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...H1N1 flu, it also revealed several areas in which Americans still lacked knowledge. For example, many people were not aware of the CDC’s recent decision to change the name of the disease from “swine flu” to “H1N1 virus,” a third of Americans erroneously believed a vaccine against the virus is available, and a third were unaware that there are anti-viral drugs to treat the flu. The survey also found that more than half of Americans are taking action to lessen their chances of coming...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Survey Finds Less Swine Flu Fear | 5/10/2009 | See Source »

...H1N1 in La Gloria, in Veracruz state, Mexico, as early as April 6, when it received reports of a "strange" respiratory illness there - some 18 days before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the rest of the country, was alerted to the existence of the new virus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Google Any Help in Tracking an Epidemic? | 5/6/2009 | See Source »

...Other areas of government have had success on a far greater scale. The CDC, which began experimenting with social media three years ago, has created a raft of YouTube videos, podcasts, webpage widgets and Twitter-size feeds to inform the public about the latest news on the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. Between April 22 and May 4, the CDC received 1.2 million views of flu-related material on YouTube and 46.6 million Web-page views, and attracted 99,000 followers on its Twitter feed "CDCemergency," which provides breaking updates on health issues. Janice Nall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama and Twitter: White House Social-Networking | 5/6/2009 | See Source »

...Calderon urged nations that have cut off plane routes to Mexico - including Argentina, Colombia and Cuba - to reconsider. "I ask all the nations that they stop taking actions that only hurt Mexico and don't contribute to stopping the spread of the disease," he said. "Mexico will fight this virus better in collaboration with the rest of the world." Officials in those countries claimed, however, that they don't have huge stockpiles of antiviral drugs and need to take any actions necessary to save their citizens' lives. The United Nations has spoken against such measures in general but has held...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Swine Flu Battle Cry: A Return to Normal on Cinco de Mayo | 5/5/2009 | See Source »

Restoring commercial flights and travel for Mexicans may well depend on how the virus develops. While the World Health Organization say that H1N1 is not as lethal as initially feared, it warns it can still put otherwise healthy young adults and older children into hospital with pneumonia. This effect has killed at least 26 people in Mexico, although the majority had deteriorated substantially before they were given antiviral drugs. Furthermore, while the number of new cases has dropped since late April when about 200 people a day were pouring into Mexican hospitals, there are still about 40 people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Swine Flu Battle Cry: A Return to Normal on Cinco de Mayo | 5/5/2009 | See Source »

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