Egypt - World Health Organization announced a mutation of the virus "H1N1" ?

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Wonder exactly what they are talking about in this article? what mutation? or just in general.

"WHO," declares the influenza virus mutates
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 - 14:09


World Health Organization
Abdul Salam wrote Princess


World Health Organization announced a mutation of the virus "H1N1" swine flu virus, known and described Balthor limited in the framework of what is known about the permanent nature of influenza viruses mutate.

The organization said that this mutation proved to reports from many of the country affected, but so far did not affect the degree of ferocity of the virus, and the effectiveness of the vaccine and has no sensitivity to drug treatment for the disease caused.

The organization stressed the need to take advantage of the Christmas holiday and vacation mid-year school to remind all members of society of the utmost importance for preventive non-pharmacological interventions such as washing hands with soap and water Gsayla well regularly and cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough with a towel paper and get rid of it immediately in the trash, or sneeze in the upper arm in order to avoid spreading the virus and get away for a distance of not less than one meter when dealing with others.

And to avoid kissing or hugging when greeting others and to avoid going to crowded areas without the need or wear a mask when frequenting these places and attention to personal hygiene and good ventilation, food, health and physical activity.

Obligation resting at home when the flu symptoms such as fever, coughing and sneezing, sore throat and accelerate the review of a doctor if fever lasts more than two days and the isolation of the patient in a well-ventilated room.

 

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Re: Egypt - World Health Organization announced a mutation of the virus "H1N1" ?

This seems to be a re-package of news from 3 weeks ago except not referring to the developing tamiflu resistance.

 

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Re: Egypt - World Health Organization announced a mutation of the virus "H1N1" ?

looks like you are correct.

Concern in Egypt after the swine flu virus mutates .. Recognize and health: the virus has already mutated, but did not resist treatment .. And expectations of the increased incidence and death
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 - 12:54


Minister of Health Hatem mountain
Princess wrote Abdel-Salam - Ahmed Ismail Camera


Raised the WHO declared the swine flu virus mutates, horror and concern of many of the medical community, which is considered a warning to the wave of more aggressive and violent phases of evolution of the virus, especially in Egypt, which is undergoing a wide spread of the disease.

Organization demonstrated through their mutation from the affected country, stressing that it did not affect so far on the degree of severity and the effectiveness of a vaccine or treatment processor, in addition to the mutation does not affect the sensitivity of drug treatment of the disease caused.

Asked why the mutation, who witnessed the swine flu virus at the moment, WHO emphasized that the nature of the mutation of influenza viruses, which the organization described as a permanent mutation and change in structural characteristics.

In a quick response on the extent of mutation of the virus in Egypt, recognized the Ministry of Health to happen in a limited form ineffective so far on each of the vaccine and the vaccine prepared, the ministry said that the high death rate of swine influenza virus does not mean that mutate in a very, confirming that the mutation occurred already is an essential feature characteristic of influenza viruses, including the swine flu virus, pointing to a higher incidence of death from bird pigs on a daily basis does not mean the virus mutating.

For his part, Dr. Amr Kandil, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Preventive Affairs, said the situation in Egypt is still safe, with no cases recorded so far resistant to treatment with Altammivloa or resistance to vaccination serum, indicating that most of the deaths so far are still among the groups most vulnerable to complications result of HIV infection, all infected cases were either suffering from chronic diseases such as pneumonia, asthma, chronic hepatitis, tumors or pregnant women, which led to their deaths.

In return, "said Dr Jawad quarantined Director of Communicable Diseases World Health Organization, said that the swine flu virus mutates witness has been registered in more than one country from Norway to France, but is still limited and slowly, confirming that this mutation does not affect the current drug therapy At the forefront Altammivloa, as it had not been recorded so far no resistance to the vaccination sera available.

Expected quarantined high rate of injury and death caused by the virus in the coming period as the world enters a new wave of progressive injury and death by the virus.