2009 H1N1 (sometimes called swine flu) is a new influenza virus that is causing illness in people. This new sickness was first detected in people in the united states in april 2009. This new virus is spreading from person to person world-wide, probably the same way any regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, World heath Organization (WHO) signaled that a pendemic of 209 H1N1 flu was underway. Forty-eight states are reporting widespread influenza activity at this time and a decline of one state over last week. They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. This many reports of widespread activity at this time of year are unprecedented during seasonal flu. The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus continues to be the dominant influenza virus in circulation in the world. Since April 19, 2009, more than 60% of all influenza positive specimens reported to WHO have been 2009 H1N1. In temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere, disease due to 2009 H1N1 has returned to below baseline. In tropical regions of the Americas and Asia, influenza activity due to 2009 H1N1 remains variable. In temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, influenza-like illness (ILI) activity due to 2009 H1N1 continues to increase across many countries in Europe and Asia, as well as parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada. (H1N1) 2009 virus have revealed important information for promoting medical diagnosis, drug-resistance monitoring, clinical and basic research, and vaccine development. Nevertheless, analyzing adaptive mutation of the new pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus is a priority so that researchers can evaluate the likelihood that viruses from other nonhuman species will further adapt to humans. (H1N1) is rated to be at it’s highest dangerous point at a level 6. 6 being the highest which would make us very weak towards this new sickness.
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