Medics Diary

observed in many other countries including the United States. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level to the highest level, phase 6, indicating widespread community transmission on at least two continents.The pandemic that began in March 2009 was caused by an H1N1 influenza A virus that represents a quadruple [...]

More than 1,100 people worldwide have died from swine flu since it emerged in Mexico and the U.S. in April, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization.The virus has spread around the world with unprecedented speed, spreading as widely in six weeks as common influenza viruses spread in the six months.
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