Is The H1N1 Swine Flu Becoming More Deadly?

Is the swine flu pandemic becoming much more dangerous? New reports from around the world seem to indicate that the H1N1 swine flu is mutating into something much more deadly and much more similar to the 1918 flu pandemic that killed millions around the globe.  While most Americans now believe that the danger of the swine flu has passed, the reality is that if reports coming out of the southern hemisphere are accurate, then the true horror of this swine flu pandemic has only just begun.

Just consider the following report about the swine flu in Argentina from the Recombinics website:

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"We're seeing the placement of young patients, between 15 and 50 years with pneumonia, some rapidly evolving towards a gravity which for many is unusual, in which the lung is' fire 'in a matter of hours," said Dr. Jorge San Juan, head of the Department of Intensive Care Hospital Muñiz.

This has led to patients with these characteristics begin to be treated in an increasingly aggressive. THE NATION As reported yesterday, doctors from the Ministry of Health received the directive to take, from now on, all cases of influenza and potential influenza A (H1N1), with the recommendation to perform chest radiographs for patients with symptoms of fever and fatigue and internal quickly to all suffering from pneumonia.

"The bodies were viscera, meninges and brain swollen, a little common factor in death from influenza. Additionally, the lungs were in bad shape, with some spots we could not identify. The studies sent pathology, "said the coroner who asked not to publicize his name until the health authorities take note of it found.

The above translation describes patients in and around Buenos Aires (see updated map). In the past few days 26 confirmed fatalities have been reported as well as 15 additional probable fatalities. H1N1 infections of swine on a nearby farm (see map) has also been described in an OIE report.

The targeted population, as well as the description of the rapid deterioration sounds remarkable like reports on the 1918 pandemic.

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The truth is that the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health website confirms 15 fatalities from the swine flu, 180 more confirmed cases, and 559 suspected cases as of Friday.  However,  media reports coming out of Argentina suggest the actual numbers may be much, much higher.

People down there are getting more than a little concerned.  This thing is quickly taking a turn for the worse.

Meanwhile, the public health ministry of Thailand on Saturday confirmed the first two deaths caused by the H1N1 virus in that country.  In addition, there are new reports of the swine flu spreading across India.

The reality of the situation is that the swine flu is spreading rapidly in almost every country on earth now, and the situation is quickly spreading out of control.  If this virus mutates into something even more deadly then we could be facing a crisis of historic proportions.

Let us hope that such a scenario does not happen any time soon.