Monday, July 27, 2009 - 7:49 PM
H1N1 flu virus
Sitting here at home, I am quite bored. Yesterday I reached the trigger temperature of 37.9°C and was sent home before I could sit for my English class test. Just what I needed. Another missed test. What's worst, the doctor has given me a three day Medical Certificate(MC)which stated that I will not be able to attend th next three days of school, meaning I will be missing my make-up math, English, science and music(no complaints there) tests. Right now I am feeling OK am I really want to get back to school, but I have to follow the MC as stated in the SMB. It is really uncomfortable wearing the mask 24/7 and really inconvenient for my family members. Furthermore, I am quite worried that I had cuaght the H1N1 flu bug, although chances are quite slim.The papers reported the fifth H1N1-related death yesterday. Apparently, a woman with leukaemia had passed away with underlying H1N1. Many others have been identified with the H1N1 flu virus and around 11 of them are in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU). The papers are saying that the flu virus in Singapore is still considered a mild one but nevertheless, they are warning us to go seek treatment early if any of us find ourselves with H1N1 symptoms.
I think that although H1N1-related deaths only occured to those with medical conditions, we should not take this as a lightly matter. In other countries, there have been many other deaths and the casulties do not all have medical conditions. It is important that in this epidemic that we keep ourselves clean and be wary of our own condition. Should we feel feverish, the clinic would be the immediate answer.
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