Even though the number of reported cases of swine flu seem to have leveled out in Mexico, numbers are going up in the USA. Because of this, the US Government is asking schools to close that have had confirmed cases.
New guidance for schools were issued, asking schools to close for at least 14 days. This is because people that are sick can be contagious for seven to 10 days from when they get sick.
As of today, an estimated 350 schools across the USA have closed because of the swine flu outbreak.
Showing posts with label h1n1 swine flu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label h1n1 swine flu. Show all posts
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
WHO changes name of Swine Flu
Due to people thinking that they can catch the swine flu from eating pork, or from pigs, the World Health Organization wants the public to stop using the name "Swine Flu". And start using the real name of the virus - H1N1.
There were several things that promoted the changed. But most noticeably was when the government of Egypt ordered that all pigs - hogs - swine - inside Egypt should be killed. This totaled around 300,000 pigs that were killed - without a single reported case of swine flu in Egypt, and no evidence that pigs can transmit the disease.
There were several things that promoted the changed. But most noticeably was when the government of Egypt ordered that all pigs - hogs - swine - inside Egypt should be killed. This totaled around 300,000 pigs that were killed - without a single reported case of swine flu in Egypt, and no evidence that pigs can transmit the disease.
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