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There are many fears about the swine flu outbreak. It is not simply that it could cause the death of thousands or in the case of a pandemic, perhaps millions. Other fears are economic in nature based on the reality that tens of millions of very sick people would drive a weak global economy into a depression...
...pick out swine flu cases from run-of-the-mill respiratory disease. And there are simple things that people can do to protect themselves, like practicing better hygiene (wash hands frequently and cover mouth and nose when sneezing) and staying away from public places or traveling if they feel sick. "There's a role for everyone to play when an outbreak is ongoing," said Besser...
...have studied influenza for many years, the nature of the disease makes it a tough enemy to combat. With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, patients developed symptoms around the same time they became contagious. But with the flu, a person can spread the infection days before they feel sick enough to go to a doctor. "The flu is a known devil," says Malik Peiris, one of the scientists at Hong Kong University who helped trace the 2003 outbreak of SARS to the civet cat. "This is a different ballgame...
With this type of flu there is a short incubation period. So by the time people leave Mexico and get back here, they are going to be sick in two days...
...start to feel sick, make the trek over to UHS where they will hopefully treat you with something stronger than ibuprofen. And as we learned before with Babson norovirus outbreak, washing your hands is the best way to avoid getting sick. "The most important thing for staying healthy is good hygiene," Rosenthal says. "When you cough, you should cough into your elbow, and not into the phone or onto your friends...