Attack of the Swine Flu :-(

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30th April- Jianhua and Michelle Poh
1st May- Kelvin Ho
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First the economic recession, then the case of the infested rojak, and now this.

I believe many of you may have heard of the swine flu in Mexico and around the world. This flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus. It is a spread of a new strain of influenza virus that was clinically identified in April 2009. The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus. The outbreak has also been called the H1N1 influenza, 2009 H1N1 flu, Mexican flu, or swine-origin influenza. It is currently a level 5 outbreak, one level below an official pandemic.

Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans. However, sporadic human infections with swine flu have occurred in persons with direct exposure to pigs. There were also documented cases of human-to-human spread of swine flu. Symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to symptoms of regular human seasonal flu. An early symptom is high fever, and this can be followed by cough, sore throat, runny nose, and sometimes breathlessness a few days later.


Seek immediate medical attention if you develop swine flu symptoms (i.e. high fever, followed by cough, sore throat, runny nose, and sometimes breathlessness a few days later).


Arghh my poor 'brothers'... :-((

Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_outbreak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_influenza