Oops, did I say swine flu? I meant H1N1.
The people of Malaysia can be forgiven for confusing the name of the influenza. There was a disrupt of what to call it among two ministries a few weeks back.
But lets call it H1N1 for simplicity, and plus, that's what WHO calls it.
H1N1 is seriously an annoying influenza. Not because how it effects people, but because of the stigma and paranoid that comes with it. Initially called swine flu because of the belief that it originated from pigs, the flu has caused shock waves and horror throughout the world.
Reason of fear: Death.
As of to date, WHO reported a death count of over 800 people. Astonishing as it may sound since it's outbreak in mid April, there's no reason to go horror crazy. Because, there's another virus out there on the loose, one much, much deadlier that H1N1, which has killed people of to the hundred thousands annually.
Dangerous? Enter the regular flu. CNN reports an annual death toll of 250 000- 500 000 people. So why aren't there much reports/ tallies on death caused by regular flu? Because it's REGULAR!
9 out of 10 deaths of regular flu are among those over 65 years of age and have preexisting conditions that worsens with that catch of the flu. Regular flu can be extraordinarily deadly if caught by babies. That's been the very case with H1N1. Death are reported on babies and people with preconditions that worsens with H1N1.
H1N1 is as uncontrollable as regular flu is. WHO even came to an extent of ending it's tally on people effected by the virus because of the impossible nature of the task. They now estimate of up to a million people are effected worldwide. The organization also recommended that governments stop tallying too. And with the northern hemisphere to approach winter in a few months time, the tally of effected can only multiply.
But the main reason I'm bitter towards H1N1? Because it canceled the midwest games, of course!
4 comments:
bro, smsd kne tutup gk... suspected for h1n1... rily stressing!! ktrg mseh tggu rsult test tu.. hrp2 ny negative laa... doakan kslmtn ktrg...
aku panggil "selesema baby"
Exactly! Every year people die of the regular flu and tak heran pun. Tiba2 ada swine flu pandemic, negara2 yang tak penah ada regular seasonal flu ni cuak lebih2.
Contohnya Malaysia. Orang ada symptoms selsema, terus cuak and kuarantin. Penyakit macam TB, malaria, hepatitis yang similarly infectious and relatively much more common in Malaysia than the flu, takde plak orang nak cuak. Padahal TB tu jauh la lebih fatal daripada selsema biasa.
yup. even dengue doesn't scare people as much nowadays. lol. padahal dengue's mortality rate is much2 higer.
and I don't really see how closing schools can help bring the cases down. It may help a little. but is it worth the extra effort? takkan each time a student is infected nak tutup sekolah? kalau 10 students kene at 10 different times, takkan sepuluh kali nak tutup? right?
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