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Hoax flu
News is just “news”…
Not the absolute truth.
Let’s put swine flu (H1N1) into perspective
O believers, if an evildoer
comes to you with some news,
verify it (investigate to
ascertain the truth), lest you
should
harm others unwittingly and
then regret what you have
done.
(Surah Hujarat v 6)
But we are captivated by
DRAMATIC headlines and
catchy scare phrases -
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So we ignore the real
issues
The best protection
Apply the face mask
correctly
“Fool me once, shame on you;
fool me twice, shame on me”
They caught us with Bird (Avian) flu and they doing it again
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF
INFLUENZA A (HIN1)?
• Fever
• Headache
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Runny and stuffy nose
• Extreme fatigue
• Muscle aches
• Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea (these
symptoms may also occur, but are more common
in children).
So ….
Just about anyone could
have Swine Flu
WHO ?
WHO also announced that it would stop giving figures on
the numbers infected by the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, in
order to allow countries to channel resources into close
monitoring of unexpected developments and patterns in the
spread of the disease.
It’s the first global flu epidemic in 41 years, as infections in
the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and
elsewhere have climbed to nearly 30,000 cases at this
time.
WHO Says Swine Flu Virus Could Delay World Economic
Recovery
How do verify it?
Expensive and difficult
nasal swab that requires
special virology tests.
Deaths
816 deaths world wide in 160 countries
Some politicians
Only treatment
Tamiflu
(also only treatment for bird flu)
Only licence for oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is to: