[steve86]

Not known if bird flu.

Anyone who can provide a more useful translation please do.

[steve86]

I hope this isn't anything but seasonal flu, if even that, but if they sent 180 staff members home with a highly contagious disease it can't be a good thing.

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:
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http://www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7B290611F7-9740-4AFF-97DC-2B2D7AACAFEB%7D&language=EN

Flu Kills Eleven Guatemalans
Guatemala, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) An influenza virus has invaded the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City, where 11 of more than 110 patients have died up to Friday.

The first seven dead carried the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and the other four died of diabetes, heart disease, malnutrition and cancer.

Health officials will do autopsies to determine the exact causes of death and may change antiviral medication because those the nation possesses are not effective against the H3N2 strain.

Nearly 180 workers of the hospital received temporary leave as they have run a fever or had coughing and breathing problems.

According to officials, the virus could have spread to San Juan de Dios Hospital, where there are three suspected cases.

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[Termite_Commander]

Flu Kills Eleven Guatemalans

Guatemala, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) An influenza virus has invaded the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City, where 11 of more than 110 patients have died up to Friday.


The first seven dead carried the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and the other four died of diabetes, heart disease, malnutrition and cancer.


Health officials will do autopsies to determine the exact causes of death and may change antiviral medication because those the nation possesses are not effective against the H3N2 strain.


Nearly 180 workers of the hospital received temporary leave as they have run a fever or had coughing and breathing problems.


According to officials, the virus could have spread to San Juan de Dios Hospital, where there are three suspected cases.

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Sounds pretty bad. I hope they can get the lid on the outbreak. Influenza inside a hospital containing a large number of AIDS patients is not a pretty thought.