Tracking Swine Flu Pandemic

Since Swine Flu has been raised to the level of a pandemic, I thought I will do another post. Read about Swine flu and stay informed. Stay calm and don't panic.

WHO has raised the swine flu alert from Phase Four to Phase Five. This phase is characterised by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one region.

While most countries will not be affected at this stage, the declaration of Phase Five is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalise the organisation, communication, and implementation of planned mitigation measures is short.

Here are some tips to Track Swine Flu:-

* Check Health Map for the latest reports on Swine Flu

* Check Google maps for further updates.

* NHS gives frequent updates on its site, keep upto date with the latest developments.

* Search for the latest Swine Flu Tweets on Twitter

* Keep checking the Centre for Disease Control's site for further notices. Mexico & USA is where the maximum cases are being reported, so it makes sense to check them out periodically.

* If you have recently traveled to Mexico, you can contact your doctor or General Practioner, if the following are present:-

* Fever of 38°C or more
* history of fever AND flu-like illness (two or more of the following symptoms: cough, runny nose, limb/joint pain, headache)
* other severe/life-threatening illness suggestive of an infectious process

You can check your symptoms using this NHS symptom checker.


Foremost, Stay Calm and Don't panic.

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