Reassurance after swine flu death, page 1

Reassurance after swine flu death

news.bbc.co.uk

England's chief medical officer says further deaths from swine flu without underlying health problems cannot be ruled out but will be rare.

It follows the first death in the UK of a patient who was otherwise healthy. The victim lived in Essex and died in hospital on Friday.

Sir Liam Donaldson said it was a tragic case but people should not panic.

Fifteen people have now died in the UK after contracting swine flu - 13 in England and two in Scotland.

Sir Liam said that for the vast majority of people infected, the new flu virus had produced only mild symptoms.

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Hmmmmmmm time to go into long-term hibernation and quarantine to get away from these nasties.

Shall we take a bet on which number will be greatest at the end of the month - no. of swine flu deaths, or British troop deaths in Afghanistan?

news.bbc.co.uk
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[edit on 11-7-2009 by john124]

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