Word: influenza
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...month ago, British Health Secretary Andy Burnham issued a statement urging British citizens not to panic despite a surge in the number of cases of H1N1 influenza in the country. Now it seems health officials have the opposite problem: they are urging parents not to hold "swine flu parties" that some people believe will build up children's immunity by infecting them with the virus...
...unapproved products can be found on the Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products List website, but here's a sampling of the most dubious wares...
...Sanofi-Aventis, currently have the seed virus from CDC that will form the core of the immunization. But a vaccine won't be ready until September at the earliest, and even then, it won't be clear whether that shot will be a good match against the H1N1 influenza virus that will be circulating in the fall, since it may mutate between now and then. (Read "Battling Swine Flu: The Lessons from SARS...
Raising the pandemic alert is only a reminder that despite our best efforts to prevent or detect new diseases early, simple vigilance is the best defense against something as unpredictable as influenza. "We have a head start," Chan said. "But like all influenza viruses, this one can change the rules...
...Vautin has overseen the University Operations Services group since the mid 1990s. He also co-founded the Harvard Green Campus Initiative and more recently played a key role in orchestrating Harvard's response to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine...