Showing posts with label flue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flue. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2009

WHO Influenza A (H1N10 update 51, Swine Flue

I have collect some data for your update on the H1N1, see this link

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 51

Laboratory-confirmed cases of new influenza A(H1N1) as officially reported to WHO by States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005)


19 June 2009 07:00 GMT

Country, territory and area Cumulative total Newly confirmed since the last reporting period
Cases Deaths Cases Deaths
Argentina 918 4 185 3
Australia 2199 0 87 0
Austria 8 0 1 0
Bahamas 2 0 0 0
Bahrain 12 0 0 0
Barbados 4 0 1 0
Belgium 19 0 0 0
Bermuda, UKOT 1 0 0 0
Bolivia 11 0 0 0
Brazil 96 0 17 0
British Virgin Islands, UKOT 1 0 0 0
Bulgaria 2 0 0 0
Canada 4905 12 856 5
Cayman Islands, UKOT 4 0 0 0
Chile 3125 2 790 0
China 519 0 137 0
Colombia 60 1 7 0
Costa Rica 149 1 0 0
Cuba 15 0 8 0
Cyprus 1 0 0 0
Czech Republic 5 0 1 0
Denmark 22 0 7 0
Dominica 1 0 0 0
Dominican Republic 93 1 0 0
Ecuador 86 0 0 0
Egypt 29 0 3 0
El Salvador 160 0 35 0
Estonia 5 0 1 0
Finland 13 0 1 0
France 131 0 13 0
French Polynesia, FOC 1 0 0 0
Martinique, FOC 1 0 0 0
Germany 238 0 43 0
Greece 31 0 8 0
Guatemala 153 1 25 0
Honduras 108 0 8 0
Hungary 7 0 3 0
Iceland 4 0 0 0
India 30 0 0 0
Ireland 16 0 4 0
Israel 219 0 67 0
Italy 88 0 16 0
Jamaica 14 0 2 0
Japan 690 0 24 0
Jordan 2 0 0 0
Korea, Republic of 84 0 19 0
Kuwait 18 0 0 0
Laos 1 0 1 0
Lebanon 12 0 1 0
Luxembourg 2 0 0 0
Malaysia 23 0 6 0
Mexico 7624 113 1383 5
Morocco 8 0 5 0
Netherlands 87 0 19 0
Netherlands Antilles, CuraƧao * 3 0 2 0
Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten 1 0 1 0
New Zealand 216 0 89 0
Nicaragua 144 0 26 0
Norway 17 0 4 0
Oman 3 0 3 0
Panama 272 0 0 0
Papua New Guinea 1 0 1 0
Paraguay 27 0 2 0
Peru 141 0 29 0
Philippines 311 0 118 0
Poland 7 0 0 0
Portugal 5 0 2 0
Qatar 3 0 0 0
Romania 18 0 2 0
Russia 3 0 0 0
Samoa 1 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 22 0 5 0
Singapore 77 0 28 0
Slovakia 3 0 0 0
South Africa 1 0 1 0
Spain 512 0 13 0
Sri Lanka 1 0 0 0
Suriname 11 0 11 0
Sweden 43 0 6 0
Switzerland 27 0 0 0
Thailand 518 0 208 0
Trinidad and Tobago 18 0 13 0
Turkey 20 0 4 0
Ukraine 1 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 0
United Kingdom 1752 1 291 0
Isle of Man, Crown Dependency 1 0 0 0
Jersey, Crown Dependency 1 0 0 0
United States of America 17855 44 0 0
Uruguay 36 0 0 0
Venezuela 60 0 15 0
Viet Nam 27 0 0 0
West Bank and Gaza Strip 5 0 3 0
Yemen 4 0 3 0
Grand Total 44287 180 4667 13

Chinese Taipei has reported 60 confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) with 0 deaths. Cases from Chinese Taipei are included in the cumulative totals provided in the table above.

Cumulative and new figures are subject to revision

Abbreviations

UKOT: United Kingdom Overseas Territory
FOC: French Overseas Collectivity
OT: Overseas Territory




Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Down with winter flu, a rather bad case! Auckland, New Zealand

I was not feeling well two days ago and the flu set it. Took Panadol but there were not improvement and the flu get worst since last night. Visited Dr. Leong's clinic for treatment.
Then went to the pharmacy to get the prescribed medications. The doctor told me to take the rest of the week off and start working only next Monday. Luckily it is not the H1N1 flue (swine flu), which proved to be deadly.

Before going home, went to Three Kings Auto to pay for the Mitsubishi's two new front tires (NZ$172). Tomorrow, I have to collect my Nissan March from Total Vehicle, Newmarket; repalce new drive shaft, $441 is due!

Friday, May 1, 2009

How Swine Flue Outbreak Emerged? (Mexico, Auckland, New Zealand)


Flu viruses mutate over time causing small changes to proteins on their surface called antigens. If the immune system has met a particular strain of the virus before, it is likely to have some immunity; but if the antigens are new to the immune system, it will be weakened.


The influenza A virus can mutate in two different ways; antigenic drift, in which existing antigens are subtly altered, and antigenic shift, in which two or more strains combine. Antigenic drift causes slight flu mutations year on year, from which humans have partial, but not complete, immunity. By contrast, the new strain of H1N1 appears to have originated via antigenic shift in Mexican pigs

The name "swine flu" is a slight misnomer as it is believed pigs acted as a mixing pot for several flu strains, containing genetic material from pigs, birds and humans. Most humans have never been exposed to some of the antigens involved in the new strain of flu, giving it the potential to cause a pandemic.

The new virus has made the jump from pigs to humans and has demonstrated it can also pass from human to human. This is why it is demanding so much attention from health authorities. The virus passes from human to human like other types of flu, either through coughing, sneezing, or by touching infected surfaces, although little is known about how the virus acts on humans. Blog Flux Scramble - Email Encryption and JavaScript Protection Submit Blog Add to Technorati Favorites Add to Google Top Personal blogs

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Swine Flue the Baics (Auckland, New Zealand, Mexico) Facts

Symptoms usually similar to seasonal flu - but deaths recorded in Mexico

It is a new version of the H1N1 strain which caused the 1918 flu pandemic

Too early to say whether it will lead to a pandemic

Current treatments do work, but there is no vaccine

Good personal hygiene, such as washing hands, covering nose when sneezing advised


FLU PANDEMICS

1918: The Spanish flu pandemic remains the most devastating outbreak of modern times. Caused by a form of the H1N1 strain of flu, it is estimated that up to 40% of the world's population were infected, and more than 50 million people died, with young adults particularly badly affected

1957: Asian flu killed two million people. Caused by a human form of the virus, H2N2, combining with a mutated strain found in wild ducks. The impact of the pandemic was minimised by rapid action by health authorities, who identified the virus, and made vaccine available speedily. The elderly were particularly vulnerable