Mexico Pig flu threatens, this new world of virus attacks is disturbing, forcing the government of Mexico temporarily close schools, museums, libraries, cinema and theater. While in the U.S. This virus has been suspected of being infected eight people in Texas and California. Newspapers have not yet heard the victim died due to the U.S. from this virus.
The virus is a combination of genetic material from pork, poultry and humans. The combination of these materials have not been found previously by researchers around the world.
"We are very concerned," said Thomas Abraham, the spokesman for the World Health Organization (WHO). "The spread of the virus from person to person."
Spreads virus in Mexico, so that the standby position. More than 1,000 people have been infected with the virus. Residents of the city, using the face mask. Authorized officials ordered the closure of many public places in a quarter of that country.
Mexican President Felipe Calderón said that the government needs international assistance in creating a laboratory to determine the type of virus that attacked people in the country.
"We are doing everything necessary," said Calderon, after the Cabinet meeting to respond to this health problem. "We realize that this serious problem," he added.
WHO meeting of experts to consider whether this issue is a disease that is fairly serious, or simply issue a travel warning.
"Maybe it is too late to prevent this widespread problem," said a bird flu specialist with the U.S..
He said that only with the avian influenza is spreading rapidly throughout the world. "If this is an early symptom of disease, the virus quickly spread to the whole world," said Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota.
In Mexico City alone, hundreds of thousands of tourists come and go every day. "You have to believe that the transmission of this virus have been developed," said Osterholm.
There is no vaccine, which may, in particular protection against the human influenza pig. Also, it is not known how many doses of flu vaccine could protect people against the risk of death.
"Influenza vaccines genetic match to the fight against swine influenza virus is currently being developed by the Center for Disease in the U.S.," said Dr. Richard Besser.
Mexican officials called on the authorities to avoid the hospital, except for emergency medical reasons, because the hospital is the center of the spread of swine influenza virus. The government also began to ask residents to leave the customs kiss cheeks habits.
Meanwhile, the control flow of human traffic at the airport in Mexico City also very closely monitored. If someone crosses the airport in the state of AI, the local police will bid questioned.
The eight victims who return to the U.S. experience such symptoms as ordinary flu, such as fever, cough, sore throat and, although some of them also vomiting and diarrhea.
U.S. health officials announced the increase of tourists so carefully and wash your hands more often, and not to talk with people from Mexico.
Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova says 68 people died due to influenza, and until 20 people died due to swine influenza.
"At least at this time to 1,004 people across the Mexican swine influenza was suspected to be sick," he said.
The geographic distribution of outbreaks in the WHO is also a concern. As many as 13 of the 20 deaths took place in Mexico City, four people in San Luis Potosi, two people in California and one in the country, near the border Oazaca.
Scientists have long been fears that the virus becomes a pandemic influenza death worldwide. A new virus may develop differently, the infection of pigs, people or birds. Maintenance butterflyx can spread quickly, because people naturally do not have a defense to prevent the body.
Experts fear the avian flu does not attack the disease is the last time. "We saw a pig influenza in humans for many years. In many cases, it comes from direct contact with pigs. But this time seems different," said Dr. Arnold monto, influenza experts from the University of Michigan.
"I think that caution should be used. We must give more attention to the development of this new virus," he said.
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