Mexico has recorded a big jump in swine flu cases with more than 1,100 new infections in just five days, taking the total number soaring above the 17,000 mark, the health ministry said Tuesday. "As of yesterday (Monday) evening the number of confirmed cases of A(H1N1) in the country was 17,416, of which 146 have died," the ministry said in a statement. There were no new fatalities among the new cases but the updated figure represented a large rise from July 30 when the official number of infections was 16,296. Source: AFPLIN << How Fly's Extremely Quick Eyesight Inspire Ultimate Vision F... Will Emphasis On Prevention Bring Health Costs Down? >> Recommended Reading 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. READ MORE 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. READ MORE Swine Flu Spreads Internationally With 'Unprecedented Speed,' Says WHO The World Health Organization has said that Swine flu has swept the globe at "unprecedented speed," as a study warned the pandemic could tip the world into deflation and delay the economic recovery. READ MORE Swine Flu Summit to be Held in Mexico Next Month Mexico will next month host an international summit on swine flu at the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun, the country's health minister said Monday. READ MORE Health Risks of Eating Pork Pork is one of the most popular and widely consumed of all red meats, but how healthy is it? Find out whether you can eat pork in any form. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Fongitar (Zinc Pyrithionone) Drug Side Effects Calculator Find a Doctor More News on: Swine FluHealth Risks of Eating Pork
Mexico has recorded a big jump in swine flu cases with more than 1,100 new infections in just five days, taking the total number soaring above the 17,000 mark, the health ministry said Tuesday. "As of yesterday (Monday) evening the number of confirmed cases of A(H1N1) in the country was 17,416, of which 146 have died," the ministry said in a statement. There were no new fatalities among the new cases but the updated figure represented a large rise from July 30 when the official number of infections was 16,296. Source: AFPLIN << How Fly's Extremely Quick Eyesight Inspire Ultimate Vision F... Will Emphasis On Prevention Bring Health Costs Down? >> Recommended Reading 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. READ MORE 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. READ MORE Swine Flu Spreads Internationally With 'Unprecedented Speed,' Says WHO The World Health Organization has said that Swine flu has swept the globe at "unprecedented speed," as a study warned the pandemic could tip the world into deflation and delay the economic recovery. READ MORE Swine Flu Summit to be Held in Mexico Next Month Mexico will next month host an international summit on swine flu at the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun, the country's health minister said Monday. READ MORE Health Risks of Eating Pork Pork is one of the most popular and widely consumed of all red meats, but how healthy is it? Find out whether you can eat pork in any form. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Fongitar (Zinc Pyrithionone) Drug Side Effects Calculator Find a Doctor More News on: Swine FluHealth Risks of Eating Pork