News tagged with swine fever

Hong Kong confirms second scarlet fever death

Hong Kong health authorities on Thursday confirmed that a five-year-old boy had died from scarlet fever, the second death in the southern Chinese city as dozens of new cases were reported.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Healthy made up over half of UK swine flu admissions and inpatient deaths in first wave

Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions and inpatient deaths occurred in people with no underlying health problems or obvious risk factors, reveals research published in Thorax today.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet 'flooded with swine virus spam emails'

Spam emails using "swine flu" as a keyword phrase have flooded the Internet as opportunists seek to exploit concerns over the outbreak of the virus, a global cyber security firm warned Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response

(AP) -- As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0