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Death from H1N1 in the world increases rapidly
Medicine - Health

Death from H1N1 in the world increases rapidly

Currently, the number of deaths increased by 3-4 times in some countries. Indonesia has more than 650 cases but has died 3, Malaysia died 15 more than 1,500 people.

December 14, 2018
More people died of pneumonic plague in China
Medicine - Health

More people died of pneumonic plague in China

Pneumonic plague has claimed another life in Qinghai Province, northwest China on August 2, bringing the total number of deaths from this deadly infectious disease to tw…

December 14, 2018
H1N1 flu has spread to 160 countries
Medicine - Health

H1N1 flu has spread to 160 countries

Two billion people, about one-third of the world's population, will get sick within the next two years, the World Health Organization has just announced about the ongoin…

December 14, 2018
Hai Phong appears the first case of A / H1N1 flu
Medicine - Health

Hai Phong appears the first case of A / H1N1 flu

Noon 28/7, Hai Phong Department of Health confirmed 3 more cases positive for influenza A / H1N1 due to previous contact with 2 patients infected with influenza.

December 14, 2018
'Antiviral drugs may be wasteful for the elderly'
Medicine - Health

'Antiviral drugs may be wasteful for the elderly'

A model for treatment and infection of influenza shows that if the current swine flu epidemic is as fluent as the 1918 flu, antiviral treatments should be reserved for y…

December 14, 2018
Priority for anti-H1N1 drugs for young people?
Medicine - Health

Priority for anti-H1N1 drugs for young people?

According to an Italian research group, providing antiviral drugs to the elderly to protect them from infection will not save many people, but the effort to treat younge…

December 14, 2018