Even though media attention has waned on the H1N1 flu (aka Swine flu) pandemic, confirmed cases continue to rise in the United States and around the world. Many states have issued reminders to health care practitioners and institutions to remain vigilant about H1N1 flu as there are currently over 33 thousand confirmed cases and 170 deaths in the US. World wide there are almost 90 thousand confirmed cases and 382 deaths. H1N1 flu is spread the same way as regular flu – through sneezing, coughing, and touching contaminated objects and then touching your nose or mouth. Therefore, keep reminding yourself and others about hand washing and covering up when you sneeze or cough.
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Tags: CDC, flu, H1N1, influenza, pandemic, Swine flu
Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
how can i prevent this flu?
July 7th, 2009 at 3:02 am
I am concerned..legs hurt when exercize walk. Legs feel weak..my Butt and my top in the back muscles of my legs hurt..nothing while I am sleeping, I am overweight of course and need to do walking in the day, at least 30 minutes..but I feel too tired.Blood pressure high. am on medication zetia.Help Help!!
Barb :0)
July 7th, 2009 at 3:07 am
I take Atenolol for blood pressure
Rx keeps it very normal
July 7th, 2009 at 5:27 am
I wish ther was a way to commnicate with these individuals. I’ve been playing telephone tag for 2 years. My husband was on a wound vac, KCI, prior to partial leg amputation., in Sept. 2007. The vascular surgeon ordered a 2nd vac for his lower leg, to see if we could elimanate the amputation, and then decided not to use the 2nd vac there. I returned all unopened boxes thru UPS, have my receipts, and they have submitted to our insurance and been paid and are now after us for remainder of the bill. My ins. agent is composing a letter to Medicare. Also, 2 years have passed never gota bil until a month ago and it was one of those lovely pay up in 10 days or it goes to collection.
July 9th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I BELIVE, THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION, DAILY DOSE, IS NOTHING MORE THAN PART OF THE COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA MACHINE, PROVIDING NOTHING MORE THAN STRESSFUL, FEARS, TO PHSYCOLOGICLY, UNDERMIND U.S. CITIZENS HEALTH,WITH YOUR FOOLISH, THEORIES, OF THE SKY IS FALLING, THE DOCTORS ARE NOTHING MORE, THAN INTELECTUAL IDIOTS, THAT CAN’T HEAL NOBODY,BUT THEIR POCKETS, AND THE PHARMASEUTICAL,CRIMINALS,THAT ARE PUMPING CONTINUASLY, DRUGS INTO UNSUSPECTED,U.S. CITIZENS,WHEN YOU SAY THAT 150 CASES HAVE DIED, OF THIS SO CALLED H1N1 FLU, THAT WAS CREATED, IN LABORATORTES,IN THIS COUNTRY, TO GET RID OF A LOT OF PARANOID PEOPLE, WHEN IN REALITY, MORE THAN 100,000 HEALTHY CITIZENS ARE BEEN KILLED IN HOSPITALS, BY ALL THOSE INCOPETENT MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, I SAY YOU ARE DECIVING THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY, FOR SELFISH REASONS, IN THE PAST, GROUPS LIKE YOUR COULD BE PUT IN JAIL FOR FALSE PROMOTIONS OF TERROR,BUT NOW, THAT EVEN OWR OWN GOVERNMENT, IS BEHAVING AS TERRORIT,PEOPLE LIKE YOU HAVE A FREE PASS.
July 10th, 2009 at 7:01 am
how serious would the H1N1 Flu condition be on a person who always yearly take the flu vaccination?