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H1N1 Influenza Epidemic

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Journal 11 In my opinion a epidemic that has been potentially understood was H1N1 flu. In Paraguay, my home country, it was a big deal. Public and private schools taking action in sanity so kids would not catch the flu. This was two or three years ago, children and elderly population were the most affected. Sincerely it was a stronger flu than a normal one, but with another name. Since I am the oldest of my cousins I catch from them this flu and then it was spread in my class. Among the fever, the caught, and the throat when you can barely talk in one week of resting and taking the medications you get better and cured. Furthermore, I think that depending on the time period of each disease the population reacts in a very paranoid way, for
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