Die each year from seasonal flu complications than half a million people in the world. Relevant information rather than scare people in the media today "swine flu" virus named H1N1, which caused deaths have not yet even a couple of hundred.
People without fear of dangerous viruses began after 2001. of 11 September terrorist attacks. Collapse of the Twin Towers after they held under the fear of America, or antraksit letters containing anthrax. Cases could be read on two fingers, and yet the fear came to Europe. Even Estonia, which may arrive in an envelop addressed in the clearance of powder. So far, no commonly known in the research laboratory in Fort Detriki developed for military-type Ames katkupisiku distributor, probably because the trail of bounced off the FBI investigation that led to action by the CIA.
"Monstrous" SARS
SARS broke out in the world this fall's called the flu-like virus related to panic. The first known outbreak in Guangdong province in China were written in the 16th November 2002. Index case in contact with a doctor traveled to the 21st February 2003, Hong Kong and its people exposed to the virus spread further through several Asian countries. Passengers on the flight began with a re-examination by the detector's degree and flu symptoms to look for them. 26th May 2003, the Agency dailipress.com quote the AP, the total number of 715 deaths worldwide and infected more than 8,100 people. 23rd May epideemiaoht was declared closed.
It is worth remembering that the normal annual flu died at least 250 000 people or 684 people a day. Why scare people, so if the virus is well controlled by treatment, control, and a half years, and is working about as much as other viruses in one day? 3 million die each year as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria 1 million, 2 million people.
'Gruesome' bird flu
2004th avian influenza broke out in a panic-. This time the Germans were afraid that the H5N1 keyword. It had to infect minute now, in addition to the millions of domestic birds in Asia, who came to kill, even preventively, thousands of people. It also followed the screening of passengers at airports, people in masks, and the sharing of drug companies made vaccines turulepaiskamisest.
Intimidated the influenza of 2005. and 2006. year.
Even bought the Republic of Estonia to control avian flu drug called Tamiflu. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that countries set up the product back for 20-40 percent of the population. 30th March 2006 notified the Postimees, the Estonian Republic is a possible influenza pandemic in the event of 3000 stockpiled doses of flu drug Tamiflu, which is doubtful suitability for control of avian influenza.
The only thing that was not followed up in 2007. and 2008. was to a large number of cases of avian influenza in the world. However, the media went on during the annual migration of birds for avian influenza risk communication.
WHO was the first site data June 2009, the H5N1 avian influenza throughout the world, 262 people have died and 432 people infected. The largest number of cases was Indonesia, 115/141, 56/111 in Vietnam, China and Egypt, 27/77 25/38. The remaining 11 head of state, where bird flu had occurred, was 39 deaths and 65 infections. This five-year period.
"Üliohtlik" swine flu
However, the 2009th The spring was influenza hirmutajatele breakthrough yet, because this time the pathogen is much closer related to human biological species - koduseaga. Once again, the cycle is repeated, the media has already been played down: every week brought "frontline releases' dangerous spread of the virus. The first case occurred in California (USA) 30 March.
Even Estonia is as important to feel myself as well, after all, came to us for quite a few people who had this exotic virus. But once again the criminal is to panic, as the virus spreads slowly and is subject to medicines as well.
However, the WHO declared the 11th June swine influenza A (H1N1) pandemic officially, although it was attributed only 141 deaths.
Fortunately, there is not an economic crisis described as Estonia's still the same "keen" as Spain, which has 4 million unemployed and struggling economy, besides the money was to buy Tamiflu for 10 million people.
All in all - do not believe in flu scare distributors charge. They are entitled to the orders of national pharmaceutical companies. Also, they are overshadowed by the economic crisis, issues to be tackled.
Criminal history
In the last century there were three influenza pandemics, which killed millions, however:
* 1918-1919 - the Spanish flu virus known as H1N1. Spread to almost anywhere in the world and caused 40-50 million deaths. The majority died young, prime-age people. The first cases detected in the army camp in Kansas (USA), but the pandemic broke out only when the disease has spread to Spain during the First World War. Also known as the Black Widow.
* 1957-1958 - Asia-spread H2N2 flu killed about 4 million people. First discovered in China.
* 1968-1969 - Hong Kong associated with the H3N2-type virus. Probably 1-2 million people died as a result.
Appeared in Article 15 July 2009 Midweek newspaper http://www.kesknadal.ee/est/g2/uudised?id=12854
