Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that the H1N1 swine flu virus was under control as, out of 23 cases, nearly half of them have been cured.
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that the H1N1 "swine flu" virus was under control as, out of 23 cases, nearly half of them have been cured.
Talking to reporters here, Azad said, "Medicine is available in plenty and the most important thing is that this disease is 100 per cent curable. Out of total 23 cases, 11 have already been treated and discharged."
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Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
A 29-year-old woman and her three-year-old child from Bangalore and a teenager from Jalandhar tested positive for H1N1 virus on Sunday, taking the overall swine flu cases in the country to 23.
The mother-child duo had arrived at the Bangaluru airport from New Jersey on June 12, they were quarantined at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bangalore after having tested positive for swine flu, Director of Health and Family Welfare Services Usha Vasunkar said.
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Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
"A 30-member group of students had gone to an educational trip to the US and when they came back yesterday, one of the students was found at the Delhi Airport having symptoms of swine flu. He accordingly was put to tests that found him positive," Dr Wali said.
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India Well Prepared To Tackle Swine Flu: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad assured on Tuesday assured that adequate stock of medicines is available to check the swine flu and there is no need for panic...
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad assured on Tuesday assured that adequate stock of medicines is available to check the swine flu and there is no need for panic...
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Suspected Cases of Swine Flu in India Found Negative
All six samples that were sent to National Institute of Communicable Disease for suspected cases of Swine Flu have turned out to be negative.
All six samples that were sent to National Institute of Communicable Disease for suspected cases of Swine Flu have turned out to be negative.
