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Friday, 11 September, 2009

Get ready for the H1N1 flu's second wave: Butler-Jones

The good news is that the vast majority of the pandemic H1N1 flu cases in Canada have been mild and the number of fatalities has been held to fewer than 70 as of late summer. The bad news is that we probably haven't seen the worst of it yet.

Dr David Butler-Jones, the nation's first Chief Public Health Officer, is leading the Public Health Agency of Canada's preparations for the anticipated second wave of pandemic H1N1 flu, expected to arrive this fall with the potential to cause far greater damage than the virus has caused so far. He spoke with Parkhurst Exchange about what physicians need to know.

To read the online-only full version of the Q&A, click here.

Photo: Public Health Agency of Canada

Posted by David Elkins and others at 12:00 AM

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7 comments:

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  2. The website by the Public Health Agency of Canada - FightFlu.ca - has information on influenza.
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  4. Many experts predict a Second and more aggressive wave of Influenza, especially when winter arrives to countries that usually have mild temperatures (like Mexico and parts of USA). Many countries are now preparing with drugs and vaccines to this Second Wave. For Physicians and Medical Experts interested in Influenza and other Medical topics, interesting videos are available at Symposier Site.
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  5. Purley Quirt (aka Sharon)Sep 17, 2009 06:06 AM
    Sobering.... implies abstinence from an intoxicant...

    Which is more intoxicating to you as life protecting in a pandemic?

    1. changing your lifestyle
    2. depending blindly on drug solutions

    Sobering yourself implies a "waking up " from a "stupor" caused by drug dependency

    Are "stupid"and "stupor" linked?
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