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H1N1 Flu

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CDC says U.S. making progress on swine flu vaccine Friday, 6 Nov 2009 03:49pm EST

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Friday they are making progress in improving the supply of H1N1 vaccine to state health departments and urged people frustrated by long lines and scarce supply not to give up.  Full Article

 
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WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan Friday, 6 Nov 2009 12:07pm EST 

GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday.  Full Article  |  Video  

H1N1 facts

A nurse simulates the preparation of a vaccine dose against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus during an exercise organised by local authorities to test the functioning of a temporary vaccination centre in Haguenau, October 6, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Do you have it?

A look at the symptoms of H1N1 and what to do if you or someone around you becomes infected.  Full Article 

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Fight the spread

The World Health Organisation's guidelines about ways to prevent and fight flu.  Full Article 

 
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Worst outbreaks

Details of some of the world's largest disease outbreaks and threats.  Full Article 

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How it spreads

What the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says on how swine flu spreads in humans.   Full Article 

 

analysis

A handout file photo shows a technician preparing chicken eggs for the pre-production of a vaccine against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus at a laboratory of GlaxoSmithKline in Dresden June 16, 2009. REUTERS/GlaxoSmithKline/Handout
Reaping the swine flu windfall

Healthcare companies are benefiting from the swine flu pandemic, bringing new focus on the market for vaccines.  Full Article 

 
An experimental vaccine designed to prevent the H1N1 swine flu virus is administered into a medical volunteer during early trials of the drug at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
U.S. government faces no-win fight with flu

First came the jibes about the U.S. government rushing out an untested swine flu vaccine. Now, critics say it is not fast enough.  Full Article 

H1N1 flu resources

Micro biologist Ayesha Khan works on research in a lab at the County of San Diego Health and Human Services in San Diego, California April 26, 2009. Governments around the world rushed on Sunday to check the spread of a new type of swine flu that has killed up to 81 people in Mexico and infected around a dozen in the United States REUTERS/MikeBlake
Pandemicflu.gov

One-stop access to U.S. Government H1N1 flu information, including a state-by-state map of confirmed cases in the U.S.  Learn More 

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A global flu pandemic graphic. REUTERS
Global flu pandemics

Since 1580, 31 possible influenza pandemics have been documented, with three occurring in the last century.  Blog 

 
A flu mask graphic. REUTERS
A detailed look at masks

Facemasks offer a physical barrier to contact with airborne contaminants.  Blog 

Pictures

A nurse prepares an isolation ward and medical equipment, in the event that suspected Influenza A (H1N1) flu patients are hospitalised, in Persahabatan hospital in Jakarta on June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Crack PalinggiSlideshowSlideshow 
H1N1 pandemic

The World Health Organization declares H1N1 the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.  Slideshow 

 
An influenza ward in Aix-Les-Bains, France, during the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918. REUTERS/National Museum of Health and Medicine SlideshowSlideshow 
Flu of 1918

Images from the "Spanish Flu" pandemic that killed between 40 million and 100 million.   Slideshow 

 
A couple wearing surgical masks kiss each other goodbye as the woman is about to board a plane at the international airport in Cancun, Mexico April 27, 2009. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz SlideshowSlideshow 
Love in time of flu

A look at couples and families who are determined not to let the threat of a pandemic interrupt their lives.   Slideshow