Confirmed number of global swine flu cases: 365 and counting
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The number of confirmed swine flu cases across the globe kept rising Friday, but some signs of hope emerged in the battle against the worldwide outbreak.
Scientists are working to develop vaccines to confront the flu, and one Mexican politician cited evidence that the virus is "letting up."
The World Health Organization said Friday that the number of confirmed cases stood at 365 worldwide, including 141 in the United States and 156 in Mexico. Thirteen countries have confirmed cases, the organization said.
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We see all these counts of the States that have cases of the virus, but no data about the recoveries. What is the time duration before a person is considered to be recovered from it? Wouldn't it help to lessen the hysteria if the recovery information was posted along with the statistics? Perhaps someone could change the data to say 'Active Cases' and 'Recovered Cases' to help calm folks down.
There's alot of bugs out there waiting to eat us alive. Thank the good people that research and develope vaccines.
Is it better to get the H1N1 influenza virus now,during the spring when it is milder and build a resistance for the more virulent and aggressive strain that is expected to surface during the fall?
if this virus has the ability to become stronger and potentially more dangerous in the fall, will the people who have survived (almost everyone in the U.S) or have been exposed to the virus have some or any immunity to the potentially more dangerous virus that could appear in the upcoming fall/winter season???
Wash your hands, we are only 5 under Mexico.
why haven't they cloned the vaccine antigens into yeast or phage or bacteria where it could be produced on a large scale, rapidly and at low cost?
Im 30 years old and 5 month pregnant – what would happen if a pregnant woman comes down with the swine flu – can she take Tamiflu or any anti-viral medication?
Can I get the swine Flu virus from swimming in the gym's pool or a public pool?
i hate swine flu!
Question: If you contract the H1N1 Swine Flu virus now, will you have any latent protection if it comes again in the Fall or Winter?
I can't tell from the map or not but Montgomery Alabama has some confirmed cases of the flu as well and it doesn't look to me like it is represented on the map. They announced those cases on the local news last night.