The world moved to the edge of a global influenza pandemic spread quickly Wednesday swine flu, which has been based at least in the nine countries, the first victim of claim in the United States, Mexico, to visit children in Texas.
World Health Organization's global alert level raised to 5 stages, there is only one level lower than 6, namely, "global pandemic" because it seems that the virus is easily spread person-to-person and emerging cases, there is no link to Mexico. This is the first time the virus began to hit more or less in a few weeks ago.
A new level means that "all countries should immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said. The world will need to work together, she said, because "this is under the threat of the whole of mankind."
A pandemic is a widespread geographical evolution of a new disease of mankind there is no natural immunity. Finally, the Hong Kong flu in 1968 to 1969 avian influenza, resulting in more than 33,800 people in the United States and around the world more than one million, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
When asked whether the US-Mexican border should be closed, President Obama said he would listen to the views of health officials, they sealed off the border "will be similar to the closure of the barn door after the horses, because we have a case Here in the United States. "
On the positive side, Chan said: "The world is better prepared for an influenza pandemic," as a result of preparations for avian flu in the past decade.
As of Wednesday, WHO reports 114 cases of the world. This is a conservative figure, because they represent cases of laboratory confirmed the World Health Organization to verify. Mexico itself has confirmed that 99 boxes swine flu, said Health Minister Jose Cordoba. Mexico 1300 report may be infected.
In the United States, 10 countries have confirmed cases of swine flu deadline on the 29th, doubled the number of the day before, bringing the total to 91 cases, the CDC said.
The same day, the Texas Board of Health announced that a 22-month-old boy who died this week from Mexico City to a hospital in Houston, the swine flu. He is the first reported deaths of U.S. swine flu patients. He contracted the disease in Mexico.
World Health Organization's global alert level raised to 5 stages, there is only one level lower than 6, namely, "global pandemic" because it seems that the virus is easily spread person-to-person and emerging cases, there is no link to Mexico. This is the first time the virus began to hit more or less in a few weeks ago.
A new level means that "all countries should immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said. The world will need to work together, she said, because "this is under the threat of the whole of mankind."
A pandemic is a widespread geographical evolution of a new disease of mankind there is no natural immunity. Finally, the Hong Kong flu in 1968 to 1969 avian influenza, resulting in more than 33,800 people in the United States and around the world more than one million, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
When asked whether the US-Mexican border should be closed, President Obama said he would listen to the views of health officials, they sealed off the border "will be similar to the closure of the barn door after the horses, because we have a case Here in the United States. "
On the positive side, Chan said: "The world is better prepared for an influenza pandemic," as a result of preparations for avian flu in the past decade.
As of Wednesday, WHO reports 114 cases of the world. This is a conservative figure, because they represent cases of laboratory confirmed the World Health Organization to verify. Mexico itself has confirmed that 99 boxes swine flu, said Health Minister Jose Cordoba. Mexico 1300 report may be infected.
In the United States, 10 countries have confirmed cases of swine flu deadline on the 29th, doubled the number of the day before, bringing the total to 91 cases, the CDC said.
The same day, the Texas Board of Health announced that a 22-month-old boy who died this week from Mexico City to a hospital in Houston, the swine flu. He is the first reported deaths of U.S. swine flu patients. He contracted the disease in Mexico.
