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Jamaica has recorded one swine flu-related death and nearly three dozen infection cases.

You can prevent getting infected by avoiding close contact with people who show influenza-like symptoms and taking the following measures: What to do Avoid touching your mouth and nose; Clean hands thoroughly with soap and water, or cleanse them with an alcohol-based hand rub on a regular basis ; Avoid close contact with people who might be ill; ...

According to the World Health Organisation , at least 429 people have died around the world from swine flu, which has infected 94 512 people in 136 countries.

A PUPIL at another South Devon school has been diagnosed with swine flu. The announcement was made on Teign School's website on Friday after it was revealed the pupil was suffering from the H1N1 strand of the flu virus.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Ear, Nose and Throat Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 06 Jul 2009 - 11:00 PDT The tonsils are fleshy pieces of lymphatic tissue that rest in the back of the throat above and below the tongue.

New Zealand's swine flu outbreak has so far caused three deaths, sickness and school and work closures as the number of confirmed cases in this country continues to climb.

Symptoms of swine flu are like those of regular flu and include the following: l Sudden fever l Cough l Sore throat l Runny nose l Headache and muscle ache l Vomiting and diarrhoea The treatment Tamiflu must be taken within 48 hours of the onset of flu symptoms for full efficacy.

A worker at Clerical Medical in Clevedon has contracted swine flu. Others workers at the office in Tickenham Road, which employs around 540 people, are also understood to have flu-like symptoms.

Wichita Clinic physicians in Augusta are seeing patients with allergies, skin infections and swimmera TMs ear.

Hey folks, Harry here and if you've been following me on Twitter - you probably know I've had the mother of all sore throats and have had a glorious day spitting up neon colored oysters.

June has been a strange month, with a high number of sick children visiting our office.

A HORNSEY school struck by a swine flu outbreak has re-opened. Campsbourne Primary School, in Nightingale Lane, closed its infant school last Monday, June 15, after one pupil tested positive.

Eighteen campers at Kanakuk Kamps in Branson and Lampe, Mo., have tested positive for flu in preliminary tests, camp officials say.The campers experienced mild, flu-like symptoms including sore throats and fevers, said Doug Goodwin, chief operating officer at Kanakuk.At this time there are no confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flue, Goodwin ...

Strep throat is a sore throat caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus.

MADURAI: An eight-year-old boy, who complained of fever, cough and sore throat on return from New Jersey, has tested positive for A influenza, swine flu.

'Swine flu' is not new. It was first identified early in the last century. It refers to a type of virus that pigs get, but periodically, the infection surfaces in the human population.

The patient, who is originally from Gurdaspur in Punjab, came to Chandigarh on June 19 to visit relatives and friends.

MUM Marie Buchan today told how a holiday in Weymouth turned into a nightmare when she and her seven-year-old daughter were struck down with the killer swine flu virus.

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NEW DELHI: Six new positive cases of A influenza have been reported - three from Delhi and one each from Hyderabad, Bangalore and Fatehgarh in Punjab - taking the total in the country to 56.