U.K. braces itself for second wave of swine flu
September 8, 2009
As classrooms across the U.K. prepare to fill up again medical officials are warning that vigilance will be needed as a second wave of swine flu is likely to strike. Health authorities have said that they have seen a drop in those complaining of the symptoms over the summer months but warn that the autumn is the time when many common infectious diseases start to spread.
The good news is that so far The World Health Organisation has not recorded any mutation in the virus. It says that it has not become any more deadly and has not shown any signs of changing its behavior.
Senior health officer at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Dr Tammam Aloudat has said that although the H1N1 virus is likely to cause more deaths than any regular seasonal flu, the problems will be nowhere near as bad as if the more deadly H5N1 starts to spread between humans or the pandemic of 1918 which is said to have killed around 50 million people across the globe.
Medical officials are confident in the swine flu vaccination programme that will be rolled out later in the year and have said the disease will be mild in most people and recovery should be full after around 7 to 10 days.
They explain that if good hygiene is being practiced and your children are healthy, then they should be attending classes. If they are sick or displaying flu like symptoms, then they should stay at home.
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