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Tuesday 5 May 2009
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What Is A Pandemic? What Is An Epidemic?
Written by Christian Nordqvist
The word pandemic comes from the Greek pandemos meaning "pertaining to all people". The Greek word pan means "all" and the Greek word demos means "people". According to the Medilexicon´s medical dictionary a pandemic is...
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27 Confirmed Swine Flu Cases In UK, A Further 331 Under Laboratory Investigation
Written by Christian Nordqvist
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced that a further nine patients who had been under investigation in England have been confirmed with swine flu; the total number of confirmed cases in the United Kingdom now...
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Mexico Chartered Plane Brings Citizens Without Swine Flu Back From China
Written by Christian Nordqvist
Chinese authorities quarantined 43 Mexican citizens, just because they were Mexican - none of them had swine flu (H1N1). The discriminatory move by Chinese authorities has triggered outrage here in Mexico...
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