First Swine Flu Case in Mainland China

Today China has confirmed its first case of the H1N1 strain of flu, known as swine flu. The infected man had flown from the United States to his hometowm of Chengdu where he is currently being treated. Here is the full story.
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Today saw the first swine flu case confirmed in Mainland China. The patient was studying in the U.S. state of Missouri. He is originally from South Western Sichuan province.

According to state media, the 30-year-old man is being treated at the Chengdu Infectious Disease Hospital along with those who had been in close contact with him.

The man took a Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, stopping in Tokyo and landed at Beijing.

He also took a flight on Sichuan Airlines from Beijing to Chengdu where apparently he developed the first symptoms of fever.

His fellow passengers are a cause of concern and are being sought by authorities since they have spread across 21 provinces since their arrival to Chengdu.

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[garyturner96]

Your ray of sunshine mate. Lets get this into some historical context before going on about your alarmist doomsday rhetoric.

You forget that in 1918 they didn't have any antibiotics, antivirals or vaccines against influenza that we have now. Because of the severe shortages and rationing of food that WW1caused, as consequence people's immune systems were much lower than they are today. These factors contributed too the high rates of mortality that were experienced flu pandemic. of 1918-19.

[audadvnc]

In 1918, the H1N1 flu had 3 major waves of infection: the first, springtime wave, was relatively benign, the second wave in October was virulent, and a third wave in winter was also serious. Approximately 50-100 million people died from influenza and secondary pneumonia.

This should be an interesting year, disease-wise.