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H1N1 Swine Flu - A Personal Account of Symptoms & Recovery

A personal account of the symptoms of H1N1 Swine Flu day by day. My experience of the UK response to swine flu, using anti viral Tamiflu, the incubation period and how long symptoms last. I live in Harlow, Essex....

77 comments    virus swine flu flu
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More Information Than You Wish About H1N1 and H1N5

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the first case of H1N1 in the USA on April 11, 2009. Since that time, the number of Americans affected by this virus has...

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Swine Flu - Don't Panic

Recent outbreak of swine flu has resulted in a flu panic like the swine flu panic of 1976. Before we scream flu pandemic, there are several considerations to be made including flu prevention and the questions about flu vaccines.

16 comments    swine flu flu influenza
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Spanish Flu: historical event or precursor of H5N1 Bird Flu?

The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic killed 25-50 million people. H5N1 appears to have a mortality rate c.50%, although milder infections might not be reported. At the moment, it can't be transmitted directly from person to person. If it mutated, a pandemic is a real risk.

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H1N1 flu virus - Will colloidal silver kill it?

Realities check.... we don't know for sure that this virus will mutate and be resistant to the drugs our governments have invested so heavily in... It may just go away, or be no worse than a 'normal' flu...

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H1N1 Virus Pandemic

On Thursday, June 11, 2009 the World Health Organization announced that we are now in a pandemic with the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu. Nearly 29,000 people have been infected and the flu has...

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SWINE FLU VS. AVIAN FLU

SWINE FLU VS AVIAN FLU       I could remember years back when I first heard the name avian influenza (flu), it was all over the news and so many measures were put in place to check its spread or...

3 comments    swine flu birds pork
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Disaster News

Disasters happen in America everyday. Given the amount of information Americans receive everyday, it is very easy to stop paying attention. However, the force, magnitude, placement, and geographic location of...

2 comments    news swine flu flu
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Is There a Chance that Earth Changes Can Happen in 2012?

There is a lot of fear going around about the end of the world coming near. People have looked to the Mayan calendar to believe that the world will end in 2012. There are many people who believe this to be a...

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Immunize Yourself - Get the Flu

Years ago, when I asked my son’s pediatrician about flu vaccines, she said they were contraindicated for the boys as well as myself. Young healthy people, she claimed, were better off getting the flu,...

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