Friday, October 2, 2009

The Swine Flu Becomes A Global Pandemic.

By Jennifer McClelland

It?s been a a small number of days ever since I?ve heard anything about the swine flu on television or read about it on the internet. Yesterday, however, it was announced that the ?piggy? influenza has become an worldwide pandemic.

As of now, the swine flu has reached 74 countries and infected close to 30,000 individuals. While it is thought of as a pandemic, most get the sickness and never actually seek medical treatment and get better on their own. It has turned out that swine flu is a lot less strong than some were apprehensive that it would be. It shouldn?t be thought of as any more hazardous now that it is thought of as a epidemic, just that it has struck several nations around the globe.

In my belief, the swine influenza is a lot more buildup than anything else, as a minimum while it is in its existing form. Only 144 people have passed away from swine influenza, that quantity is dwarfed by the quantity of individuals who pass away around the planet from the ordinary people influenza every influenza time of year. Nearly half a million people pass on every year from the everyday flu; when you believe about it, more people die every year from the common cold than from the swine influenza in its current type.

That being stated, each year, the influenza takes on a different form and typically turns into a new strain that we don?t have a vaccine against. So, at some point, the swine flu might be very awful?but this time around, it?s merely not.

While the swine flu has been called a pandemic by the United Nations Health officials WHO, drug makers could begin making vaccines against it, however?if they were to begin making a vaccine for the swine influenza, they would not have the capacity to produce the normal flu vaccine to capability for the coming up flu season. Manufacturers need to decide which is more important right now and if the current totals are an warning as to which is more imperative, I suppose it is a no brainier.

I think it?s sort of amusing that China, the country that has brought us illnesses like SARS, has been quarantining guests from other nations, counting the mayor of New Orleans, if they thought that they could be carrying the flu.

Even now, New York City reported three additional swine influenza deaths Thursday, counting a child less than 2, a teenager and a person in their 30s.

?Countries where outbreaks appear to have peaked should prepare for a second wave of infection,? Chan warned.

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