posts related to: swine flu

Protecting your health during pregnancy

Facts and figures of flu jabs in pregnancy

Last year (2010), 602 people died with flu. Of the 587 deaths with information on age, 70 per cent of those deaths (415) were in young and middle aged people aged 15-64 years. Around 20 per cent (122) of deaths occurred in over 65s. Nine pregnant women were reported to have died from flu. There…

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How to protect against swine flu when pregnant?

 The swine flu virus can be transmitted through the droplets that come out of an infected person’s nose and mouth when they cough or sneeze. The most effective way of reducing transmission is by following simple respiratory and hand hygiene. You can reduce the risk of catching or spreading swine flu by doing the following: Catch it – always…

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