URGENT - H7N9 Bird Flu Virus Being Hyped As Bigger Killer Than Spanish Flu - STAY SCARED!
A new bird flu strain that has sickened more than 100 and killed 22
in China is "one of the most lethal" of its kind, and has now spread to
another country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A 53-year-old Taiwan businessman contracted the H7N9 strain of bird
flu while travelling in China, Taiwan's Health Department said
Wednesday. This is the first reported case outside China's mainland.
The man was hospitalized after becoming ill three days after
returning from Suzhou on April 9, Health Department Minister Wen-Ta Chiu
told a news conference. Chiu said the patient was diagnosed with the
H7N9 virus and was in serious condition.
Chiu said Taiwan will take appropriate measures, including opening a special out-patient clinic for H7N9 cases.
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is keeping a close eye
on this virus, which may be resistant to some antibiotic drugs.
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