Soap should therefore be effective against all flu viruses.
There is now "widespread" flu activity in 21 states, up from 11 a week ago, and virtually all the samples tested are the new swine flu.
I had flu last week. And I was on holiday `too!
Many of those who display flu-like symptoms, including the British pupils, are taken to hospital for further checks, and kept there if they test positive for swine flu.
In a trial carried out last autumn, they monitored the spread of both seasonal flu and H1N1, popularly known as swine flu, through students and their friends at Harvard University.
Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the two patients in Airdrie who visited Mexico had both displayed mild flu-like symptoms but there was no cause for concern.
I can already tell that cold and flu season has begunbecause I've been buying a lot more tissues for all the runny noses in myhousehold.
Federal health officials report that at least 36 children in the United States have died of swine flu; most had nervous system disorders like cerebral palsy or developmental delays.
His flu infected his wife.
The school was closed because of the flu.
In line with the virologists' adage that the only predictable thing about flu viruses is that they are unpredictable, the dog flu has baffled those following it.
When people all around me have colds or the flu, I seem to be immune.
It is an NHS board responsibility that we do not find ourselves in this position with the swine flu vaccine.
The city was unprepared for the surge in people who suspected that they had contracted the flu, said Hiromasa Tashiro, who leads the Kobe Medical Association.
A healthy person is given a tiny taste of a virus flu or polio, say that's too weak to cause illness but just enough to introduce the body to the pathogen.
You have the flu.
Both flu pandemics and global warming are lethal.
As of today you will never get another cold or flu.
Mexico remains the epicenter of the swine flu outbreak, with more than 150 deaths blamed on the virus.
Le Gall said that progress is being made now to tackle the current bird flu outbreak by strengthening veterinary and human health monitoring systems around the world.
Now, with government experts questioning the safety and effectiveness of cold medications for kids, the best option for parents this cold and flu season may be home remedies like chicken soup.
First, let me clarify the difference between seasonal flu, avian flu, and human pandemic influenza.
German veterinary officials Tuesday confirmed22 new cases of flu in birds on the island of Ruegen.
But here at the epicenter of bird flu cases so far, there is little other choice than to prepare.
This is important because although this strain of swine flu is mild in most people, if it's contracted by someone with an underlying health condition that can be serious.
The flu was arrested before it became a pandemic.
Three cases in Germany and one in Austria means swine flu has spread to four European countries.
Three of our predictable irrationalities give the swine flu story much more impact than it should have — and in this case, it would be better if we were more rational.
A flu epidemic raged through the school for weeks.
By making our estimates available each day, flu Trends may provide an early-warning system for outbreaks of influenza.
The bird flu pandemic is well controlled.
An ever-escalating array of industry-developed vaccines confer short-term protection, but at the expense of provoking flu to evolve in unpredictable ways.
Even Kellogg's decided to feed into the swine flu myth and hysteria.
If we carry on like this, bird flu and swine flu will be just the beginning of a century of viral outbreaks.
I am amazed that there has not been a public outcry of people saying, "Excuse me, I had a flu jab last year and I still got swine flu."
But so is seasonal flu.
The value of the deal, which Financial Times calculations suggest might exceed$1 bn, could lift Tamiflu to the status of a“ blockbuster” drug to both treat and help prevent flu, though the production of sufficient volumes may encounter manufacturing constraints.
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