Influenza

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Division Deputy Director Daniel Jernigan to announce preparedness guide to assist small businesses in planning for the H1N1 flu.

The volume and value of Thailand’s exports value will continue to contract until the last two months of this year, with their total value expected to contract 14.5-19 per cent compared to the 15.5 per cent growth registered in 2008, according to a report issued by Kasikorn Research Centre.

Thousands of people are now very worried about the latest strain of influenza virus, which is able to spread from person to person through the air.

Reports in international newspapers and on websites that the disco where the influenza A (H1N1) virus sickened 19 people two from Taiwan was located on Walking Street are now found to be false. The disco was miles away in Naklua.

Most people are aware that influenza, commonly known as ‘flu’, is more severe than a ‘cold’. It is caused by an influenza virus which can mutate into different strains. This is why it has the ability to cause an epidemic every year.