Guest guest Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 http://baysidenews.net/news/this-year%E2%80%99s-swine-flue-highly-fatal-afc42613\ 55.html This Year's Swine Flu Highly Fatal The swine flu has returned this winter " with a vengeance " warn GPs who report that ten people, all under 65 years of age, have died in the last six weeks in the UK alone. Experts have expressed surprise at the high death toll reported so early into the flu season. The Health Protection Agency shows that at least ten " young " adults have died as a result of the swine flu since the beginning of November; most of them pregnant women or those suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes or asthma, but the number also includes individuals in previously good health. Because of the high number of deaths, experts are encouraging individuals between 20 and 50 years old to get a flu vaccine this winter. " It's a virus that needs to be given some respect. People are probably dying because they don't want to bother their GP. But this delay can prove fatal, particularly amongst pregnant women, " said Professor Oxford at St Barts and the London hospital. The year's vaccine covers three strains of flue that are circulating this winter, namely swine flu or H1N1, influenza B and influenza AH3. Unlike other strains of flu, swine flue is most serious for young adults under the age of 65. It is believed that the elderly have become immune to the strain because of a similar strain that circulated in the 1970s. However, ordinary seasonal flue is also on the rise, and is reported to have caused two deaths so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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