H1N1 a.k.a. Swine Flu

April 21, 2009 · Posted in Current Issues, General, Health 

H1N1 Flu a.k.a. Swine Flu

Another specie of the famous virus nowadays is called N1H1 virus, recently, it caught the attention of the different countries around the world. Different nationalities from different countries are dying due to this extremely hot treath virus. Yesterday, the World Health Organization warned that “all of humanity is under threat”. That sounds extremely dire, indeed.

But when does this high treat specie of influenza actually came from? BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) — Overseas reports labeling China as the origin of the current swine flu outbreak were groundless, China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Wednesday. The press reports alleged some dead pigs found in Fuqing City and Changle City in southeast China’s Fujian Province might be the source of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, said the ministry.

Effects

People without symptoms could be stricken suddenly and within hours be too weak to walk; many died the next day. Symptoms included a blue tint to the face and coughing up blood caused by severe obstruction of the lungs. In some cases, the virus caused an uncontrollable hemorrhaging that filled the lungs, and patients drowned in their body fluids. To others, the flu caused frequent loss of bowel control and the victim would die from losing critical intestinal lining and blood loss.

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