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BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

As of May 31, 2009, Department of Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III reported that there are 46 new Cases Under Observation (CUOs) who all have pending laboratory results. Since May 1, 2009, the DOH has monitored a total of 285 Cases Under Observation (CUOs). Of these 16 have been confirmed positive for Influenza A(H1N1), 64 have pending laboratory results, and 205 have been discarded since they are negative for A(H1N1). - Duque Update on the Influenza A(H1N1) Situation in the Philippines)

In their latest report dated May 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 2,120 new cases and 4 deaths. The new deaths were from Canada, Mexico, and the USA. There are now a total of 15,510 cases and 99 deaths (CFR = 0.6%) from 53 reporting countries. New countries who have a confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) case were Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Slovakia, and Uruguay.

Additional Info on INFLUENZA A(H1N1) Pandemic

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Are you at Risk?


Seasonal influenza

Everyone is at risk of getting seasonal influenza. It passes easily from person to person through droplets expelled from the nose and mouth of an infected person. These droplets can pass directly into the nose, mouth or eyes of a person who is nearby (less than 1 meter, or 3 feet, away) or indirectly when a person touches surfaces that droplets have fallen onto and then touches his or her nose, mouth or eyes before washing hands. Crowded, indoor environments may promote the chances of such transmission, which may explain the increase in respiratory infections during the winter months.

INFO ON INFLUENZA A(H1N1) PANDEMIC

Introduction

What is the new influenza A (H1N1) virus that has been causing recent outbreaks globally?
The recent outbreaks of disease in people globally are caused by a new influenza (or “flu”) type A (H1N1) virus. There is a human H5N1 virus circulating and causing seasonal influenza and in the past, very occasionally, H1N1 viruses from swine have infected humans. The specific type of the H1N1 virus causing illness now is new or “novel” and in the current outbreak it is clear that this virus is able to infect humans and be passed from person to person. Although part of the virus may have originated from pigs, there is no evidence that the current spread of infection is coming from that source.