Thanks for the clarification on this. So what we should be watching for is events where it looks like flu but tests aren't positive for flu.
However, he tested negative for H5N1 in a polymerase chain reaction test conducted by the hospital.
Asmaa is the first Egyptian feature film to sympathetically present the unique challenges faced by local AIDS patients.
Written and directed by Amr Salama, this pioneering film aims to promote a greater understanding of those suffering from AIDS and is based on the true story of an ambitious and courageous rural woman. While the average Egyptian is likely to commiserate with those who are ill, they are less likely to do so if someone is diagnosed with AIDS, and a few go so far as to view those carrying the HIV virus as sinners. Asmaa has thus played an important role in fostering dialogue.
Unlike other women in her village, the film’s heroine refuses to quit working after she gets married, but ends up living a shadow-like existence. After going through the painful experience of learning that she has AIDS, depression sets in. Asmaa, who is in her late thirties, is shunned by society and cannot pursue her work. Moreover, she finds she can’t even be scheduled for a necessary surgery because doctors refuse to operate on her for fear of infection. Worst of all, because of the stigma associated with AIDS, she feels she cannot tell her daughter about the disease.
Unfortunately, Asmaa’s fate is not uncommon. According to a report by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), the stigma surrounding people living with AIDS in Egypt often keeps them from seeking medical care or from openly discussing their HIV status with others. Moreover, AIDS patients and those suspected of HIV infection can be denied health-care, including surgery and medical care when they are giving birth. AIDS patients may also encounter problems in securing housing, employment, insurance, or be restricted from traveling to a foreign country.