'Demam babi' gegar Mexico, Amerika. Takuttttt...

Swine flu telah membunuh 68 orang di Mexico dan 1,000 yang lain mungkin telah kena.

Dan penyakit ini telah dijangkiti lapan orang di Amerika Syarikat.

Seperti penyakit SARS hanya beberapa tahun lalu, ia bermula dengan demam, sakit otot.
World Health Organisation, WHO, akan mengadakan sidang tergempar hari ini di Geneva.

Nak kurangkannya dari merebak/terkena?
- Kerap cuci tangan. Seperti SARS dulu, orang di Mexico kini dah takut nak berjabat tangan!
- Jika batuk tutuplah mulut.
- Jika rasa demam, duduk saja di rumah. Ramai rakyat Mexico kini pakai topeng mulut bila berjalan di luar.
- Jangan ke tempat di mana ramai orang berkumpul, takut jangkit. Mexico tutup semua sekolah, museum, bangunan awam.
- Jika anda baru balik dari Mexico, segera ke doktor, 'bang, kakak.

Saya harap kita tidak menuju ke masalah SARS sekali lagi. Dulu masa kena SARS ekonomi dua ok lagi, lepas tu lemah.
Kini ekonomi dunia dah lemah, jika kena swine flu lagi parah.

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'Demam babi' mungkin merebak luas - Pertubuhan Kesihatan Antarabangsa

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GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization says the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States could develop into a pandemic.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says the outbreak involves “an animal strain of the H1N1 virus, and it has pandemic potential.”
Chan says it is too early to say whether a pandemic will actually occur.
The global health body has advised countries around the world to look out for similar outbreaks following the discovery of related strains on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.
At least 62 people in Mexico have died from pneumonia after contracting a flu-like virus.
WHO says some tested positive for a strain that sickened at least seven in the southwestern U.S. No deaths have been reported in the U.S.