Cow said H1N1 quite SAFE, now Ang Moh died in UK HOW?

[COW flu]

When Singaporeans starts to DIE of H1N1, WHO ARE WE GOING TO HOLD RESPONSIBLE?

Cow slipped himself away from SARS & NKF Scandals & Renci Scandals. Don't let him escape from H1N1!

Don't forget to NAIL him for expensive unfordable health care & HOTA Human Organ Plundering!



http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090615/tuk-new-mother-is-first-to-die-of-swine-dba1618.html


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New mother is first to die of swine flu in UK

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Jacqueline Fleming, 38, who had other underlying health problems, gave birth three months early at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Renfrewshire, two weeks ago.

It is understood the child, who was born at 29 weeks, does not have swine flu.

Ms Fleming's family said in a statement: "Our whole family is absolutely devastated and we are doing everything we can to support Jacqueline's two sons and her partner.

Sir Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer for England and Wales, told ITV Lunchtime News: "If we look at the pattern of this illness worldwide, generally for most people it hasn't been a severe illness.

"They've recovered very well without complications. A small minority have got serious illness and an even smaller minority have died.

"So, we do have to remain vigilant but remembering that this is a disease that on the

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "I'd like to express my condolences to the patient's family and friends. This is a tragedy for those concerned and they have my heartfelt sympathy."

Ms Sturgeon added: "Tragic though today's death is, I would like to emphasise that the vast majority of those who have H1N1 are suffering from relatively mild symptoms.

"I would reiterate that the risk to the general public remains low and we can all play our part in slowing the spread of the virus by following simple hygiene procedures - like washing your hands and using tissues when coughing or sneezing."

A leading expert said the death was "to be expected" and "does not point to the virus getting nastier".

Professor Hugh Pennington, a bacteriologist at Aberdeen University, said underlying health problems were likely to have been a "significant factor".

He said: "It's very sad but with the number of cases we have seen it is really something which was always going to happen sooner or later. Unfortunately it is to be expected."

It is the first death to be reported outside the Americas, where at least 145 people have died from swine flu.

The UK swine flu total now stands at 1,320 cases.

 

[COW flu]

47 SWINE FLU in SG, 7 NEW !

http://www.crisis.gov.sg/flu/




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Influenza A (H1N1-2009)

Last Updated 15 June 2009

Situation in Singapore


Seven New Confirmed Cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (15 June 09)

Singapore has confirmed seven more cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009), bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 47. All of the 47 cases, except one who was a close contact of a confirmed case, are imported cases with a travel history.

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Singapore remains in DORSCON Yellow for Influenza A (H1N1-2009) Pandemic (12 June 2009)

On 11 June 2009, the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the level of influenza pandemic for H1N1 (2009) alert from phase 5 to phase 6. WHO considered that at this early stage, the pandemic can be characterised globally as being moderate in severity. Countries were advised to assess their specific situation and make a timely transition from focusing national efforts on containment to focusing on mitigation measures.

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[shelltox]

Should be be responsible for the deaths of those in mexico , usa and canada too

 

[halsey02]

They are never responsible for anything..anything happens it is always, some external factors....you people being complacent, you people are unhygenic, you people are stubborn, stupid , still want to travel ...

It is YOU STUPID PEOPLE...just like the big investment losses, SARS etc..

it is YOU STUPID PEOPLE!!.

 

[Leongsam]

When Singaporeans starts to DIE of H1N1, WHO ARE WE GOING TO HOLD RESPONSIBLE?

All Influenza strains are potentially fatal. The mortality rate from swine flu is no worse than seasonal flu which peaks during winter months on an annual basis. In fact, this article indicates that it's actually far less lethal than seasonal flu.

Swine flu is being hyped up by the press in order to sell newspapers. My advice is just to ignore all the scaremongering that the news organisations are using to increase circulation. The news industry needs sensational stories in order to make money. When nothing is happening, they'll look for something that can generate a bit of panic. Swine flu is the perfect example.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/regular.flu/index.html

Regular flu has killed thousands since January

* Story Highlights
* Swine flu getting focus, but so far it's not deadly in United States
* Since January, more than 13,000 have died of complications from seasonal flu
* Worldwide annual death from the flu estimated between 250,000 and 500,000
* About 9 out of 10 flu deaths are among people older than 65

April 28, 2009 -- Updated 2258 GMT (0658 HKT)

* Next Article in Health »

By Doug Gross
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(CNN) -- There had been no confirmed deaths in the United States related to swine flu as of Tuesday afternoon. But another virus had killed thousands of people since January and is expected to keep killing hundreds of people every week for the rest of the year.

People are nervous about swine flu, but the regular flu kills 36,000 people a year in the United States.

An outbreak of swine flu that is suspected in more than 150 deaths in Mexico and has sickened dozens of people in the United States and elsewhere has grabbed the attention of a nervous public and of medical officials worried the strain will continue to mutate and spread.

Experts are nervous that, as a new strain, the swine flu will be harder to stop because there aren't any vaccines to fight it.

But even if there are swine-flu deaths outside Mexico -- and medical experts say there very well may be -- the virus would have a long way to go to match the roughly 36,000 deaths that seasonal influenza causes in the United States each year.

"That happens on an annual basis," Dr. Brian Currie said Tuesday. Currie is vice president and medical director at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York.

Since January, more than 13,000 people have died of complications from seasonal flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly report on the causes of death in the nation.

No fewer than 800 flu-related deaths were reported in any week between January 1 and April 18, the most recent week for which figures were available.

The report looks at deaths in the 122 largest cities in the United States.

Worldwide, the annual death toll from the flu is estimated to be between 250,000 and 500,000.

About 9 out of 10 of those deaths are among people older than 65, Currie said. Most times, they already have health problems that the flu makes worse, he said.

"Regular influenza can be taxing," he said. "It causes their underlying disease to decompensate and then they don't have the reserves to get through it.

"While it may not be the direct cause listed on the death certificate, it certainly contributed."

One of the reasons medical experts are nervous about the swine flu outbreak is that many of the people who have died in Mexico have been young and otherwise healthy. The strains found in the United States have so far been weaker.

But even the regular flu is sometimes fatal for younger victims.

"It's not unheard of. It happens, either directly from influenza or they get a bacterial superinfection" like staph, said Currie.

While researchers haven't developed a vaccine to fight the new swine flu, it can be treated with antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, the same drugs used on the regular flu.

Many times, seasonal flu itself is tough to prevent because it has mutated to a form different than it was when the vaccine was made.

Seeking to put the swine flu outbreak in perspective Tuesday, Los Angeles County public health officer Dr. Jonathan Fielding echoed other public officials calling it "cause for concern, but not for alarm."

"Given the size of L.A. County, given the traffic between here and Mexico, it would be very surprising if we didn't have any cases," Fielding said.

He said the county, where the CDC had confirmed 10 cases of swine flu by Tuesday, sees more than 1,000 flu-related deaths every year.

"So it would also not be surprising if there were deaths with swine flu -- even if it had the pattern of seasonal flu," he said. "Thus far, the pattern we see in the United States is very similar to that of seasonal flu -- relatively mild to moderate cases."

CNN's Samira Simone and KC Wildmoon contributed to this report.

 

[Leongsam]

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4:00AM Sunday Jun 14, 2009
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I have read the government health warnings. I've listened to the World Health Organisation's dire predictions of a worldwide swine flu pandemic. I'm old enough to remember the British television series Survivors.

And I just don't care. Couldn't give a fat rat's bum about the boring old H1N1 virus. Maybe I've become desensitised after listening to too many hysterical Chicken Lickens who predicted the sky would fall in at the dawn of the new millennium when Y2K kicked in.

Or maybe I used up my give-a-toss quotient with the chicken flu scare. But either way, I'm finding it really hard to whip myself up into a lather of fear over swine flu.

Admittedly, when the hulking great Athenian in the seat across the aisle from me on the plane from Athens to Singapore turned and let out numerous almighty sneezes that covered me in a fine spray of his olfactory residue, I asked for a seat change.

But that was more to do with the guy's grossness - the hawking up of phlegm into a napkin and the thorough inspection of the contents thereafter was what really did me in. I was more fearful of his bad manners being contagious than of catching any disease.

Any flu is a potential killer. The Ministry of Health estimates around 95 people die every year in this country from flu-related illnesses. So if the current hoopla around swine flu means people take more care of their personal hygiene and that they choose to quarantine themselves rather than dragging themselves into work to sit and snuffle and suffer in a martyr-like fashion, then all well and good. But there's a real danger that we in the media have cried wolf once too often for the public to take this latest scare seriously.

Copyright ©2009, APN Holdings NZ Limited

 

[johnny333]

They are never responsible for anything..anything happens it is always, some external factors....you people being complacent, you people are unhygenic, you people are stubborn, stupid , still want to travel ...

It is YOU STUPID PEOPLE...just like the big investment losses, SARS etc..

it is YOU STUPID PEOPLE!!.

This 'external factor' doesn't discriminate between elites & lesser mortals.

Old people in their 80's & ex-cancer patients are also equally vulnerable. It would be kinda funny if they caught the flu

 

[tonychat]

THey should check if those who die are mostly meat eaters.

 

[COW flu]

All Influenza strains are potentially fatal. The mortality rate from swine flu is no worse than seasonal flu which peaks during winter months on an annual basis. In fact, this article indicates that it's actually far less lethal than seasonal flu.

Swine flu is being hyped up by the press in order to sell newspapers. My advice is just to ignore all the scaremongering that the news organisations are using to increase circulation. The news industry needs sensational stories in order to make money. When nothing is happening, they'll look for something that can generate a bit of panic. Swine flu is the perfect example.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/regular.flu/index.html

This is the issue you have to take with WHO. They did not declare Pandemic on seasonal flu but they did for SARS & H1N1 you see. They are the UN's experts.

Are you saying that they are sleeping on their jobs?

 

[Tianzi13years]

Just a clip to show our dear friend is affected too...

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[Leongsam]

Are you saying that they are sleeping on their jobs?

They declared a pandemic because the lack of any natural immunity against this new strain of virus has resulted in a rapid spread of the infection. They also have to be seen to be responding to the spread because of political pressure from those who fund the organisation.

Seasonal flu outbreaks aren't as virulent. However, they are more lethal. Swine flu mortality rates are lower and the current strain of the virus causes only mild symptoms in most people.

Swine flu parties are in full swing as we speak. People realise that in the absence of vaccine, it's better to catch the mild strain now than to catch a more lethal strain further down the road when the virus mutates into something a lot more sinister.

 

[HTOLAS]

There is no point declaring a pandemic for seasonal flu because:

• it is endemic almost everywhere in the world and its spread cannot be stopped without grinding the economy and life in general to a halt
• there are somewhat effective vaccines for it;
• the strains have been around for a while and much of the population alive today have developed some type of resistance to it;
• its fatality rate is relatively low.

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The most scary thing about H1N1 is that it is new to today's population and few people has immunity to it. This partly explains its rapid spread despite efforts to contain it. There is of course the fear that it would mutate into something as severe as the 1918 pandemic which killed 50m people and which was also caused by an H1N1 strain.

But Mr Leong is right to say that at the moment, the fear is greater than it should be and moderation is needed. Still, I always heed my late mother's warning whenever there was an outbreak of flu - wash your hands and keep healthy.

This is the issue you have to take with WHO. They did not declare Pandemic on seasonal flu but they did for SARS & H1N1 you see. They are the UN's experts.

Are you saying that they are sleeping on their jobs?