First Case of Swine Flu in the Philippines — Confirmed!
The first confirmed case of H1N1 (Influenza A) in the Philippines was just confirmed last night. See new articles here and here. It happened with a 10 year old female who arrived from the United States with her parents.
I think that this was bound to happen, what with all the traveling that people are doing. We don’t really expect any virus to remain confined in just one place. The good thing about this is that we are more vigilant about this, and the child’s parents were responsible enough to have their child examined for H1N1 when she displayed flu symptoms. This is much more responsible than some high profile people who who didn’t want to subject themselves to quarantine and tests when they arrived. They should have set a good example. While they may be healthy NOW, how sure are we that they wouldn’t develop the symptoms when they are already here?
Flu outbreaks are really nothing new. We’ve had several ones during the early part of this century, then more recently, SARS and bird flu. The problem with controlling flu is that there are so many strains…and they evolve! Swine flu is a novel case, a recent mutation. What we should do right now is to observe proper hygiene, strengthen resistance and do social distancing—avoid going to crowded areas if the need is not urgent. And, don’t panic!
the spread of AH1N1 or Swine Flu is really scary. It is a good thing that this virus is not very deadly. We are advised to take Vitamin-C and to wear face masks.
July 12th, 2009 at 1:05 amthe use of face masks and boosting your immune system by taking lots of vitamin-C is still an effective way of preventing the spread of the Swine Flu virus.
July 14th, 2009 at 11:09 pmi always advice my kids to wear face masks when going into crowded areas. swine flu is really scary and i dont want my kids getting infected by it.
July 18th, 2009 at 4:31 amI have a relative who got the Swine Flu in Mexico. It is a good thing that he already recovered from this disease.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:00 amthe H1N1 or Swine Flu Virus is very scary at first but now it is well controlled by vaccines and prevention by avoiding going into places with incidence of swine flu.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:34 pmH1N1 or Swine Flu is a bit scary but it a good thing to note that this virus is not that very deadly.,, .
October 16th, 2009 at 10:43 pmMy brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:27 pmIf you look at the pandemic of 1977, when H1N1 or Swine Flu re-emerged after a 20 year absence, there is no shift in age-related mortality pattern. The 1977 “pandemic” is, of course, not considered a true pandemic by experts today, for reasons that are not entierely consistent. It certainly was an antigenic shift and not an antigenic drift. As far as I have been able to follow the current events, the most significant factor seems to have been that most people, who were severely affected, were people with other medical conditions.
January 5th, 2010 at 6:07 pmSorry, aber das bezweifel ich ganz stark…Baer
January 18th, 2010 at 2:17 am2 of my cousins in mexico got infected with the swine flu virus. thank God, they recovered well. it is a great news that the pandemic on swine flu is gone now.
February 18th, 2010 at 6:28 pmWe should be thankful that the swine flu did not spread very rapidly. it is not very deadly like Ebola but swine flu can still kill you.
April 20th, 2010 at 7:40 pm