Crews disinfect Sparks school closed by swine flu
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
A Sparks middle school closed because of swine flu is being scrubbed to prevent further illness when it reopens after the Memorial Day weekend. ...
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Houston elementary's swine flu count grows by 1 to 25
Houston Chronicle - United States
Houston's largest concentration of swine flu cases has grown by one to 25 at Travis Elementary, although the city's health department said the latest case ...
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UK's attempts to stop swine flu called flawed
The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Flu experts are looking very closely at Britain — and some have decided that the UK's swine flu-fighting tactics are seriously off the mark ...
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Confirmed cases of swine flu rise to 333 in NY
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
ALBANY, NY - Health officials say New York has 34 new cases of swine flu, bringing the total confirmed to 333. New York Gov. David Paterson says the new ...
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As of April 2009 the swine flu A/H1N1 virus infection has taken hold in several countries. swine flu virus has the potential to mutate or evolve to be passed between humans in the future, and so become a pandemic, swine flu is a respiratory disease normally found in pigs but human cases can be transmitted in the same way as seasonal flu. Antiviral drugs are available which can effectively prevent and treat the infection. Preventive measures are of utmost importance to prevent spread.
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