With the number of swine flu cases on the rise, experts are debating when
exactly Tamiflu must be administered to get a proper response.
"The H1N1 virus changes form periodically and this is why it should not be
taken lightly. Besides, Tamiflu has to be given in the first 48 hours of the
onset of symptoms," Dr Akhil Mukim, who is part of a team developing swine
flu vaccine told the Times of India.
He also said that people must avoid public functions, insist on meetings in
open air settings, keep offices well ventilated and avoid sitting in the
centrally air-conditioned offices for long time.
The World Health Organization has already warned that diabetic
persons, pregnant women, infants, anaemic patients, asthamatic people and
people with hypertension and heart diseases are at a greater risk of
suffering from complications caused by swine flu.
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
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Brazil now has 557 swine flu deaths, making it the country with the highest number of fatalities in the world from the disease, according to figures announced by the health ministry Wednesday.
South Africa's swine flu death toll has risen to 18 from a total of more than 5,000 cases as health authorities Monday urged critical care for pregnant women with flu-like symptoms.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging people around the world to brace themselves for a second wave of the swine flu pandemic as the heavily populated northern hemisphere edges
