H1N1 Alert

Here's part of the article by xinhuanet about condition of H1N1 in Malaysia...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported the fourth death of A/H1N1 flu, for the first time involving a female, a health official said near here on Wednesday.

Health director-general Mohd Ismail Merican of the Malaysian Health Ministry said that the 20-year-old victim died on Tuesday morning of severe community acquired pneumonia, bringing the death toll in Malaysia to four.

Ismail directed all medical practitioners to assume a high index of suspicion on pneumonia patients so that treatment could be given in a timely manner.

The four death cases in Malaysia revealed that the doctors did not give the patients appropriate treatment in time and it was saddening to learn that the victims had all died in hospitals, he told reporters at the ministry in Putrajaya, administrative center of the Malaysian Federal Government.

Ismail thus made it compulsory for doctors to check for possible A/H1N1 flu contraction for patients, especially the high risks individuals, with severe pneumonia.

High risks patients referred to those who had diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory problem and low immunity, explained Ismail.

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It's high time we really seriously consider taking safety precaution for our own health, dear friends! It is not longer an embarrassment whatsoever to talk about this influenza that may cost us our life. So be alert!

-H1N1 virus- courtesy of topnews.in