhar (09436137652)
TAMILNADU
Office of the Director (Public Health &Preventive Medicine),Central Malaria Laboratory,359,Annasalai,Chennai-6
044-24321569 (TF)[24X7]
DR. Elango, DHS,(09940610123)
UTTARAKHAND
Office of DHS, IDSP,107,Chander Nagar, Dehradun
TF: 0135-2721792 0135-2729897[Office Hours only]
Dr.Pankaj Jain(09412969502) [24x7]
UTTAR PRADESH
Swasthaya Bhawan,Luknow
Control Room No-Tel:(0522)2616482
Fax:(0522)2622819
[24X7]
Dr Pyaremohan Srivastava
0522-2629106(TF)
(09415181629)
WEST BENGAL
Chamber of Joint Director (Health Services), Swasthaya Bhawan,Sector-5,GN Block, Kolkata-91
(033)-23571192 [ 10 am to 7 pm on working days] [11 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday and Holidays]
Dr.Bhaskar Bhattacharya,
Jt.DHS 033-23330180 (09831187818)
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
G.B.Pant Hospital, Port Blair
Tel:03192-233473
Dr.Abhijit Roy,Dy.Director (H) (09474269315)
T/F: (03192-232797)
CHANDIGARH
Govt. Multispecialty Hospital, Sector-16, Chandigarh. Call Centre:102 Tel:(0172) 2700255
Mr. H.C. Gera (09988212139) (0172)-2740408
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
Office of DHS, Silvassa.
T/F (0260)2642061,2641759 CONTROL ROOM NO- 0260-2642120
Dr.L.M.Patra DHS (09426117593)
DAMAN AND DIU
CHC, Daman.
Tel:(0260)2230080 Fax:(0260)2230570 [24x7]
Dr.B.Hansraj (Daman) (09825142600) Dr.Das (Silvassa)Tel:0260-2642961,26422120
DELHI
DHS Office Tel:22307145(24X7)
Dr.R.P.Vashist (09212222456)
LAKSHADWEEP
Office of DHS, Tel:(04896)262316 [Office hours only]
Dr.B.S.Ashraf (09447297450) Dr.Hanza Koya (DHS)-Addl.N.O.(09496429027)
PUDUCHERRY
Call Centre:(24X7) Tel: (0413)1070 (0413)1077
Dr.G.S.Naidu (09443729783) Tel:(0413)2249357
List of Isolation facilities of the States-Isolation/Critical Care Facility
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
Govt. General and Chest Diseases Hospital, Erragadda , Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
040-23814939
[Dr. Prasad – 9849902995]
Ahmedabad(Gujarat)
Civil Hospital attached to Medical College, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380016
[Dr. Ancheliah – 09426347531]
Goa
1. Cottage Hospital, Chikalem, Goa
(Isolation Ward) [0832-2540864]
2. Goa Medical College & Hospital,
Panjim, Goa (Critical Care)
[Dr. Suhas- 09011025066]
Srinagar(Jammu & Kashmir)
1. Govt Medical College, Sri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, Karan Nagar, Srinagar-190010, J&K
[SMHS - Dr. Wasim Qureshi – 09419000231] (both isolation and critical care)
2. Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
[Prof. Dr Bhukhari 09419000318]
Thiruvanathanapuram(Kerala)
1. General Hospital, Thiruvanathanapuram, Kerala-695025
[Dr. Suresh - 09447030291]
{ Isolation and Critical care}
2. District Hospital, Manjeri; District-Malappuram, Kerala
[ Dr. Ramani – 09447157128,
Krishna – 9388014526] {Isolation}
3. Taluk Head Quarter Hospital, Perumbavoor, Ernakulum District, Kerala-683542 {Isolation}
[Dr. Rosy Sebastian - 09846948926
Dr. Sudha Karan – 9446505990]
Bangalore (Karnataka)
1. Dr. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases and SDS TB Hospital Hosur Road, Near NIMHANS, Bangalore-29, Karnataka
{Isolation and critical care}
[Dr. S. Buggi - 09448042579
Dr. Nagraj- 09448057093]
Mangalore(Karnataka)
2. District Wenlock Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka
{Isolation and critical care}
[Dr. Prabhudev- 09480015944
Dr. Jagannath - 09448166113
Fax – 08242445664]
Mumbai (Maharastra)
Kasturba Hospital, Sane Guruji Marg, Mumbai-11,Maharastara
{Isolation and critical care}
[Dr. Umesh Aigal – 09820935680,
022-23083901, 02,03,04]
Pune(Maharastra)
Dr. Naidu Infectious Disease Hospital,
Pune, Maharastra
{Isolation and critical care}
[Dr. Barathe – 09923130909]
Nagpur(Maharastra)
Govt Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur,Maharastara-444003
{Isolation and critical care}
Swine Flu Ward: 0712-2750730
[GMC- MS -0712- 2750427, 2749311,
Dr. Khade- 09422139720]
Amritsar(Punjab)
Jallian Wala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital, Ram Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab
[Dr. Kakkar – 09815576862]
Jaipur(Rajasthan)
Infectious District Hospital, Near Charak Bhawan, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
[Dr.P. D.Vyas - 0141-2564434, 518392
2605148
Dr. Sen - 9887806450,
Dr. Girdhari - 9414772483
Dr. Somundra – 9829620508]
Chennai(Tamil Nadu)
1. Communicable Disease Hospital, 87, T.H. Road, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu {Isolation Facility}
[Dr. Lakshmi- 044-25912688. M- 09841250567]
Tiruchirapalli(Tamil Nadu)
2. Annal Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Puthur, Trichy-17, Tamil Nadu
{Isolation and Critical care}
[Dr. Veerapande – 09443913446]
3. Dist. Headquarter Hospital, Mannapari {Isolation Facility}
[Dr. Veerapande – 09443913446]
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
4. Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Trichy Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
{Isolation and Critical care}
[Dr. Kumaran – 09442012555]
Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh)
1. Balrampur District Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226001
{Isolation and Critical care}
[Dr. P. N. Srivastva – 9415181629]
Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh)
2. Shree Shiv Prasad Gupta District Hospital, Kabir Chaura, Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh {Isolation and critical care}
3. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhya Govt Hospital, Pandeypur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221002
{Isolation and Critical care}
[Dr. Kanta Prasad - 9451006046, Dr. R. S. Verma – 09415301513]
Kolkata(West Bengal)
Beliaghata Infectious Diseases Hospital, 57, Beliaghata, Main Road, Kolkata
{Isolation and Critical Care}
[Dr. Vishwanath 09433392182
Dr. Vishwas -09434009077]
DELHI
Yellow Fever Quarantine Centre, Near AAI Residential Colony, New Delhi [APHO- 25652129, Dr S.K Singh:09868252314]
Influenza Ward, Ward no 5, Second Floor, New Building, RML Hospital, Delhi-1
[RML- 24525211,23404328,23365525- Ext 4328]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monsoon could see more swine flu cases, warn experts
A day after a 14-year-old schoolgirl died in Pune of swine flu, doctors and experts on Tuesday warned that the H1N1 infections in the country could increase as the virus spreads faster during the monsoon and winter.
Experts said people need to be more vigilant and take precautions as the swine flu virus has entered the country.
"Surveillance and screening has to be given high priority. The virus has been mild so far, but it is a well-known fact that it could change its behaviour. And if it changes, then the virus could be more virulent," Randeep Guleria, head of medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said.
"The swine flu virus can spread rapidly during monsoon and winter months. Therefore, we could see more infections in the coming months. It could be serious," he added.
Pune residents rush to hospital for swine flu tests
Wearing face masks, hundreds of anxious people, including children, rushed to a referral hospital to take tests for the swine flu virus leading to chaos and police had to be called in to control the crowd.
Two days after a 14-year-old Pune school girl succumbed to the deadly virus to become India's first swine flu fatality, there was a sense of panic in the city, as doctors and authorities tried to calm frantic parents with children thronging the designated Naidu hospital for infectious diseases to take H1N1 influenza tests.
There were complaints galore by people referred to the Naidu hospital for the tests that they were not being attended properly but hospital authorities sought to downplay it saying the "whole burden" was on them.
Flu cases in country inch close to 600 mark
Twenty-two fresh cases of swine flu were reported from across the country today taking the total number of those afflicted to 596.
Five cases were reported from Delhi, three from Gurgaon, four from Mumbai, three from Pune, and one each from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mangalore, Jamshedpur, Chennai, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur.
In Delhi, four out of the five cases are contacts of previously reported positive patients who had reported tothe stipulated health facility.
Goa to invoke epidemic act to tackle swine flu
Goa will invoke the Epidemic control Act (ECA), 1897, to curb the spread of influenza A (H1N1) once the state's busy tourism season gets underway in October, Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane said on Wednesday.
Rane's announcement comes barely a day after the Maharashtra government invoked the act in Pune and Satara districtS after a 14-year-old Pune schoolgirl died of swine flu.
`Maharashtra has invoked the act because there are thousands of international guests arriving at its Mumbai airport. We don't feel it is required for Goa at this moment. But once the tourist season starts we will put this act into effect,` Rane told reporters.
The epidemic act gives health authorities the power to forcibly admit and treat any swine flu patient at a government-run hospital.
`If this (swine flu) is not controlled worldwide, Goa will have to enforce the act once the tourist season starts,` Rane said, adding that Goa receives tourists from all over the world, including from countries particularly affected by swine flu.
2 passengers quarantined in Chennai
Chennai: Two passengers were quarantined on their arrival from Singapore on Wednesday following suspected symptoms of swine flu.
Rajan Sekhar (25) and Simon Michael Joseph (35), both natives of Chennai, were referred to the Government Communicable Diseases Hospital at Tondiarpet here, airport sources said.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Scientists worry if swine flu, bird flu mix
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This is the scenario that has some scientists worried: The two viruses meet - possibly in Asia, where bird flu is endemic - and combine into a new bug that is both highly contagious and lethal and can spread around the world.
Scientists are unsure how likely this possibility is, but note that the new swine flu strain - a never-before-seen mixture of pig, human and bird viruses - has shown itself to be especially adept at snatching evolutionarily advantageous genetic material from other flu viruses.
Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects.
List of Countries with Confirmed Cases of H1N1 Virus (source: WHO)
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bermuda, UKOT
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands, UKOT
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cayman Islands, UKOT
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Viet Nam
- West Bank and Gaza Strip
- Yemen
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
New flu "unstoppable", WHO says, calls for vaccine
U.K. Plans Massive Flu Vaccination
Google shuts office in India over swine flu fears
Obama Warns of Return of Swine Flu in the Fall
Swine Flu Cases in the U.S. Pass a Million, Officials Say
New flu "unstoppable", WHO says, calls for vaccine
Vaccine decisions loom for new flu strain
New flu resembles feared 1918 virus
Nurses File Cal-OSHA Complaint After Hospital Refuses To Supply Swine Flu Masks For Units With Infected Patients
Study Suggests H1N1 Virus More Dangerous Than Suspected
GP Dies After Contracting Swine Flu - British Medical Association Statement
Nanopatches To Join The Fight Against Swine Flu
Swine flu: foreign schools cancel British trips
S. African school issues A/H1N1 flu alert
Scientists worry if swine flu, bird flu mix
Swine flu cases soar in England
Google shuts office in India over swine flu fears
Obama Warns of Return of Swine Flu in the Fall
Swine Flu Cases in the U.S. Pass a Million, Officials Say
New flu "unstoppable", WHO says, calls for vaccine
Vaccine decisions loom for new flu strain
New flu resembles feared 1918 virus
Nurses File Cal-OSHA Complaint After Hospital Refuses To Supply Swine Flu Masks For Units With Infected Patients
Study Suggests H1N1 Virus More Dangerous Than Suspected
GP Dies After Contracting Swine Flu - British Medical Association Statement
Nanopatches To Join The Fight Against Swine Flu
Swine flu: foreign schools cancel British trips
S. African school issues A/H1N1 flu alert
Scientists worry if swine flu, bird flu mix
Swine flu cases soar in England
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Swine flu virus unpredictable, scientists warn
- UN calls for $1b to combat swine flu
- Asthmatics advised to take extra flu precautions
- 18 Australians dead - 30,000 - 100,000 have now had H1N1
- Millions could be infected by swine flu
- Swine Flu Hits Record In Brunei
- 200 new swine flu cases in Greece
- More than a hundred swine flu cases in Switzerland
- Malaysia reports 45 more cases of A/H1N1 flu, total cases rise to 513
- Life Threatening; Starts like regular flu, then lungs stop functioning
- More swine flu cases confirmed in South Africa
- Swine flu is here and we need to be ready
- Swine Flu: the rise of anti-viral resistance
- Swine flu swamps other viruses as five more die
- Think You Have Swine Flu? What to Do
Saturday, July 4, 2009
'Something Different' Happening With New Flu
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- US swine flu cases rise to nearly 34,000
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- Canada reports four more swine flu deaths
- Southern California students cleared from Chinese quarantine
- WHO starts shipping antiflu drug to poor countries
- Britain braces for 100,000 swine flu cases a day
- Sanofi to donate 100m swine flu vaccines
- White House to Hold H1N1 Flu Summit
- Argentine regions declare swine flu emergency
- New swine flu case takes India's tally to 129
- A chronology of the H1N1 outbreak.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
WHO working on formulas to model swine flu spread
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it is working to mathematically model the spread of swine flu in an attempt to better understand how the outbreak developed from a handful of cases to a global epidemic in less than two months.
WHO brought together over 20 independent experts beginning Wednesday for the three-day meeting in Geneva.
"They will be working together to describe and predict the behavior and impact of the pandemic, and demonstrate potential outcomes of proposed intervention efforts," spokeswoman Aphaluck Bhatiasevi told The Associated Press.
The meeting comes as it becomes clearer that actual case numbers may be far higher than the agency's tally of officially diagnosed infections.
According to WHO's latest update Wednesday, a total of 77,201 confirmed cases and 332 deaths have been reported in over 110 countries.
U.S. swine flu cases may have hit 1 million
As many as 1 million Americans now have swine flu, U.S. health officials said Thursday, adding that 6 percent or more of some urban areas are infected.
“We knew diagnosed cases were just the tip of the iceberg,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University infectious diseases expert who was in Atlanta for the meeting of a vaccine advisory panel.
Lyn Finelli, a flu surveillance official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, made the 1 million estimate in a presentation to the vaccine panel. The number is from mathematical modeling, based on surveys by health officials.
Continued spread signals ‘something different’ happening with new strain
America's count of swine flu cases has risen to 21,449 cases and the number of deaths have nearly doubled to 87.
The continued spread signals the new strain of H1N1 flu is causing “something different” to happen in the United States this year — perhaps an extended year-round flu season that disproportionately hits young people, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The latest numbers, released Friday by the CDC is a jump from last week's count of 18,000 cases and 44 deaths.
Worldwide, the number of confirmed cases reached 44,287, the WHO reported Friday. WHO says cases increased by more than 10 percent in two days.
Figures provided by the global body show Argentina, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, Philippines and Thailand all reported a large rise in cases.
A total of 93 countries had reported cases to WHO by Friday.
Friday, June 26, 2009
U.S. swine flu cases may have hit 1 million
Health officials estimate that as many as 1 million Americans now have the new swine flu. Lyn Finelli, a flu surveillance official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voiced the estimate at a vaccine advisory meeting Thursday in Atlanta.
The estimate is based on mathematical modeling. Nearly 28,000 U.S. cases have been reported to the CDC, accounting for roughly half the world's cases. The U.S. count includes 3,065 hospitalizations and 127 deaths.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Swine Flu Pandemic Is Closer, Says WHO
The World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic
WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan made the announcement Thursday after the U.N. agency held an emergency meeting with flu experts.
Chan said she was moving the world to phase 6 — the agency's highest alert level — which means a pandemic, or global epidemic, is under way.
"The world is moving into the early days of its first influenza pandemic in the 21st century," Chan told reporters. "The (swine flu) virus is now unstoppable."
Totals WorldWide
51,702 cases
229 deaths
97 Countries
China quarantines dozens of US students
Dozens of American high school students were quarantined in central China after some were diagnosed with swine flu, the government said Wednesday.
In New Zealand, the Roman Catholic Church placed restrictions on communion to stop the spread of the virus
A group of 42 American high school students and teachers was quarantined last Thursday in Yichang city in central Hubei province, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement
In New Zealand, the Roman Catholic Church placed restrictions on communion to stop the spread of the virus
A group of 42 American high school students and teachers was quarantined last Thursday in Yichang city in central Hubei province, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement
Philippines Reports New H1N1 Outbreak
The Philippines confirmed a flu outbreak in 20 people in a rural northern village Monday as the country's H1N1 infection tally neared 200, while Thailand reported its largest single-day jump in infections.
"You can't stop the spread of this virus anymore," Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. "The mitigation efforts are aimed at slowing it down, then working to help villagers address the infections."
Mr. Duque said 46 new cases were reported Monday, bringing the number of infections in the country to 193. All of the cases are mild and 71 have fully recovered, he said.
"You can't stop the spread of this virus anymore," Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. "The mitigation efforts are aimed at slowing it down, then working to help villagers address the infections."
Mr. Duque said 46 new cases were reported Monday, bringing the number of infections in the country to 193. All of the cases are mild and 71 have fully recovered, he said.
Friday, June 19, 2009
swine flu news
- Navy reports 21 swine flu cases on USS Iwo Jima
- US official in France diagnosed with swine flu
- The number of U.S. citizens infected with swine flu at the American University in Cairo rose to seven, after five more cases were diagnosed as positive Tuesday, the Egyptian health minister said.
- 2 Greek students catch swine flu in UK
- 4 more swine flu cases in Germany
- UK reports its first swine flu death
- Chile reports 1st swine flu death in South America
- Venezuela has quarantined the passengers and crew of a visiting cruise ship for 10 days after three crew members tested positive for swine flu.
- Argentine health authorities on Tuesday confirmed three more swine flu deaths, bringing the nation's total to four as it enters the South American winter flu season.
- SINGAPORE has confirmed seven more cases of H1N1, bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 34, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday.
- The number of swine flu cases in Thailand has almost quadrupled since Wednesday to 106. Schools have been ordered closed in Bangkok and entertainment venues have been asked to close in Pattaya and Phuket.
- Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut down
- 3 cruise ship crew catch swine flu off Australia
- Puerto Rico reports 1st swine flu case
- Canada says man with swine flu dies
- Kuwait: 18 US soldiers with swine flu bolt country
- South Korea says American has swine flu
- Swine flu cases in India :So far, samples of 318 people have been tested, of which 30 have tested positive for influenza A (H1N1)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
What is swine flu?
Human swine influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu, is a new type of human influenza virus which causes respiratory disease.
In general, swine flu is a respiratory disease in pigs caused by a type A influenza virus.
Viruses that cause swine flu do not normally infect humans, although rare human infections have occurred.
The swine flu virus we are now concerned with originally came from pigs but combined with other types of viruses to make a new virus that can now be transmitted from person to person.
In general, swine flu is a respiratory disease in pigs caused by a type A influenza virus.
Viruses that cause swine flu do not normally infect humans, although rare human infections have occurred.
The swine flu virus we are now concerned with originally came from pigs but combined with other types of viruses to make a new virus that can now be transmitted from person to person.
How is swine flu spread?
Human swine influenza is thought to be spread when infected airborne droplets,produced by coughing or sneezing by someone with the infection, come into contactwith a mucous membrane (lining of the nose and mouth).
Infection may also be spread by contact with hands, tissues and other articles soiled by infected nose and throat discharges.
Infection may also be spread by contact with hands, tissues and other articles soiled by infected nose and throat discharges.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms of swine flu in humans appear to be similar to those produced by standard,seasonal flu.
These include fever and cough, sore throat, fatigue and respiratory illness.
Those symptoms include fever over 100ยบ F, cough, sore throat, body aches and headache.
In addition, fatigue, lack of appetite, runny nose, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can occur.
Anyone with fever and severe respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or difficulty breathing should contact their health care provider.
In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Not waking up or not interacting
* Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
* Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
* Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness
* Confusion
* Severe or persistent vomiting
These include fever and cough, sore throat, fatigue and respiratory illness.
Those symptoms include fever over 100ยบ F, cough, sore throat, body aches and headache.
In addition, fatigue, lack of appetite, runny nose, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can occur.
Anyone with fever and severe respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or difficulty breathing should contact their health care provider.
In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Not waking up or not interacting
* Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
* Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
* Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness
* Confusion
* Severe or persistent vomiting
How is it diagnosed?
What is the incubation period?
The time between becoming infected and developing symptoms is 1 – 7 days.
Can it be passed to other people?
Based on current knowledge, an infected person can spread the infection to others from one day before the onset of symptoms up to 7 days after the onset of symptoms.
What should I do if I get sick?
Although typical flu symptoms usually do not require medical attention, healthy adults who are not at risk for complications of flu should at least contact their doctor if they have unexplained fever and trouble breathing or if their symptoms are getting worse.
If people are at risk for severe influenza , they should at least contact their doctor when they develop symptoms of the flu, including fever and either a cough or sore throat.
If people are at risk for severe influenza , they should at least contact their doctor when they develop symptoms of the flu, including fever and either a cough or sore throat.
How long can the virus live on a countertop or other surface?
The virus can live on hard surfaces for at least several hours and possibly more than a day.
For that reason, it is important that you wash your hands after coughing or sneezing to avoid passing on the virus.
For that reason, it is important that you wash your hands after coughing or sneezing to avoid passing on the virus.
Can I get swine flu from eating pork, ham, etc.?
No, you cannot get swine flu in that way.
Swine flu is passed from person to person through coughing or sneezing, or by touching a surface that an infected person has coughed or sneezed on and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
Swine flu is passed from person to person through coughing or sneezing, or by touching a surface that an infected person has coughed or sneezed on and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
How do people get swine flu?
You can become infected by the swine flu virus when someone infected with swine flu coughs or sneezes droplets near you and you take in the virus through your mouth, nose or eyes.
You can also get the virus by touching a surface such as a countertop or doorknob that has become contaminated and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
You can also get the virus by touching a surface such as a countertop or doorknob that has become contaminated and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
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