Flu epidemic of A / H1N1

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on August 28 that influenza A / H1N1 is declining in the southern hemisphere when the seasonal flu phase ends and returns to the northern hemisphere in a more dangerous direction.

Countries in the northern hemisphere that have experienced an outbreak may have to prepare for the second outbreak, much worse, WHO said.

" The H1N1 virus has quickly become one of the most powerful flu strains in the world. The epidemic will continue in the months to come as the virus continues to move to vulnerable areas ," one reported. WHO report said.

Turkey farm in Santiago (Photo: Reuters)

Doctors around the world are recognizing the dangerous metamorphosis of the disease in young and healthy people.

" In these patients, the virus directly infects the lungs, destroying the respiratory system seriously ," WHO said. Therefore, countries need to be prepared for the need to treat the flu to increase when the second wave of pandemic appears.

Influenza is currently rising in South Africa and Bolivia, many of which are influenza A / H1N1. But in most of the southern hemisphere, flu has returned to normal, WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said.

Experts are concerned that the H1N1 virus could be transformed into a more dangerous form. Recent outbreaks in turkey in Chile have raised concerns that the H1N1 virus may be associated with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which is much more dangerous and re-infects humans.

There have been at least 209,438 people with influenza A / H1N1 worldwide and at least 2185 people have died of this disease. The actual number is much higher because countries have no longer reported to the WHO single infections.