Learning is a lifelong effort. "Consider a language ... language serves to describe a combination of colored squares on a surface. The squares form a complex like a chessboard. There are red, green, white and black squares. The words of the language are 'red', 'green', 'white', 'black', and a sentence is a series of these words. They describe an arrangement of squares in an order." -- Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (20th century)

2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

The number of A(H1N1) infections diagnosed last week has gone up again.

Protect yourself

  • Clean your hands regularly.
  • Wash your hands with soap and water, and dry them thoroughly.
  • Use alcohol-based hand-rub if you don’t have immediate access to soap and water.

How do I wash my hands properly?

Washing your hands properly takes about as long as singing "Happy Birthday" twice,
using the images below.



H1N1 - is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus.

influenza (n.) - a common illness that is caused by a virus and that causes fever, weakness, severe aches and pains, and breathing problems

virus (n.) - : an extremely small living thing that causes a disease and that spreads from one person or animal to another, a disease or illness caused by a virus

infections (n.) - the act or process of infecting someone or something, a disease caused by germs that enter the body

diagnose (v.) - to recognize (a disease, illness, etc.) by examining someone

protect (v.) - to keep (someone or something) from being harmed, lost, etc.

thoroughly (adv.) - to be careful about doing something in an accurate and exact way

alcohol-based - means that somehting contains or includes alcohol

hand-rub - means that it used to rub or move your hands back and forth against each other

properly
(adv.) - in a way that is accurate or correct

flu (n.) - a common disease that is caused by a virus and that causes fever, weakness, body aches, and breathing problems (see influenza)

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