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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Swine Flu likes Thailand
Swine Flu as really taken a grip in Thailand. Nearly 1500 certified cases and today the fifth death was annouced.
Why Thailand is being affected more than other, i'm not sure! Hopefully it soon dies down and there are no more fatalities.
2 comments:
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The Thai authorities have been tackling this issue to some extent. However, I guess they have not informed the public enough on how to deal with this swine flu properly. In the UK, if people have flu-like symptoms, they are asked to remain at home or in isolation so as to prevent passing on the virus to others. If they feel unwell they are advised to seek medical help from NHS online or from their GPs by phone. In Thailand, I suspect those who have caught flu will carry on their daily business as usual which means that they could unintentionally infect other people.
The level of information is greater in the UK, but this doesn't explain the higher ratio of death to cases in Thailand? It was my experience when living in Thailand (Bangkok), was that I saw very few cases of cold or flu. No adverts on TV for cold remedies. Maybe, and this is by no means scientific, westerners have built up a better immune system against the common cold and flu and so now are generally able to cope more. Having said that, on my recent visit to Thailand, there were slot of people wearing masks, a very little seen site in the UK. Although I've heard masks only stop you spreading the flu rather than protecting you!
2 comments:
The Thai authorities have been tackling this issue to some extent. However, I guess they have not informed the public enough on how to deal with this swine flu properly. In the UK, if people have flu-like symptoms, they are asked to remain at home or in isolation so as to prevent passing on the virus to others. If they feel unwell they are advised to seek medical help from NHS online or from their GPs by phone. In Thailand, I suspect those who have caught flu will carry on their daily business as usual which means that they could unintentionally infect other people.
The level of information is greater in the UK, but this doesn't explain the higher ratio of death to cases in Thailand?
It was my experience when living in Thailand (Bangkok), was that I saw very few cases of cold or flu. No adverts on TV for cold remedies. Maybe, and this is by no means scientific, westerners have built up a better immune system against the common cold and flu and so now are generally able to cope more.
Having said that, on my recent visit to Thailand, there were slot of people wearing masks, a very little seen site in the UK. Although I've heard masks only stop you spreading the flu rather than protecting you!
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