influenza

What medications are available to treat influenza infections in humans?

  Antiviral medicines like tamiflu, and other supportive treatment that can effectively treat the illness are available in the ministry of health in the case of Uganda. You also need to drink a lot of fruits and have enough time to rest.   Influenza is a respiratory disease that is caused by influenza virus that […]

Why thousands of people die every year from seasonal influenza epidemics?, How do I prevent the spread of influenza A (H1N1)?

    Seasonal influenza epidemics occur every year in many countries including America, England, South Africa and Austria. Countries are able to treat flu with vaccines and our bodies can fight the known infections as well. A flu epidemic is a world wide epidemic caused by a new virus to which the populations will have […]

Can people catch influenza A (H1N1) from eating pork? What are the symptoms and signs of people infected with influenza?

    The early signs and symptoms of influenza A (H1N1) are flue-like, including fever, cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and runny nose. Reports by the Uganda’s ministry of health, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Kampala office also indicates that sometimes vomiting and or diarrhea is part of the symptoms of […]

How do people become infected with influenza A (H1N1)?

The world a couple of years ago experienced a new influenza disease outbreak which was reported in more than 40 countries around the world and claimed over 95 human lives.   According to doctors and other medical experts, Influenza is a respiratory disease that is caused by influenza virus that is related to a virus […]

How to stop spread of influenza?

Influenza is a respiratory disease that is caused by influenza virus that is related to a virus that regularly causes diseases in pigs. The spread of influenza can be stopped under the following ways:   Always sneeze or cough into a handkerchief or tissues. The minister for health in Uganda government Christine Androa says the […]

Coconut kills viruses that cause influenza

    Modern medical science and journals shows that coconuts provide a wide range of health benefits. Scientists have discovered that coconut kills viruses that cause influenza, and herpes. It has also been discovered that it kills the viruses that cause measles, hepatitis and other illnesses. Coconuts kill the bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, […]

Government to immunize children house to house

  Children bellow five years in Uganda received extra doses of oral polio vaccine even if they had already been immunized and children aged six months to 59 months received measles vaccine irrespective of the previous immunization status and vitamin A supplementation. The Mister for health Christine Androa says that it’s now a policy in […]