Doctors representing various professional organisations and systems of medicine on Friday spelt out the preparedness to deal with the outbreak of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, here.
Dr. K. K. Aggarwal, President of Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI), Dr. N.K. Yadav, Director of Health Services, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Dr. J Nagpal, President of Expressions India, narrated the various preventive measures to be followed by the masses as well as the classes.
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"So far we have heard three kinds of flu - swine flu, bird flu and the human flu. Precautions for swine flu are same as human flu. Whenever we cough, we should cough on our sleeves. This message is very important for the public. We use disposable paper or cough on our sleeves. We do not need the N 95 filter in India for swine flu," said Dr. K K Aggarwal, President of Heart Care Foundation of India.
Medical experts also stressed on the need for medical institutions to focus on infection control in order to prevent spread of swine flu.
World Health Officials Act to Soothe Global Swine Flu Fears
World health officials tried to quell growing fears over swine flu, as governments braced for a global pandemic and the United States set up a lab in Mexico to help diagnose and test cases.
World health officials tried to quell growing fears over swine flu, as governments braced for a global pandemic and the United States set up a lab in Mexico to help diagnose and test cases.
The swine flu outbreak has killed as many as 179 people in Mexico and 1 in the US forcing the World Health Organisation (WHO) to concede that a global flu pandemic is imminent.
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Hong Kong Launches Campaign to Fight Swine Flu
Hong Kong's government said Thursday it had allocated 10 million dollars (1.3 million US) to a city-wide hygiene campaign to help prevent the spread of swine flu.
Hong Kong's government said Thursday it had allocated 10 million dollars (1.3 million US) to a city-wide hygiene campaign to help prevent the spread of swine flu.
In fact, the WHO has raised its influenza pandemic alert level to phase five, one step short of a fully blown pandemic. Phase 6 is the highest in the scale and is for a full-scale pandemic.
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Usually caused by group A hemolytic streptococci or coagulase-positive staphylo-coccus aureus. Appear as redness, thin yellowish crusts, and even bullae, which may be localized.
Usually caused by group A hemolytic streptococci or coagulase-positive staphylo-coccus aureus. Appear as redness, thin yellowish crusts, and even bullae, which may be localized.
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