Swines flu can spread to the whole world

WHO alert - Swines flu can spread to the whole world

UN World Health Organization (WHO) warns that avian flu infection of swines Mexico may spread to the whole world. Victims of a new type of influenza virus increase.

WHO Director General Margaret Chan called it "a threat to public health that needs to get international attention." This means that there is a risk of spreading the disease across the country in the world. Such as Reuters, Saturday (25/4/2009).

"This clearly is an animal virus H1N1 and the potential for a pandemic, because it can spread to humans," said Chan.

In a statement, Chan recalled all health throughout the country so that a high level of warning before the emergence of infectious diseases that are not normal and the emergence of diseases grypopodobnych. On request of the WHO report immediately, if such things happen.

Experts still do not understand the H1N1 virus, which is the "coalition" between the human influenza, swine influenza, and avian influenza. The development of this virus occurs quickly.

In some years the WHO has warned the possible emergence of new influenza viruses that have the potential to become a pandemic and kill millions of people.

Number of people with this new type of influenza continue to grow. So far, there are 20 people who become victims the malignant establish and 61 other people suspected to be victims of the strong. All died. There are also 1,300 people who allegedly have been infected with the virus.

Influenza pandemics have occurred in the last year in 1968. When the flu "Hongkong" killed about 1 million people around the world.