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Swine Flu Symptoms Checker By National Health Service of UK

Posted on Jul. 15, 2009 by Lindsay Britney

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British people are too concerned about the swine flu as the Influenza A (H1N1) virus begins to take tolls on the healthy subjects in the country, so they call NHS Direct line for the advice on the disease, as a result, the hotline are paralyzing. To relief that pressure, NHS launched the swine flu symptoms checker. For those who are afraid of having contacted swine flu, click here to check if you have swine flu symptoms or not.

Swine flu’s typical symptons are a sudden fever and sudden cough. Other symptoms may include headache, tiredness, sore throat, chills, aching muscles, limb or joint pain, runny nose, sneezing, diarrhoea or stomach upset.

If one does not have a temperature, the likelihood is he/she does not have swine flu.

Rupert Grint Swine Flu: Rupert Grint Had “Mild Bout” With A(H1N1) Virus (Photos)

Posted on Jul. 04, 2009 by Lindsay Britney

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Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint got the swine flu but had since recovered from the “mild bout” with the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, said reports.

Rupert Grint Swine Flu

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I filming in Picadilly, London
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint on the set Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in London in April

20-year-old Rupert Grint, who plays the close friend of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) Ron Weasley in the wizard pictures, took a few days away from the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) currently being filmed in Britain and now he is well enough and has returned to work, rep Christian Hodell said.

“It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu,” his publicist said.

“He has now recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast members at the junket and premieres this week and will then return to filming directly afterwards.”

She said Grint’s doctor had confirmed that Rupert had recovered and was no longer contagious or at risk of infecting others.

“Other scenes were shot in his absence which did not require his involvement and thus filming was not disrupted,” she added.

According to People, Rupert Grint is going to attend the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Tuesday on July 7.

Houston Swine Flu Mexican Infant Died: 2009 First US Swine Flu Death in Houston, Texas

Posted on Apr. 29, 2009 by Lindsay Britney

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Swine Flu Death In Texas! A Mexican 23-month-old infant died of swine flu on Monday (April 27) night in Houston, officials confirmed. The case is the first swine flue death in the United States since it broke out on April 13, in Mexico where dozens of people were killed by the H1N1 virus. The toddler first traveled with his family to Brownsville in south Texas, but was transferred to a Houston hospital after he became ill.

A Mexican toddler who came to the United States with his family on a visit has died in Texas of the swine flu, Texas officials said.

Dr. David Persse, Houston’s director of Emergency Medical Services, said the 23-month-old child had traveled with his family from Mexico to Brownsville in south Texas. He was brought to Houston after becoming ill and died on April 27. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the child was “in fact infected with the swine virus,” on Wednesday, Dr. Persse said.

Source: NYT

Swine Flu stricken Mexico City Earthquake Hit on April 27

Posted on Apr. 27, 2009 by Lindsay Britney

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake struck central Mexico on Monday, swaying tall buildings in the capital and sending office workers into the streets.

The 6.0-magnitude quake was centered near Chilpancingo, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) southwest of Mexico City or 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the resort of Acapulco, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Televisa television network quoted Mexico City officials saying there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The quake rattled nerves in a city already nervous about a swine flu outbreak suspected of killing as many as 149 people nationwide.

“I’m scared,” said Sarai Luna Pajas, a 22-year-old social services worker standing outside her office building moments after it hit. “We Mexicans are not used to living with so much fear, but all that is happening — the economic crisis, the illnesses and now this — it feels like the Apocalypse.”

Prayer for the Mexican People!