Flu Season Preparation Comes Early

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Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 4:53 p.m.

PRWEB ) August 31, 2009 -- The emergence of the new H1N1 (swine) flu puts increased emphasis on preparing early for the upcoming flu season. The seasonal flu vaccine will be available earlier this yea ...

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U.S. Swine Flu Infections Reach the Million Mark

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Published June 26, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.

Health officials now estimate that as many as 1 million Americans have been infected with the H1N1 flu, which first surfaced in Mexico in mid-April, and the virus shows no signs of abating. Dr. Daniel Jernigan, a medical epidemiologist with the CDC’s Influenza Division, says the novel virus continues to spread in parts of the country, especially the Northeast, even though flu season is normally over by now. “The U.S. will likely see (swine) flu activity continue throughout the summer,” he

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H1N1 Victim's Son Pitches No-Hitter In NYC

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Published May 22, 2009 at 1:20 p.m.
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The son of a New York City assistant principal who died of H1N1 (swine) flu has pitched a no-hitter while wearing a cap bearing his father's initials ...

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H1N1 Vaccine Production Delayed

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Published May 19, 2009 at 5:52 a.m.
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Making an H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine appears to be more difficult than experts first thought, the World Health Organization acknowledged ...

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Mexico H1N1 Death Toll Jumps Over 40

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Published May 6, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.
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Mexican health officials say that testing of backlogged cases has increased the confirmed H1N1 (swine) flu death toll from 31 to 42. That includes three new deaths in the past two days ...

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting.

   Recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.