New data from Mexico and case numbers so far suggest that if the spread of H1N1 "swine flu" continues elsewhere as it has in the Americas, the virus could infect more than a billion people by July.
The data also suggests that summer temperatures in temperate countries may not slow the virus. However, it spreads slowly enough to respond to the "social distancing" measures used in Mexico.
Swine Flu Or Pig Flu Facts
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
New data released by the Mexican health ministry (pdf) reveals disturbing similarities with the last H1N1 pandemic, in 1918.
Health officials have expressed hopes that summer weather in the northern hemisphere will stop H1N1, as it does ordinary flu. But "pandemic flu doesn't seem to be as sensitive to warm weather," says Lone Simonsen of George Washington University in Washington, DC.
US Confirms Third Swine Flu Death
The third US fatality from swine flu has been confirmed in the northwestern state of Washington as officials pointed out that the spreading disease posed a serious problem.
The third US fatality from swine flu has been confirmed in the northwestern state of Washington as officials pointed out that the spreading disease posed a serious problem.
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British Scientists Claim of Cracking Swine Flu Code
British scientists announced they had worked out the full genetic code for the virus, even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) increased its global tally of confirmed swine flu cases to over 2,300.
British scientists announced they had worked out the full genetic code for the virus, even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) increased its global tally of confirmed swine flu cases to over 2,300.
Japan Confirms Fourth Case of Swine Flu
A student who recently returned from North America has tested positive for swine flu in Japan's fourth confirmed case of the virus, a government official said Sunday.
A student who recently returned from North America has tested positive for swine flu in Japan's fourth confirmed case of the virus, a government official said Sunday.
