2 die of swine flu in Basra.BASRA Basra (bŭs`rə), Arabic al Basrah, city (1987 pop. 406,296), SE Iraq, on the Shatt al Arab. Basra is Iraq's second largest city and principal port. / Aswat al-Iraq: Two persons have died of Influenza A influenza A n. Influenza caused by infection with a strain of influenza virus type A. influenza A Infectious disease An avian virus, especially of ducks–which in China live near the pig reservoir and 'vector'; H1N1 virus in Basra, while nine other confirmed cases have been reported in the province, a professor at Basra's Faculty of Medicine said on Wednesday. "The number of suspected cases of swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. in Basra has reached 60, including a pregnant woman," Dr. Qays al-Jazairi said today during a symposium organized by the university's cultural centre. "Most of the cases have been reported among those suffering from sickle cell anemia sickle cell anemia n. A chronic, usually fatal inherited form of anemia marked by crescent-shaped red blood cells, occurring almost exclusively in Blacks, and characterized by fever, leg ulcers, jaundice, and episodic pain in the joints. , diabetes, kidney diseases, or cancer, and among children under two years of age," Jazairi pointed out. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR Copyright 2009 Aswat al-Iraq Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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