GENEVA—Swine flu has claimed at least 16,713 lives around the world since it was first uncovered in Mexico and the United States last April, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Although there is no way to control 100 percent on how the swine flu pandemic may evolve, we can do our parts to prevent it from affecting ourselves, our immediate families and friends. I hope these few points can inspire you to take …
2 swine flu deaths in MP take India toll to 1406 NetIndian. Two people have died of influenza A (H1N1) in Madhya Pradesh, taking the toll due to the swine flu pandemic in the country so far to 1406, … Swine flu claims 3 more lives in …
Before we get hysterical, lets do some comparisons. In the US, we average 173 deaths per day from “the regular flu ”, or 63000 per year. When you compare this number to the Swine Flu , it’s not a pandemic .
H1N1 swine flu was never dangerous, and it never should have been escalated to a level-six pandemic in the first place.
The Pandemic That Wasn’t. March 12th 2010
In the coming weeks we will know for sure if the Swine Flu will become epidemic, pandemic , or nothing more than a slight outbreak.
Swine flu killed 16 Multnomah County residents between April, when the first cases appeared, and Jan. 7, the last recorded case. A similar virus will likely return this fall as the regular seasonal flu.
Statewide, 1312 have been hospitalized for flu since Sept. 1.
