Published: Tuesday, 9th June, 2009 10:22am
Confirmed swine flu case at Carnegie College
by Siew Peng Lee
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FIFE now has five confirmed cases of swine flu, among them a female member of staff at Carnegie College.
The latest case was confirmed yesterday (Monday), following three cases which had already been confirmed in the Kingdom over the weekend.
NHS Fife also stated yesterday that another woman, who had been treated in isolation at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, has now been discharged.
Two of the cases confirmed over the weekend are travel-related, although the latest one is not. All the individuals have mild symptoms and are being treated at home.
The number of swine flu cases in Scotland now stands at 232, after 43 new cases were confirmed yesterday.
Dr Edward Coyle, NHS Fife director of public health, said, 'The public can help in reducing the spread of infection by following good personal hygiene.
'This includes washing hands with soap and warm water and using a tissue to cover the mouth and nose when sneezing.
'Symptoms of Influenza A (H1N1) include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, joint pain and headache.
"Anyone experiencing these symptoms should contact NHS 24 on 08454 242424.'
Further information on the virus is available from the Health Protection Scotland website at www.hps.scot.nhs.uk.
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Dr F Robb
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Jun 9 09 23:57
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I tried http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk. but it returned
Directory Listing Denied This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.
Not very much help!
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Julien
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Jun 10 09 10:05
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You should try this instead:
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/
It works much better without the full stop.
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Big Tam
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Oh who cares anymore! It's no worse than a bad cold and if you're gonna get it you'll get it, get over it and forget about it! Stop trying to panic people! It's just a mild flu.
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miss xxx
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There may be reason to panic you uninformed fool!!! This is how the spanish flu began, mild at first but often the H1N1 virus mutates and if it does, the death toll would be astronomical as we have seen how the virus can spread.
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brad
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big tam certainly not big in the brain after his flippant comments.
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