Swine Flu Could Become More Dangerous

[lkdood]

UPDATE:

103 confirmed dead :shocked:

new cases around the world :shocked:


The swine flu virus that has killed more than 80 people in Mexico may mutate into a "more dangerous" strain, the World Health Organisation has warned.

"It's quite possible for this virus to evolve... when viruses evolve, clearly they can become more dangerous to people," said Keiji Fukuda, of the global health watchdog.

Mr Fukuda also called for international vigilance as health experts wait to see whether the virus will turn into a worldwide pandemic.
Over 1,300 people are now thought to have contracted the virulent H1N1 swine influenza after it mutated into a form that spreads from human to human.

The Mayor of New York has confirmed that eight school children are suffering mild symptoms after becoming infected.
And there have been at least 12 other confirmed cases in Texas, Ohio, California and Kansas.

The White House has declared a public health emergency but told the public "not to panic".

Sky US correspondent Greg Milam said: "It's important to realise that those affected have only had mild symptoms, and all have recovered or are recovering.

"But the authorities do believe that this outbreak will get worse."

Canada has become the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu with six people falling ill in Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
Elsewhere in the world, suspected cases have been reported in France, Spain, Israel, New Zealand and the UK.

In France, two people who had returned from Mexico with fevers are being monitored in regions near the port cities of Bordeaux and Marseille.
A 26-year-old Israeli man has also been admitted to hospital after returning from a trip to Mexico with flu-like symptoms.

In Auckland, 10 school children have tested positive for influenza after returning from Mexico.

In the UK, two people have been admitted to a hospital in Scotland after returning from Mexico last week.

They are said to have mild flu-like symptoms but their condition is not causing concern.

Mexican City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said two more people have died of the virus, taking the death toll to 83.

All schools have been shut in Mexico City, the surrounding area and the central state of San Luis Potosi until May 6.

The WHO says it has a stockpile of the antiviral Tamiflu, which has proven effective against the virus, and is preparing a vaccine if needed.

The H1N1 strain of swine flu is usually only seen in pigs - but in humans can cause symptoms including fever and fatigue.

The WHO says there is "zero evidence" that people are getting infected with the virus from exposure to pigmeat or pigs.

However, many countries say they are stepping up checks on pork imports from the region.

Russia has banned meat imports from Mexico as well as from several US states and Central American countries.

SKY NEWS (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090426/twl-swine-flu-could-become-more-dangerou-3fd0ae9.html)

[lkdood]

UPDATE:

103 confirmed dead :shocked:

new cases around the world :shocked:

[ratedrkoman]

so people around the world : stop eating pig :P

[westpra]

Thnx for news alert..

[lkdood]

so people around the world : stop eating pig :P

virus eka pig > human > human :shocked:

[ratedrkoman]

virus eka pig > human > human :shocked:

then dont eat pig meat + dont have s*x too :P

yeah heard that it's spreading realy fast lu ne ?

[lkdood]

then dont eat pig meat + dont have s*x too :P

yeah heard that it's spreading realy fast lu ne ?

eating pork is not the problem

the virus is spreading by air

its not a sexual virus :lol:

[R_L]

lankawe meh gena mukuth nehe neda... magulak thama meh wage welawaka oya wage kehel malak mehe path wunoth.. hikz..

[R_L]

eating pork is not the problem

the virus is spreading by air

its not a sexual virus :lol:

yeap airborne lu neda... :shocked: :shocked: mala keliyak neh eka hinda...

but aruge kathawa eththa.. sex or kissin = direct fast transmission.. :P :P :P :D

hikz...

[DJ.ROCKSTAR]

thnx 4 d info bro

[ratedrkoman]

eating pork is not the problem

the virus is spreading by air

its not a sexual virus :lol:

so swine flue has gone airborne then...................

if it's spreadin by air it also should spread sexually too :)

[lkdood]

yeap airborne lu neda... :shocked: :shocked: mala keliyak neh eka hinda...

but aruge kathawa eththa.. sex or kissin = direct fast transmission.. :P :P :P :D

hikz... :lol::lol:

travel warning dala :shocked:

'postpone nonessential travel to the United States or Mexico'

[lkdood]

so swine flue has gone airborne then...................

if it's spreadin by air it also should spread sexually too :)
its possible ne :shocked:

lankaweta enna puluwan katunayaka airport eken :shocked:

[lkdood]

thnx 4 d info bro
:D

[R_L]

:lol::lol:

travel warning dala :shocked:

'postpone nonessential travel to the United States or Mexico'

ekath loku deyak,.... meheta ena eka lesi... mehe aya rata giyath nikan inne nehe neh.. wisheshenma kollo ehema.. hikz.. :P :P airborne hinda thawath lesi.. :lol:

[lkdood]

ekath loku deyak,.... meheta ena eka lesi... mehe aya rata giyath nikan inne nehe neh.. wisheshenma kollo ehema.. hikz.. :P :P airborne hinda thawath lesi.. :lol:warning dun nata thama flights yanawa/enawa :shocked:

[ratedrkoman]

its possible ne :shocked:

lankaweta enna puluwan katunayaka airport eken :shocked:


hehe
eka ne
R_L kiwwa wage ape koolo ehe gihing enne nikang neweine :P
meh new zealand walath meh scene ekama yanawalu neda ?

[lkdood]

hehe
eka ne
R_L kiwwa wage ape koolo ehe gihing enne nikang neweine :P
meh new zealand walath meh scene ekama yanawalu neda ?NZ wela rata purama pathiri la lu :(

Air new zeland crew eke ayatath hadila :shocked:

[lkdood]

testing reported in England :(

[ratedrkoman]

:( :( ohh god lets hope that it wont spread into asia ...........

[lkdood]

Cuba to limit Mexico flights amid swine flu fears :shocked:

The Cuban government said on Monday it will limit flights to and from Mexico as one of the measures it was taking to prevent an outbreak of swine flu on the island nation.

There are several flights daily between Havana and Mexico City and Havana and the Mexican beach resort of Cancun. But the government announcement, published in state-run press, did not say whether the number of flights would be reduced or simply maintained at the current level.
There was no mention of whether any cases of swine flu had been detected in Cuba.

It also advised Cubans to wash their hands frequently and to cover their mouths and nose when they sneeze or cough.


reuters

[gnate3_2009]

Any infections in Sri Lanka?? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

[lkdood]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/27/article-1173912-04ADA578000005DC-153_468x384.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/27/article-1173912-04AD0743000005DC-998_468x286.jpg

mexico city, mexico

[lkdood]

Any infections in Sri Lanka?? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

una, oluwe kakkuma thiyanawa nan yan na rohalata

[lkdood]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/27/article-1173912-04AEF4BD000005DC-970_468x286.jpg

[Rovin]

meka lanakawe nene?????????????????

[lkdood]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/26/article-0-04AD0A62000005DC-373_233x423.jpg

[lkdood]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/27/article-1173912-04AF701B000005DC-478_468x286.jpg

:(

[kinkon]

Uru fever...

[lkdood]

Uru fever...now it is minis una :shocked:

[kinkon]

now it is minis una :shocked:
Ya :(

[tharinda07]

tnks 4 da info

[lkdood]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/27/article-1173912-04B098A9000005DC-369_468x286.jpg

Spain

[keveen]

Thanks for the info

[lkdood]

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[lkdood]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/27/article-1173912-04B07BBC000005DC-702_468x286.jpg

[lkdood]

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[milindasenarath]

wat abt china?

[lkdood]

wat abt china?no reported cases so far but be alert

its spreading everywhere

[milindasenarath]

no reported cases so far but be alert

its spreading everywhere
hmmmm if it will cum here it will be a big disaster

[lkdood]

hmmmm if it will cum here it will be a big disasterov :(

[lkdood]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/27/article-1173912-04AE76EE000005DC-664_468x286.jpg

[lkdood]

Twenty-five possible swine flu cases have been reported in the UK

BBC

[lkdood]

New virus is not "swine flu", Paris-based health organization says :shocked:

The virus currently circulating in Mexico and the United States and which has killed at least 20 people is not swine flu, the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Monday.

"The virus has not been isolated in animals to date. Therefore, it is not justified to name this disease swine flu," the OIE said in a press statement.

The virus "includes in its characteristics swine, avian and human virus components," the OIE said, and urged that it be called "North American influenza," after its geographic origin.

The OIE said it was "urgent" that scientific research be carried out to determine the susceptibility of animals to what it said was a "new virus."

If animals were susceptible, "virus circulation could worsen the regional and global situation for public health," the organization said.

[lkdood]

Swiss investigate first suspected swine flu case :shocked:
(http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Switzerland/10308187.html)

[lkdood]

The World Health Organization plans to raise its pandemic alert to an unprecedented level today, saying that swine flu is spreading :shocked:

[TΞΞNSTAR™]

OMG... :(

STOP EATING PIGS :|

[lkdood]

OMG... :(

STOP EATING PIGS :|
the virus is spreading from human to human

[TΞΞNSTAR™]

the virus is spreading from human to human

Yeaha.... D Media z ?? Air z it?? B safe bro.. u in UK rite??

[lkdood]

Yeaha.... D Media z ?? Air z it?? B safe bro.. u in UK rite??yes i'm frm UK

virus is spreading by air & contact(kissing etc.)

[ahamednishadh]

this is a serious matter. even Sri Lankan health authorities have instructed the airport officials to b vigilant abt this matter!

[lkdood]

Poor states may need aid for swine flu -UN's Ban

The world must make sure that poorer countries hit hard by other crises do not have to bear the brunt of any possible swine flu pandemic, U.N.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. "The swine flu outbreak shows yet again that, in our interconnected world, no nation can deal with threats of such dimension on its own," Ban told reporters.

He added that if the swine flu outbreak becomes a pandemic, global solidarity will be crucial.

"Poorer nations are especially vulnerable," he said. "They have been hit hard by other crises this year -- food, energy, the global economy, climate change. We must ensure that they are not also hit disproportionately hard by a potential health crisis." He said that the World Bank and other U.N. development and humanitarian agencies would "mobilize to ensure that countries needing additional financial resources to combat an epidemic will have them." Ban said he was in constant contact with the head of the U.N. World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, about the outbreak.

[lkdood]

this is a serious matter. even Sri Lankan health authorities have instructed the airport officials to b vigilant abt this matter!:shocked:

[vkk_kck]

OMG... thanx for the info

[lkdood]

OMG... thanx for the infook

[lkdood]

more cases reported in Canada :shocked:

[lkdood]

cases reported in Ireland :shocked:

[lkdood]

virus spreading everywhere :shocked:

Brazil, Peru

[lkdood]

World Health Organization Sets New Alert Level

Alert Level Now @ Level 4 :shocked::(

[lkdood]

Flu spreads to Italy :shocked:

[lkdood]

Swine flu likely to worsen in Canada

CBC

:shocked::shocked:

[prasadana2]

lankawatat awanam tama mala kiyan ne..

[MISHAL88]

ooh mannn im in canada ,da next country that going infected by this virus is may be canada

[jayanathjayaweera]

thnx 4 da info

[sridas]

Hmmmm.....big problum....

[lkdood]

ooh mannn im in canada ,da next country that going infected by this virus is may be canadaCanada has many cases

[lkdood]

cases reported in China & Chile :shocked:

[lkdood]

cases in South Korea :shocked:

[lkdood]

Cuba Announces Preventive Measures against Swine Influenza :shocked:

cases in Cuba ?? :shocked:

[lkdood]

Swine flu spreads to Middle East, Asia-Pacific :shocked:

[lkdood]

Singapore schools to start temperature taking against swine flu threat :shocked:

[lkdood]

new cases reported in Scotland :shocked::(

[lkdood]

8 Flu cases in wales :shocked:

[rasithcham]

this is scary machan..:shocked::shocked::shocked:


IS THERE A VACCINE?
Not yet. In Britain two drug companies have been contracted to develop vaccines. Scientists at the National Institute for Medical Research in north London are reported to have spent the weekend working on virus samples provided by the US. Diagnostic kits designed to detect the new virus should be ready this week.
A vaccine would still take several months to prepare. :shocked:

[lkdood]

this is scary machan..:shocked::shocked::shocked:


IS THERE A VACCINE?
Not yet. In Britain two drug companies have been contracted to develop vaccines. Scientists at the National Institute for Medical Research in north London are reported to have spent the weekend working on virus samples provided by the US. Diagnostic kits designed to detect the new virus should be ready this week.
A vaccine would still take several months to prepare. :shocked:


it is spreading everywhere

[lkdood]

more cases reported :shocked:

[lkdood]

new cases in Canada

[whizzkid]

Is it getting spread in flash like sars...?

[whizzkid]

OMG it seems to be very dangerous...

[lkdood]

Is it getting spread in flash like sars...?its spreading

[lkdood]

cases reported in Germany :shocked:

[lkdood]

new cases reported in UK

flu arrival confirmed in London :(