MEDIRAN NEWSLETTERupdate:sep11,2009
*The good news about H1N1 Swine Flu is that its virulance has not increased and may be that is the reason its death rate in New York City has been relatively low,while it infected 10 per cent or 800 000 of population in that megacity.Most of these people were below age 65,which is a difference with seasonal flu.The other difference is that t6he epidemic can cause below 1 million deaths in U.S.,although C.D.C.does not believe it may approach that number.
At this point vaccination against both seasonal flu and H1N1 flu is the most important way of prevention and it might contain these diseases while we are getting close to school opening.as of 09112009 we only need one shot of H1N1 SWINE FLU,SO THERE WILL BE MORE VACCINE AVAILABLE.
see also:NEW YORK TIMES,EDITORIAL,P.A24,SEP 1,2009
*SWINE FLU,NOW OFFICIALLY CALLED: H1N1 FLU, BECAUSE OF CONCERNS FOR PORK INDUSTRY.
USE OF VACCINE ,A KILLED VIRUS,ON VOLUNTEERS HAS BEEN STARTED AND SOON WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE,TWICE WITH ONE REGULAR FLU SHOT,to prevent spreading of flu,C.D.C.suggested "SELF-ISOLATION"of sick employees and students and aviding or cleaning oft-touched items such as remote controls and computer keyboards.also choosing a "FLU BODDY"for delivering foods and other supplies and necessities.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME,AS CDC SUGGESTED,TO BE AWARE OF OTHER VACCINATIONS:
+PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA AND PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASES BY ONE SHOT OF VACCINE FOR AGE 65 AND OLDER.ALSO FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS HEART DISEASE,CANCER,ALCOHOLISM.
+HPV OR HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS, STD AND A CAUSE OF CERVICAL CA.,3 DOSES
FOR FEMALES 11-26 AND EVEN FOR MEN.
+TETANUS/DIPHTERIA OR T.D.,COMBO BUSTER EVERY 10 YEARS.
+WHOOPING COUGH OR PERTUSSIS,ONE SHOT FOR ADULTS,USUALLY WITH T.D.VACCINE
+HEPATITIS B,A CAUSE OF CIRRHOSIS,CHRONIC INFECTION AND LIVER CANCER,3 DOSES.CAN BE STARTED AS IN INFANTS.ALSO FOR HIV PATIENTS AND STD(SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DIS.).
+SHINGLES,SINGLE DOSE,AGE 60 0R OLDER.
MENINGITIS AND MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE,ONE DOSE IN ADULTS ESPECIALLY LIVING IN CLOSED QUARTERS AND NURSING HOMES
UPDATED: 09012009
see: mediran.com/swine flu.H1N1 flu
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