letter to the editor about wide spread of h1n1 virus

23,
Defence Colony,
New Delhi-110022.

29 January, 20xx.

The Editor,
The Times of India,
New Delhi-110018.

Sir,

Subject: Pandemic like condition of H1N1 virus

I am a regular reader of your newspaper and wish to use the columns of your esteemed daily to make people aware of the threat posed by the spread of H1N1 virus.

H1N1 virus gives flu or influenza. the symptoms are cold, cough, fever, nausea and at times vomiting. Initially it used to infect people in direct contact with pigs and so came to be known as Swine flu. This is not the case any more. We need to be careful if the symptoms of ordinary flu continue beyond a week. Proper treatment and testing is required to diagnose this strain of flu. It is a contagious disease and needs precaution by the infected person so that it does not spread to others. The government needs to make the vaccine readily available at affordable costs.

I hope that the public and concerned authorities will take appropriate steps to contain this disease.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Yours faithfully,
ABC

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dear sir

this is to inform you about the wide spread of H1N1. State health officials said yesterday that the virus is now widespread and the dominant strain continues to be H1N1, a type of flu that has in the past sickened more young and middle-aged people than other strains. The Ohio Department of Health declares widespread activity when more than half of the regions in the state see an increase in cases. Because state and local health officials dont track all flu cases, its unclear whether the virus is disproportionately sickening younger, otherwise-healthy people, as H1N1 did during the 2009 outbreak. But given the history of H1N1, it wouldnt be surprising if more working-age adults and children are sickened by it, said Dr. Teresa Long, Columbus health commissioner. Flu can side-line anyone, not just the oldest, youngest and sickest among us, said Dr. Mary Dario, state epidemiologist with the Ohio Department of Health, who urged vaccination for those who have not yet sought it out. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine annual flu vaccination for people 6 months or older. That doesnt guarantee you wont get sick, but its the best defence against the virus. H1N1 is one of the strains that this seasons vaccines protect against. Health officials stress that those who are vaccinated are protecting not only themselves but others who are more vulnerable to hospitalizations and death from the flu. The death toll from flu ranges from 3,000 to 49,000 people each year in the United States. So far, the Ohio Department of Health has reports of 833 hospitalizations associated with the flu this season. At this time last year, 1,922 people had been hospitalized. The numbers have been highest in north-eastern and east-central Ohio. The state tracks only pediatric deaths. There have been none reported this season. Symptoms of flu include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. People with underlying health conditions and those who are very old, very young or pregnant should contact their health-care provider immediately if they believe they have the virus. I hope you print this article in your famous newspaper.

thank you

yours sincerely

hamna