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Article: Swine Flu Characteristics Becoming More Evident; Links to Pneumonia, Rapid Effects on Young Noted
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- The Washington Post
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- October 17, 2009
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As swine flu continues to spread around the globe, a clearer and
in some ways more unnerving picture of the most serious cases has
started to emerge, indicating that the virus could pose a greater
threat to some young, otherwise vibrant people.
The virus can cause life-threatening viral pneumonia much more
commonly than the typical flu, prompting the World Health
Organization on Friday to warn hospitals to prepare for a possible
wave of very sick patients and to urge doctors to treat suspected
cases quickly with antiviral drugs.
Experts stress that most people who get the H1N1 virus either
never get sick or recover easily. But some young adults, possibly
especially women, are falling ...