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.: Technology Education Career 2010:.

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:48:55 +0000

theme for Technology Education Career 2010 (TEC-X)

.: scholars:.

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:43:33 +0000

PETRONAS Education Scholarship Programs

http://www.utp.edu.my/

MARA Scholarship Programs
http://www.mara.gov.my/english/division/BPP/default.htm

Yayasan Proton Scholarship
http://www.malaysia-scholarship.com/yproton.html

PTPTN Education Loan
http://ptptn.gov.my

more scholars are available now…klik more~

.: Career Seed:.

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:50:19 +0000

.:Perfect Score UPSR with Children from SK Siputeh:.

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:46:32 +0000

Assalamualaikum and a very good day I wish to all,

I would like to announce our first gathering / meeting for this program:

Venue: LH1 (Lecture Hall 1)

Date: THURSDAY, 28/01/2010

Time: 9pm – 10:30pm

This school really need our help and I really appreciate your support.
FYI, this school despite their location just near Ipoh is kind of
poor. Most of the students there come from average and poor families.
Some of them even find it hard to pay RM2 for certain fees. The sad
part is that, in the group of 90 students who are going to sit for
UPSR, almost 10 of them could not even read.

With this program, we will go and assist the teacher for the UPSR
preparation. If we have a big team, you may be needed ONLY ONCE every
3 months, or even ONCE A YEAR. So, it’s crucial for us to have a big
team. Please persuade your friends to go to this meeting/gathering.

PLEASE BRING AT LEAST ANOTHER PERSON WITH YOU FOR THE MEETING. I
really hope that we can create a big team for this good deed.

Please forward this email to all your colleagues.

Kind regards,

Dr Naufal,UTP

.:Technology,Education & Career:.

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:08:30 +0000

selamat dtg ke universiti teknologi petronas..

kami mnyediakan 1 platform bg mmbuka minda kalian dgn pluang keje di Malaysia ini..

” satu event, penuh peluang”

Technology , Education & Career

30-31 march 2010

b’sama cogan baru “Decade of Renescene” bg mmnymbut event ini yg ke-10~

.: idola kecil 2:.

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:14:04 +0000

da xtaw nk post ape..haha..post je la pape..

Idola kecil kembali lagi dgn prsmbhan yg smkin mantap..

tontonlah idola kecil 2 di….

TV9

siaran lgsung>>sabtu>>9.30-11.00>>mlm

siaran ulangan>>rabu>>10.30-12.00>>mlm

pserta idola kecil 2

lelaki:

sam

arill

azam

maulud

prp:

tasya

fienaz

dayana

ain

jiha

nurul

.:tsunami dtg lagi:.

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:30:38 +0000

The Indonesian city of Padang was in chaos on Thursday — fires burning, sirens blaring, dazed residents wandering the streets, thousands of people reportedly trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings — after a powerful earthquake struck the island of Sumatra.

The quake, which hit Wednesday evening just off Padang with a magnitude of 7.6, has killed at least 464 people, according to a statement from the Social Affairs Ministry. The death toll was almost certain to rise, officials said, as rescuers dig into collapsed homes, hospitals, offices and a school.

On Thursday morning, just as the airport was reopening and rescue teams were setting to their heavy, horrible work, the city was rattled by another quake, this one registering 6.6.

The epicenter was 140 miles southeast of the Padang quake, according to the United States Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center quickly issued a bulletin saying that the quake had struck “too far inland to generate a destructive tsunami in the Indian Ocean.”

.: selamat hari raya:.

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:49:05 +0000

disini saya ucapkan selamat hari raya kepada sluruh umat islam slepas hampir sbulan kite b’puasa..

moga tahun ni m’peroleh rzeki yg lbey diberkati..

amin..

.:amy search & aizat :.

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:23:35 +0000

luangkan msa korang di convofair09 UTP dgn prsmbahan drpda amy search ngn aizat pada mlm b’beza..

amy search

tarikh:15/8/2009

masa:9.15 p.m.

tempat: convo squre UTP (parking v4)

aizat

tarikh:16/8/2009

masa:9.15 p.m.

tempat: convo squre UTP (parking v4)

.: Lucky Draw MnM:.

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:36:33 +0000

www.convofair09.com

jom pakat beli-belah ramai2..

DATANG AWAL..SELAGI STOK MASIH ADA..

.:arwah ibu lawat mayat anak:.

admin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:58:33 +0000

arwah ibu lawat mayat anak
Kisah ini diceritakan oleh seorang ustaz yang bertugas memandikan mayat orang Islam di hospital. Lebih kurang jam 3.30 pagi, saya menerima panggilan dari Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Selangor untuk menguruskan jenazah lelaki yang sudah seminggu tidak dituntut. Di luar bilik mayat itu cukup dingin dan gelap serta sunyi dan hening.

Hanya saya dan seorang penjaga bilik tersebut yang berada dalam bilik berkenaan. Saya membuka dengan hati-hati penutup muka jenazah. Kulitnya putih,badannya kecil dan berusia awal 20-an. Allah Maha Berkuasa.

Tiba-tiba saya lihat muka jenazah itu sedikit demi sedikit bertukar menjadi hitam. Mulanya saya tidak menganggap ia sebagai aneh, namun apabila semakin lama semakin hitam, hati saya mula bertanya-tanya. Saya terus menatap perubahan itu dengan teliti, sambil di hati tidak berhenti-henti membaca ayat-ayat suci Al-Quran. Detik demi detik berlalu,wajah jenazah semakin hitam.

Selepas lima minit berlalu,barulah ia berhenti bertukar warna. Ketika itu wajah mayat berkenaan tidak lagi putih seperti warna asalnya,tetapi hitam seperti terbakar. Saya keluar dari bilik berkenaan dan duduk termenung memikirkan kejadian aneh yang berlaku itu. Pelbagai pertanyaan timbul di kepala saya; apakah yang sebenarnya telah terjadi? Siapakah pemuda itu? Mengapa wajahnya bertukar hitam? Persoalan demi persoalan muncul di fikiran saya.

Sedang saya termenung tiba-tiba saya dapati ada seorang wanita berjalan menuju ke arah saya. Satu lagi pertanyaan timbul, siapa pula wanita ini yang berjalan seorang diri di bilik mayat pada pukul 4.00 Semakin lama dia semakin hampir, dan tidak lama kemudian berdiri di hadapan saya. Dia berusia 60-an dan memakai baju kurung. Ustaz,” kata wanita itu. “Saya dengar anak saya meninggal dunia dan sudah seminggu mayatnya tidak dituntut. Jadi saya nak tengok jenazahnya.” kata wanita berkenaan dengan lembut.

Walaupun hati saya ada sedikit tanda tanya,namun saya membawa juga wanita itu ke tempat jenazah tersebut. Saya tarik laci 313 dan buka kain penutup wajahnya. “Betulkah ini mayat anak mak cik?”tanya saya. “Mak cik rasa betul… tapi kulitnya putih.” “Makcik lihatlah betul-betul.” kata saya. Selepas ditelitinya jenazah berkenaan, wanita itu begitu yakin yang mayat itu adalah anaknya. Saya tutup kembali kain penutup mayat dan menolak kembali lacinya ke dalam dan membawa wanita itu keluar dari bilik mayat.

Tiba di luar saya bertanya kepadanya. “Mak cik, ceritakanlah kepada saya apa sebenarnya yang berlaku sampai wajah anak mak cik bertukar jadi hitam?” tanya saya. Wanita itu tidak mahu menjawab sebaliknya menangis teresak-esak. Saya ulangi pertanyaan tetapi ia masih enggan menjawab. Dia seperti menyembunyikan sesuatu.”Baiklah, kalau mak cik tidak mahu beritahu,saya tak mahu uruskan jenazah anak mak cik ini. ” kata saya untuk menggertaknya. Bila saya berkata demikian, barulah wanita itu membuka mulutnya. Sambil mengesat airmata, dia berkata, “Ustaz, anak saya ni memang baik, patuh dan taat kepada saya. Jika dikejutkan di waktu malam atau pagi supaya buat sesuatu kerja, dia akan bangun dan buat kerja itu tanpa membantah sepatahpun. Dia memang anak yang baik. Tapi…” tambah wanita itu lagi “apabila makcik kejutkan dia untuk bangun sembahyang, Subuh misalnya, dia mengamuk marahkan mak cik. Kejutlah dia, suruhlah dia pergi ke kedai, dalam hujan lebat pun dia akan pergi, tapi kalau dikejutkan supaya bangun sembahyang,anak makcik ini akan terus naik angin. Itulah yang mak cik kesalkan.” kata wanita tersebut. Jawapannya itu memeranjatkan saya.

Teringat saya kepada hadis nabi bahawa barang siapa yang tidak sembahyang, maka akan ditarik cahaya iman dari wajahnya. Mungkin itulah yang berlaku. Wajah pemuda itu bukan sahaja ditarik cahaya keimanannya, malah diaibkan dengan warna yang hitam.Selepas menceritakan perangai anaknya, wanita tersebut meminta diri untuk pulang.Dia berjalan dengan pantas dan hilang dalam persekitaran yang gelap.Kemudian saya pun memandikan, mengapankan dan menyembahyangkannya.

Selesai urusan itu, saya kembali ke rumah semula. Saya perlu balik secepat mungkin kerana perlu bertugas keesokan harinya sebagai imam di Masjid Sultan Sallehuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam. Selang dua tiga hari kemudian, entah kenapa hati saya begitu tergerak untuk menghubungi waris mayat pemuda tersebut. Melalui nombor telefon yang diberikan oleh Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, saya hubungi saudara Allahyarham yang agak jauh pertalian persaudaraannya. Selepas memperkenalkan diri, saya berkata, “Encik, kenapa encik biarkan orang tua itu datang ke hospital seorang diri di pagi-pagi hari. Rasanya lebih elok kalau encik dan keluarga encik yang datang sebab encik tinggal di Kuala Lumpur lebih dekat dengan Klang.”

Pertanyaan saya itu menyebabkan dia terkejut, “Orang tua mana pula?” katanya. Saya ceritakan tentang wanita berkenaan, tentang bentuk badannya, wajahnya,tuturannya serta pakaiannya. “Kalau wanita itu yang ustaz katakan, perempuan itu adalah emaknya, tapi…. emaknya dah meninggal lima tahun lalu!” Saya terpaku, tidak tahu apa yang hendak dikatakan lagi. Jadi ‘apakah’ yang datang menemui saya pagi itu?Walau siapa pun wanita itu dalam erti kata sebenarnya, saya yakin ia adalah ’sesuatu’ yang Allah turunkan untuk memberitahu kita apa yang sebenarnya telah berlaku hingga menyebabkan wajah pemuda berkenaan bertukar hitam. Peristiwa tersebut telah terjadi lebih setahun lalu, tapi masih segar dalam ingatan saya.

Ia mengingatkan saya kepada sebuah hadis nabi, yang bermaksud bahawa jika seseorang itu meninggalkan sembahyang satu waktu dengan sengaja,dia akan ditempatkan di neraka selama 80,000 tahun. Bayangkanlah seksaan yang akan dilalui kerana satu hari di akhirat bersamaan dengan seribu tahun di dunia. Kalau 80,000 tahun?

-sekian-

.: convofair UTP ‘o9:.

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:58:30 +0000

lets join us in convofair ‘09 at university technology PETRONAS, tronoh, perak.. Many progamme will held there and actually, this event will held at 14-16/8/2009..

visit our site at http://www.convofair09.com

to get all information about our event..THANK YOU..

.: say no 4 h1n1 :.

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:53:18 +0000

Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and You

Novel H1N1 Flu

What is novel H1N1 (swine flu)?
Novel H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have reported people sick with this new virus. This virus is spreading from person-to-person, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread.

Why is novel H1N1 virus sometimes called “swine flu”?
This virus was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs in North America. But further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and avian genes and human genes. Scientists call this a “quadruple reassortant” virus.

Novel H1N1 Flu in Humans

Are there human infections with novel H1N1 virus in the U.S.?
Yes. Cases of human infection with novel H1N1 influenza virus were first confirmed in the U.S. in Southern California and near Guadalupe County, Texas. The outbreak intensified rapidly from that time and more and more states have been reporting cases of illness from this virus. An updated case count of confirmed novel H1N1 flu infections in the United States is kept at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm. CDC and local and state health agencies are working together to investigate this situation.

Is novel H1N1 virus contagious?
CDC has determined that novel H1N1 virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. However, at this time, it is not known how easily the virus spreads between people.

What are the signs and symptoms of this virus in people?
The symptoms of novel H1N1 flu virus in people are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A significant number of people who have been infected with this virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting. Also, like seasonal flu, severe illnesses and death has occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.

How severe is illness associated with novel H1N1 flu virus?
It’s not known at this time how severe novel H1N1 flu virus will be in the general population. In seasonal flu, there are certain people that are at higher risk of serious flu-related complications. This includes people 65 years and older, children younger than five years old, pregnant women, and people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions. Early indications are that pregnancy and other previously recognized medical conditions that increase the risk of influenza-related complications, like asthma and diabetes, also appear to be associated with increased risk of complications from novel H1N1 virus infection as well.

One thing that appears to be different from seasonal influenza is that adults older than 64 years do not yet appear to be at increased risk of novel H1N1-related complications thus far in the outbreak. CDC is conducting laboratory studies to see if certain people might have natural immunity to this virus, depending on their age. Early reports indicate that no children and few adults younger than 60 years old have existing antibody to novel H1N1 flu virus; however, about one-third of adults older than 60 may have antibodies against this virus. It is unknown how much, if any, protection may be afforded against novel H1N1 flu by any existing antibody.

How does novel H1N1 flu compare to seasonal flu in terms of its severity and infection rates?
CDC is still learning about the severity of novel H1N1 flu virus. At this time, there is not enough information to predict how severe novel H1N1 flu outbreak will be in terms of illness and death or how it will compare with seasonal influenza.

With seasonal flu, we know that seasons vary in terms of timing, duration and severity. Seasonal influenza can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Each year, in the United States, on average 36,000 people die from flu-related complications and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related causes. Of those hospitalized, 20,000 are children younger than 5 years old. Over 90% of deaths and about 60 percent of hospitalization occur in people older than 65.

So far, with novel H1N1 flu, the largest number of novel H1N1 flu confirmed and probable cases have occurred in people between the ages of 5 and 24-years-old. At this time, there are few cases and no deaths reported in people older than 64 years old, which is unusual when compared with seasonal flu. However, pregnancy and other previously recognized high risk medical conditions from seasonal influenza appear to be associated with increased risk of complications from this novel H1N1.

How does novel H1N1 virus spread?
Spread of novel H1N1 virus is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

How long can an infected person spread this virus to others?
At the current time, CDC believes that this virus has the same properties in terms of spread as seasonal flu viruses. With seasonal flu, studies have shown that people may be contagious from one day before they develop symptoms to up to 7 days after they get sick. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods. CDC is studying the virus and its capabilities to try to learn more and will provide more information as it becomes available.

Exposures Not Thought to Spread Novel H1N1 Flu

Can I get infected with novel H1N1 virus from eating or preparing pork?
No. Novel H1N1 viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get infected with novel HIN1 virus from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.

Is there a risk from drinking water?
Tap water that has been treated by conventional disinfection processes does not likely pose a risk for transmission of influenza viruses. Current drinking water treatment regulations provide a high degree of protection from viruses. No research has been completed on the susceptibility of novel H1N1 flu virus to conventional drinking water treatment processes. However, recent studies have demonstrated that free chlorine levels typically used in drinking water treatment are adequate to inactivate highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. It is likely that other influenza viruses such as novel H1N1 would also be similarly inactivated by chlorination. To date, there have been no documented human cases of influenza caused by exposure to influenza-contaminated drinking water.

Can novel H1N1 flu virus be spread through water in swimming pools, spas, water parks, interactive fountains, and other treated recreational water venues?
Influenza viruses infect the human upper respiratory tract. There has never been a documented case of influenza virus infection associated with water exposure. Recreational water that has been treated at CDC recommended disinfectant levels does not likely pose a risk for transmission of influenza viruses. No research has been completed on the susceptibility of novel H1N1 influenza virus to chlorine and other disinfectants used in swimming pools, spas, water parks, interactive fountains, and other treated recreational venues. However, recent studies have demonstrated that free chlorine levels recommended by CDC (1–3 parts per million [ppm or mg/L] for pools and 2–5 ppm for spas) are adequate to disinfect avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. It is likely that other influenza viruses such as novel H1N1 virus would also be similarly disinfected by chlorine.

Can novel H1N1 influenza virus be spread at recreational water venues outside of the water?
Yes, recreational water venues are no different than any other group setting. The spread of this novel H1N1 flu is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

Prevention & Treatment

What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?
There is no vaccine available right now to protect against novel H1N1 virus. There are everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza.

Take these everyday steps to protect your health:

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
Stay home if you are sick for 7 days after your symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer. This is to keep from infecting others and spreading the virus further.

Other important actions that you can take are:

Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so; a supply of over-the-counter medicines, alcohol-based hand rubs, tissues and other related items might could be useful and help avoid the need to make trips out in public while you are sick and contagious.

What is the best way to keep from spreading the virus through coughing or sneezing?
If you are sick, limit your contact with other people as much as possible. If you are sick, stay home for 7 days after your symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. Then, clean your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze.

What is the best technique for washing my hands to avoid getting the flu?
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. Wash with soap and water or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner. CDC recommends that when you wash your hands — with soap and warm water — that you wash for 15 to 20 seconds. When soap and water are not available, alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers may be used. You can find them in most supermarkets and drugstores. If using gel, rub your hands until the gel is dry. The gel doesn’t need water to work; the alcohol in it kills the germs on your hands.

What should I do if I get sick?
If you live in areas where people have been identified with novel H1N1 flu and become ill with influenza-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people. Staying at home means that you should not leave your home except to seek medical care. This means avoiding normal activities, including work, school, travel, shopping, social events, and public gatherings

If you have severe illness or you are at high risk for flu complications, contact your health care provider or seek medical care. Your health care provider will determine whether flu testing or treatment is needed

If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.

In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

Fast breathing or trouble breathing
Bluish or gray skin color
Not drinking enough fluids
Severe or persistent vomiting
Not waking up or not interacting
Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
Sudden dizziness
Confusion
Severe or persistent vomiting
Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

Are there medicines to treat novel H1N1 infection?
Yes. CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with novel H1N1 flu virus. Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaled powder) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body. If you get sick, antiviral drugs can make your illness milder and make you feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. During the current outbreak, the priority use for influenza antiviral drugs during is to treat severe influenza illness.

What is CDC’s recommendation regarding “swine flu parties”?
“Swine flu parties” are gatherings during which people have close contact with a person who has novel H1N1 flu in order to become infected with the virus. The intent of these parties is to become infected with what for many people has been a mild disease, in the hope of having natural immunity to the novel H1N1 flu virus that might circulate later and cause more severe disease.

CDC does not recommend “swine flu parties” as a way to protect against novel H1N1 flu in the future. While the disease seen in the current novel H1N1 flu outbreak has been mild for many people, it has been severe and even fatal for others. There is no way to predict with certainty what the outcome will be for an individual or, equally important, for others to whom the intentionally infected person may spread the virus.

CDC recommends that people with novel H1N1 flu avoid contact with others as much as possible. They should stay home from work or school for 7 days after the onset of illness or until at least 24 hours after symptoms have resolved, whichever is longer.

Contamination & Cleaning

How long can influenza virus remain viable on objects (such as books and doorknobs)?
Studies have shown that influenza virus can survive on environmental surfaces and can infect a person for up to 2-8 hours after being deposited on the surface.

What kills influenza virus?
Influenza virus is destroyed by heat (167-212°F [75-100°C]). In addition, several chemical germicides, including chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, detergents (soap), iodophors (iodine-based antiseptics), and alcohols are effective against human influenza viruses if used in proper concentration for a sufficient length of time. For example, wipes or gels with alcohol in them can be used to clean hands. The gels should be rubbed into hands until they are dry.

What surfaces are most likely to be sources of contamination?
Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air. Germs can be spread when a person touches respiratory droplets from another person on a surface like a desk, for example, and then touches their own eyes, mouth or nose before washing their hands.

How should waste disposal be handled to prevent the spread of influenza virus?
To prevent the spread of influenza virus, it is recommended that tissues and other disposable items used by an infected person be thrown in the trash. Additionally, persons should wash their hands with soap and water after touching used tissues and similar waste.

What household cleaning should be done to prevent the spread of influenza virus?
To prevent the spread of influenza virus it is important to keep surfaces (especially bedside tables, surfaces in the bathroom, kitchen counters and toys for children) clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant according to directions on the product label.

How should linens, eating utensils and dishes of persons infected with influenza virus be handled?
Linens, eating utensils, and dishes belonging to those who are sick do not need to be cleaned separately, but importantly these items should not be shared without washing thoroughly first.
Linens (such as bed sheets and towels) should be washed by using household laundry soap and tumbled dry on a hot setting. Individuals should avoid “hugging” laundry prior to washing it to prevent contaminating themselves. Individuals should wash their hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub immediately after handling dirty laundry.

Eating utensils should be washed either in a dishwasher or by hand with water and soap.

Response & Investigation

What is CDC doing in response to the outbreak?
The agency’s goals are to reduce transmission and illness severity, and provide information to help health care providers, public health officials and the public address the challenges posed by the new virus. CDC is working with state and local health departments to enhance surveillance in the United States and to collect and analyze data to assess the impact of the virus and determine the groups at increased risk of complications. In addition, CDC continues to issue new and updated interim guidance for clinicians, public health professionals and the public for the prevention and treatment of this new virus.

To expand the national and international laboratory capacity for detecting novel H1N1 influenza, CDC has developed and distributed new influenza diagnostic kits and reagents to more than 350 laboratories, including laboratories in 131 countries. CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) continues to send antiviral drugs, personal protective equipment, and respiratory protection devices to all 50 states and U.S. territories to help them respond to the outbreak.

The U.S. Government also is aggressively taking early steps in the process to manufacture a novel H1N1 influenza vaccine, working closely with manufacturing. CDC has isolated the new H1N1 virus, made a candidate vaccine virus that can be used to create vaccine, and has provided this virus to industry so they can begin scaling up for production of a vaccine, if necessary.

What epidemiological investigations are taking place in response to the recent outbreak?
CDC works very closely with state and local officials in areas where human cases of new H1N1 flu infections have been identified. CDC has deployed staff to several states to assist with the investigation of the impact of the novel H1N1 influenza, including the assessment of the severity of illness, how easily the virus spreads, and the amount of time people may be infectious. In states where EpiAid teams have been deployed, many epidemiological activities are taking place or planned including:

Active surveillance in the counties where infections in humans have been identified;
Studies of health care workers who were exposed to patients infected with the virus to see if they became infected;
Studies of households and other contacts of people who were confirmed to have been infected to see if they became infected; and
Study to see how long a person with the virus infection sheds the virus.

Who is in charge of medicine in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) once it is deployed?
Local health officials have full control of SNS medicine once supplies are deployed to a city, state, or territory. Federal, state, and local community planners are working together to ensure that SNS medicines will be delivered to the affected area as soon as possible. Many cities, states, and territories have already received SNS supplies. After CDC sends medicine to a state or city, control and distribution of the supply is at the discretion of that state or local health department. Most states and cities also have their own medicines that they can access to treat infected persons.

.: michael jackson :.

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:49:11 +0000

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop” who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.

Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.

“It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known,” his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.

Jackson’s death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music’s premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.

His 1982 album “Thriller” _ which included the blockbuster hits “Beat It,” “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” _ is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.

At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.

As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson’s heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York’s Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.

“No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow,” Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. “It’s like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died.”

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admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:28:03 +0000

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