WhenastrainofinfluenzawithpandemicpotentialstruckinApril,itwasgenerallyreferredtoas“swineflu”.Now,thenameisA/H1N1thathaskilledmanypeopleinthewold.A/H1N1isanewfluthatwasfirstdetectedinApril,.AnincreasingnumberofcasesarebeingreportedinmanycountryincludChina.ItsstilluncertainatthistimehowseverethisA/H1N1outbreakwillbeintermsofillnessanddeathcomparedwithotherinfluenzaviruses.Becausethisisanewvirus,mostpeoplewillnothaveimmunitytoit,especiallymiddle-agedman,andillnessmaybemoresevereandwidespreadasaresult.
NowadaysChinahasreported9confirmedA(H1N1)influenzacases.ThegovernmentandhealthauthoritiesareverymuchconcernedaboutthehealthofChinesestudentsstudyingabroadamidthespreadofA(H1N1)influenza.Thegovernmentandhealthauthoritieshasbeenurgingcitizenswithsymptomsoftheflu--asharpincreaseinbodytemperature,headaches,muscularpainsandbreathingproblems--tovisittheirnearestmedicalcenterassoonaspossible.
