Australian Medical Expert On Virus H1N1

Australian medical expert, Professor Booy states that although the spread of the influenza  virus H1N1 around the world has revealed it is not as deadly as initially feared, it should not be underestimated.  PattayaDailyNews reports:

Although the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the outbreak to be a "pandemic" on June 11, it was at pains to point out that this was because of the global "spread of the virus," not its severity. The countries of the Developed World should have no problem containing the virus, though the WHO is more concerned about countries in the Developing World, with limited resources, poor health care, few hospitals and a high prevalence of underlying medical problems. The WHO also said in a recent report, however, the new virus 'appears to be more contagious than seasonal influenza' and that nearly everyone in the world lacks immunity against the new disease. The report added that the new H1N1 flu virus has the potential to unpredictably mutate into a more virulent form, resulting in a pandemic that may circle the globe in at least two or even three waves.