Sunday, May 24, 2009

Swine Flu hits Schuylkill County

First case of swine flue confirmed in Schuylkill County

The first confirmed case of swine flu, or H1N1, has hit Schuylkill County.
The case has been confirmed by Art Kaplan, the director of Schuylkill
County's emergency management agency.

Kaplan was informed by the state Department of Health about the case.
This marks the first confirmed case of swine flu, or H1N1 in Schuylkill County.

Neighboring county, Berks, has the most confirmed cases of swine flu in
Pennsylvania currently with 29.

Worldwide, there have been 12,000 confirmed cases and 86 deaths resulting from
the swine flue or H1N1 so far.

The H1N1 virus is similar to other types of influenza but a little more dangerous due
to how new the virus is and the lack of antibodies present in people.

Symptoms and treatments are also similar to other types of influenza.

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