I was watching a long program (TV Interview) on NDTV hosted by Prannoy Roy and featuriung 4 doctors, 2 from India and 1 from USA/1 from UK.
They were quite reassuring and reiterated that swine flu is just the same as normal flu. Just that a vaccine is expected only by October. Meanwhile there are no cures, including the venerable tulsi. By the way, even the common cold has no vaccine. There is no cause for panic and shutting down schools, cinemas etc or even wearing masks as a fashion accessory. The only thing that prevents it is frequent washing of hands. And people with diabetes, heart problems etc need to be careful because their systems are more vulnerable. If someone gets swine flu, the advice is to stay home, drink lots of fluid, take paracetemol for the fever, do not go to school/work. Healthy people need not wear masks unless they are visiting an ill person or a hospital. More people will die in India from diarhea and dehydration than from swine flu. If anyone is interested, watch www.ndtv.com. Vijay (in Toronto) __________________________________________________________________ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/