H1N1 Flu Pandemic

The whole world is in turmoil due to the recent outbreak of Novel influenza A (H1N1). I had a “second degree” experience in relation to the pandemonium that’s happening. Readers, be guided that I don’t have H1N1, I only have a story to tell.

When a friend of mine went to Japan to promote Japan and Philippines Friendship recently, she had cough then. After arriving at the airport, she was quarantined with other people who are suspected of having the feared influenza. Things were worse for people who have fever because it caused the ALARMS on the airport blasting. What a sight it must have been! Luckily for my friend, their Japanese Coordinator explained to the police that the group was there for governmental reasons and more luckily enough, there had been no H1N1 case on Philippines that time yet. And of course, they were checked before going back to the Philippines so no need to worry about my friend. She’s alive and kicking.

On a serious note, different countries have officially reported a cumulative total of 117 deaths of the 19,273 cases around the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) have published that influenza A(H1N1) is a pandemic of which all of the population have no immunity. The common symptoms of this flu are sore throat, cough, runny nose, fever, malaise, headache and joint/muscle pain. There had been a development regarding the treatment of H1N1 with the use of antiviral drugs of neuraminidase inhibitors class. But WHO strictly warns individuals not to purchase medicines to prevent/fight this new influenza without prescription.