Swine Flu Recedes But May Come Back This Winter

Swine ‘flu’ deaths in Mexico have now reached 45. As of May 4th there had been 1364 cases in total. Jose Angel Codova, Mexico’s Health Minister said there had been no new cases since then.

The epidemic seems to be fading at its source, but WHO are concerned that the virus may gather strength as it mutates, and come back in a much stronger form in the autumn.

The UK government sent out a booklet to every home in the UK. These publications tell us how to tell if we have ‘flu’ and give advice on staying at home to avoid infecting others. They also advise that we should not sneeze and cough all over other people because this spreads infection.

It seems to me to be very basic hygiene education about things that decent people should already be doing. Do you sneeze all over everyone, or cough without covering your mouth? I don’t, but I must assume there are many people who don’t adhere to this basic hygiene rule.

The book contained nothing useful about how to treat the condition or what real precautions to take. What a huge waste of money. Surely people would be better advised to take proper hygiene precautions but also to build their bodies up during the summer months with fresh air, fruit and vegetables, so that they at least stand some chance of being able to combat a virulent virus, if it arrives. At least people would feel that they could actually do something.