Lama sungguh ...

Wah lama sungguh tak mengisi ruangan blog ni ... a lot has happen since tapi disebabkan kemalasan yang teramat sangat nak update blog so terbiar begitu saja.

So let me gather all the things happened and post latest blog in few days ... or maybe weeks... moths ... or years ... hi hi hi ... bergantung kepada kerajinan...

LAGU: Malaysia Satu

Ku teguh berdiri tiada lagi ragu
atau gentar
Ku terus berani melangkah
maju ke hadapan Satu impian nyawaku pertaruhkan

Genggaman tanganmu,
semangatku terus membara
janji ku pada mu, harapanmu
ingin ku laksanakan

kau adalah ilham pada mereka
yang ingin berjaya
Kau terus berjuang demi membawa perubahan
satu impian oh berjuta harapan

Genggaman tanganmu, semangatku terus
membara janji ku pada mu,
harapanmu ingin ku laksanakan

1Malaysia,
kita inspirasi pada dunia Nama kan dijulang,
kita menjadi kebanggaan Satu wawasan bersama bergandingan..

Genggaman tanganmu, semangatku terus membara
janji ku pada mu,
harapanmu ingin ku laksanakan

ARTIS: Faizal Tahir
KOMPOSER: Audi Mok
PENULIS LIRIK: Nur Fatima

MJ : Man in the mirror

"Man In The Mirror"

I'm Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It's Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin' My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs
A Summer's Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man's Soul
They Follow Each Other On
The Wind Ya' Know
'Cause They Got Nowhere
To Go
That's Why I Want You To
Know

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change)
(Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah)

I've Been A Victim Of A Selfish
Kind Of Love
It's Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No
Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me,
Pretending That They're Not
Alone?

A Willow Deeply Scarred,
Somebody's Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
(Washed-Out Dream)
They Follow The Pattern Of
The Wind, Ya' See
Cause They Got No Place
To Be
That's Why I'm Starting With
Me
(Starting With Me!)

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Ooh!)
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm Asking Him To Change His
Ways
(Change His Ways-Ooh!)
And No Message Could've
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .)
Change!

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror,
(Man In The Mirror-Oh
Yeah!)
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make The Change)
(You Gotta Get It Right, While
You Got The Time)
('Cause When You Close Your
Heart)
You Can't Close Your . . .Your
Mind!
(Then You Close Your . . .
Mind!)
That Man, That Man, That
Man, That Man
With That Man In The Mirror
(Man In The Mirror, Oh Yeah!)
That Man, That Man, That Man
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
You Know . . .That Man
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Oh Yeah!)
Gonna Feel Real Good Now!
Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Ooooh . . .)
Oh No, No No . . .
I'm Gonna Make A Change
It's Gonna Feel Real Good!
Come On!
(Change . . .)
Just Lift Yourself
You Know
You've Got To Stop It.
Yourself!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
I've Got To Make That Change,
Today!
Hoo!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Got To
You Got To Not Let Yourself . . .
Brother . . .
Hoo!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
You Know-I've Got To Get
That Man, That Man . . .
(Man In The Mirror)
You've Got To
You've Got To Move! Come
On! Come On!
You Got To . . .
Stand Up! Stand Up!
Stand Up!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Stand Up And Lift
Yourself, Now!
(Man In The Mirror)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Aaow!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Gonna Make That Change . . .
Come On!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know . . .
(Change . . .)
Make That Change.

Peristiwa hitam Tanah Melayu 16 Jun 1948 (sumber Berita Harian 16 Jun 2009)

Oleh Jamhariah Jaafar
rencanabh@bharian.com.my

RAKYAT tempatan terutama generasi selepas merdeka sudah pasti tidak meletak sebarang keistimewaan kepada tarikh 16 Jun, walaupun mata pelajaran Sejarah Tingkatan 3 ada mencatat tarikh berkenaan dan peristiwa yang tercetus pada hari terbabit 61 tahun lalu.

Tanggal 16 Jun 1948 adalah hari bermulanya komunis Tanah Melayu mengganas tanpa ampun dan Kerajaan British ketika itu, menjalankan gerak gempur secara habis-habisan dengan mengisytiharkan darurat di bumi tercinta ini.

Pada pagi hari malang 61 tahun lalu itu, pengganas komunis menyerbu ke Estet Elpil, di Sungai Siput, Perak, dan tanpa teragak-agak menembak mati pengurusnya, Arthur E Walker, 50.

Pada masa sama, satu kumpulan lain menyerang ladang getah bersebelahan dengan membunuh pembantu pengurus, Ian Deare Christian, yang baru berusia 21 tahun, sebelum menembak mati pengurusnya, John Mun Allison.

Tiga tragedi pada pagi itu bukan saja mengejutkan penghuni ladang getah, bukan saja di Perak bahkan ke seluruh ladang di Tanah Melayu, yang hampir semuanya milik Inggeris dan ia dilihat sebagai kempen keganasan komunis yang memang sengaja disasarkan kepada bangsa British yang berada di tanah air ketika itu.

Mengimbau sejarah awal, ideologi komunis tiba di Tanah Melayu pada 1920-an terutama sekitar 1925. Imigran Cina membawa buku dan risalah mengenai ajaran komunis dan disebarkan di kalangan orang Cina di Tanah Melayu.

Hasil kegiatan mereka, guru dan pelajar sekolah Cina menubuhkan Liga Belia Komunis di Singapura pada 1926 dan ideologi komunis mula disebarkan, berpaksikan Parti Kuomintang (KMT) yang bekerjasama dengan Parti Komunis China (PKC), di China.

Perpecahan KMT-PKC pada 1927 menyebabkan PKC menghantar lima wakilnya ke Tanah Melayu dan berjaya menubuhkan Parti Komunis Nanyang di Singapura pada 1927, sebelum mewujudkan Parti Komunis Malaysia (PKM) pada 6 April 1930, yang beribu pejabat di Singapura.

PKM diarah untuk menyelia gerakan komunis di Thailand dan Indonesia, selain menjalankan kegiatannya di Tanah Melayu dan parti itu diletakkan di bawah Biro Komunis Antarabangsa Timur Jauh, yang berpusat di Shanghai.

Pada 6 Mac 1933, satu mesyuarat jawatankuasa pusat PKM diadakan di Singapura yang membuat ketetapan bahawa matlamat utama perjuangan PKM ialah menguasai Tanah Melayu dan menubuhkan Republik Komunis Malaya.

Sejak itu, PKM melancarkan gerakan aktif, mempengaruhi kesatuan sekerja, sekolah Cina dan pertubuhan Cina. Mereka berjaya menimbulkan kegelisahan di kalangan pekerja ketika zaman kemelesetan ekonomi 1930-an.

Antara strategi untuk melumpuhkan ekonomi dan politik Tanah Melayu ialah dengan mempengaruhi kesatuan sekerja melakukan mogok. Mogok terburuk berlaku di lombong bijih timah Batu Arang, Selangor pada 1937, di mana 6,000 pekerja merampas lombong terbabit.

Berikutan peristiwa itu, Kerajaan British mengisytiharkan Ordinan Buang Daerah (Banishment Ordinance) pada 1937 yang mengharamkan tindakan mogok. Hasilnya, ramai pemimpin dan anggota PKM ditangkap dan dikenakan hukuman sama ada dipenjara atau dihantar pulang ke China. Peristiwa ini sekali lagi melemahkan PKM.

Bagaimanapun, apabila Jepun menyerang China pada 1937, PKM memainkan peranan penting dalam membangkitkan perasaan anti-Jepun di kalangan orang Cina di Tanah Melayu.

PKM semakin mendapat ramai pengikut apabila Jepun menyerang Tanah Melayu, kerana ramai menganggap ia sebagai pelindung orang Cina daripada penindasan Jepun.

Sebelum Tanah Melayu dikuasai Jepun, anggota PKM yang dipenjarakan oleh British telah dibebaskan oleh British dengan harapan PKM yang anti-Jepun akan bekerjasama dengan British untuk menentang Jepun.

PKM menubuhkan pasukan tentera anti-Jepun yang dikenali sebagai Malayan People Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA). Mereka mendapat latihan dan bantuan seperti makanan, senjata dan perubatan dari Pasukan Berikat. MPAJA juga mempunyai hubungan baik dengan Pasukan 136 yang ditubuhkan oleh British.

Apabila Jepun menyerah kalah, anggota PKM keluar dari hutan dan mengambil alih pentadbiran sebelum ketibaan pihak British dan pemerintahan selama dua minggu itu dikenali sebagai ‘Bintang Tiga’.

PKM meraikan kekalahan Jepun sebagai kemenangan mereka dan mendakwa merekalah bertanggungjawab mengalahkan Jepun di Tanah Melayu. Mereka merampas senjata tentera dan membalas dendam ke atas orang yang enggan bekerjasama, terutama yang menjadi ‘tali barut’ Jepun.

Akibat tindakan PKM, berlaku pergaduhan di antara kaum Melayu dengan Cina terutama di Perak dan Johor selepas pemerintahan Jepun. Apabila British kembali ke Tanah Melayu, mereka mengambilalih pentadbiran dari Bintang Tiga dan MPAJA dibubarkan.

Anggota MPAJA diminta menyerahkan senjata mereka kepada British. Bagaimanapun, ramai anggota MPAJA yang tidak menyerahkan senjata kerana tidak yakin dengan dasar British terhadap PKM.

PKM menuntut supaya mereka diberi hak dalam pentadbiran dan kerana mengenangkan jasa PKM bekerjasama dengan British menentang Jepun, PKM diterima sebagai parti yang sah.

Sejak itu, PKM mula menubuhkan cawangannya di seluruh Tanah Melayu dan semakin galak dalam misi untuk mencapai matlamat menguasai Tanah Melayu dan menubuhkan Republik Komunis Malaya.

PKM menjalankan gerakan secara aktif mempengaruhi parti politik, kesatuan sekerja, pertubuhan Cina dan sekolah Cina, dengan menubuhkan pelbagai kesatuan - tidak kurang 300 mogok umum dilancarkan kesatuan sekerja antara 1946-1947.

Pada 6 Mac 1947, satu mesyuarat jawatankuasa pusat PKM diadakan di Singapura bagi mengkaji semula dasar dan taktik PKM. Ketika itu, setiausaha agung PKM, Lai Tak menghilangkan diri bersama duit parti dan PKM jatuh ke tangan golongan radikal yang dipimpin Ong Boon Hua atau lebih dikenali rakyat Malaysia sebagai Chin Peng.

Pada 18 dan 19 Februari 1948, satu persidangan komunis diadakan di Calcutta, India dan dihadiri oleh perwakilan komunis dari Asia serta Australia. Persidangan Calcutta membuat ketetapan bahawa pemberontakan bersenjata mesti dijalankan bagi menjayakan matlamat perjuangan komunis.

Chin Peng yang ternyata terlalu ghairah untuk mewujudkan sebuah Republik Komunis Malaysia, tidak membuang masa mula mengubah taktiknya dengan memulakan kempen pemberontakan bersenjata.

PKM asalnya berhasrat memulakan revolusi bersenjata pada September 1948, tetapi disebabkan beberapa anggotanya tidak berdisiplin, tragedi 16 Jun 1948 telah berlaku.

Berikutan peristiwa ini, Kerajaan British mengisytiharkan darurat di seluruh Tanah Melayu pada 17 Jun 1948 dan Undang-undang darurat dikeluarkan pada 23 Julai 1948 - PKM diharamkan.

3 little kittens

I stumble upon these 3 little kittens last night ... kesian tengok anak-anak kucing ni tido kat coridor. Tapi apakan daya nak ambik bela pun tak boleh ... rumah aku tak besar ... apartment type lah katakan ... plus dengan budak-budak lagi.

hmmm ...

Workers day vacation 2009

Pada mulanya cuma nak balik Alor Setar, lepas tu nak pi Langkawi ... last last naik keta sampai terminal feri terus ke georgetown ... dalam feri amirah tersangat lah excited ... ni first time dia naik feri ... ardini dah pernah naik tapi lama dulu masa tu dia tak reti apa apa lagi.

Masa dok tunggu kat terminal memang lah lama tak macam jambatan pulau pinang ... naik feri kena tunggu giliran ... dengan harapan dapat naik tingkat atas tapi apa kan daya kena naik belah bawah jugak. Oh ya tambang feri RM7.70 sebuat kereta .. kalau naik moto pun kena tambang jugak ... even naik guna basikal pun kena RM1.70.

Dah naik feri semua turun kecuali mama ... mama memang dari dulu kalau naik feri tak akan turun ... dia akan dok dlm keta saja. Kami sekuarga pun turun ... angin memang kuat ... best gilerrr... si ardini dah nampak laut apa lagi nak pi mandi laut lah ... tapi cakap kat dia sabarr... kita pi ke Batu Feringghi lepas ni.

Plan asal nak pi hari jer ... tetapi ada la mamat sekor tu pi gatai tukar rim keta saat akhir maka perjalanan ke Pulau Mutiara terlewat hampir 1 1/2 jam ... " what to do i got an interesting offer "...

So bila sampai dah jam lebih 3:00pm so lepas sesat sesat kat georgetown baru lah sampai ke batu feringghi. Mula-mula kena cari tempat bermalam dulu ... singgah di Hotel Caphone ke apa ke nama dia ... bilik tinggal hanya singe room RM300 per night ... tak pa mahal sgt ... sebab kena ambik 2 bilik ... teruskan perjalanan ... sambil sambil tgk permandangan tgk jugak mana mana hotel yang berpatutan ...

Setiba ke satu selekoh nampak Hydro Majestic Hotel ... just try our luck masuk tanya bilik ...

The receptionist was very helpful ... mula mula dia tanya berapa org ... 3 dewasa 2 kanak-kanak ... dia pun recomend triple room ( choice of 3 single bed or 1 king + 1 single) ... RM270 termasuk breakfast. Sound like a good deal ... hotel pun ok ... so kami bermalam kat situ jer lah.

First thing to do bila sampai is to look at the swimming pool and the beach entrance ... look beautiful ... kecuali pantai sebab tak dak private beach so the public Miami Beach will do ... as long as there are sand and ocean kira ok lah ... kalau tidak ardini akan tuntut lagi ... " papa nak pi beach ... papa nak pi beach ... "

Dah settle semua tu time to look for the kids swimming attire ... what to do lupa bawak ... so terpaksalah pi cari kat gerai tepi jalan ... kat hotel it cost RM40 - 45 sepasang ... not bad ... but kat luar tu RM18-28 jer ... so dapat le sorang sepasang ... plus 2 pelampung and 1 beach toys ... semua skelai kena RM70 ... alamak ... hmmmm

Terpaksa beli sebab Hotel tu 4 bintang ... so pakai t-shirt tak dibenarkan ... dah habis bab tu cari makan la pulak ... dapat ler makan bungkus kat gerai ... ingat kan org penang ... rupa nya orang kelate... ha ha ha

malam tu lepak bilik tgk AIM 2009 ... tapi tak habis sebab semua dah letih ...

the next morning bangun-bangun jer dah hujan ... hujan lebat lak tu ... jengok luar nampa pantai pun ombak tinggi ... hmmm ... macam mana ni ... tak pa gerak semua pi makan sarapan dulu kat bwh ... org lain dah covered tapi ardini kena charge RM20.70 sebab atas 4 tahun ... hmmm tak pa lah ... kira macam makan sarapan semua rm20.70 lah ...

Menu sarapan buffet ... nasik briani ... kue tiaow goreng ... chicken and beef backon ... sousages ... omlette , roti roti ... buah ... bubur nasi ... half boiled eggs , ... kira puas hati lah ... cuma larat ke tak larat nak makan semua tu pagi pagi ...

Kena pulak restoran tu tepi swimming pool ... amirah dan ardini dah tak senang duduk ... tapi apa kan daya hujan masuh turun ... dah selesai makan naik balik bilik tunggu hujan berenti ... at about 10:30am hujan berenti ... apa lagi terus transform pakai baju mandi masing masing terus turun ... punya la seronot main air ... tapi amirah takut ... mula mula ok ... tapi bila bawak dia pi dalam sket dia dah takut ... tak pa lah at least boleh main air ... lepas tu turun patai kejap ... tapi tak dpt buat apa apa ombak terlalu tinggi dan kuat ... so perati kat tepi pantai jer lah ...

jam 12:30 kami check out hotel ... semua semua kena RM290.70 ... boleh la sebab bilik dia besar jugak ... kira kalau masuk 5 dewasa tu boleh la lagi ... hydro majestic hotel penang

dah settle bab batu feringghi ... bab cari padang kota lama ... nak try pesemburrrrr .... pusing punya pusing ... sampai la kat padang kota ... malangnya tak jumpa pulak tempat pasemburrr tu ... aiyo yo ....

dah takdak pasemburr tak pa la ... pi nak tgk fort Cornwallis ... tutup pulak ... hampeh betoi la ... just a message to those yang jaga tempat lawatan di Penang ni ... HARI AHAD HARI ORANG BERCUTI NAK MELAWAT TEMPAT MENARIK ... JANGAN LA PI TUTUP TIME CUTI ... TUTUP LA HARI ISNIN KER ... AKAI TAK DAK KER!!!

so dengan frust nya kami pun pi la kat pasar jual jeruk ... apa ke nama ntah pasar tu... beli lah jeruk dekat 5 kilo kot ... jenuh batuk la lepas ni ...

So untuk mengakhiri vacation yang tak seberapa ni kami balik naik balik Feri dati pulau ke tanah besar ... sampai rumah dalam jam 5:00pm ... letih wo sebab next day nak balik KL dah ...

Maka berakhirlah the penang vacation 2009 untuk kali ini ...

Swine influenza frequently asked questions

***Source from WHO***

26 April 2009

• What is swine influenza?
• What are the implications for human health?
• Where have human cases occurred?
• How do people become infected?
• Is it safe to eat pork meat and products?
• What about the pandemic risk?
• Is there a human vaccine to protect swine influenza?
• What drugs are available for treatment?


What is swine influenza?

Swine influenza, or “swine flu”, is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of pigs, caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses. Morbidity tends to be high and mortality low (1-4%). The virus is spread among pigs by aerosols, direct and indirect contact, and asymptomatic carrier pigs. Outbreaks in pigs occur year round, with an increased incidence in the fall and winter in temperate zones. Many countries routinely vaccinate swine populations against swine influenza.

Swine influenza viruses are most commonly of the H1N1 subtype, but other subtypes are also
circulating in pigs (e.g., H1N2, H3N1, H3N2). Pigs can also be infected with avian influenza viruses and human seasonal influenza viruses as well as swine influenza viruses. The H3N2 swine virus was thought to have been originally introduced into pigs by humans. Sometimes pigs can be infected with more than one virus type at a time, which can allow the genes from these viruses to mix. This can result in an influenza virus containing genes from a number of sources, called a "reassortant" virus.

Although swine influenza viruses are normally species specific and only infect pigs, they do
sometimes cross the species barrier to cause disease in humans.

What are the implications for human health?

Outbreaks and sporadic human infection with swine influenza have been occasionally reported.
Generally clinical symptoms are similar to seasonal influenza but reported clinical presentation ranges broadly from asymptomatic infection to severe pneumonia resulting in death.
Since typical clinical presentation of swine influenza infection in humans resembles seasonal
influenza and other acute upper respiratory tract infections, most of the cases have been detected by chance through seasonal influenza surveillance. Mild or asymptomatic cases may have escaped from recognition; therefore the true extent of this disease among humans is unknown.

Where have human cases occurred?

Since the implementation of IHR(2005)1 in 2007, WHO has been notified of swine influenza cases from the United States and Spain.

How do people become infected?

People usually get swine influenza from infected pigs, however, some human cases lack contact
history with pigs or environments where pigs have been located. Human-to-human transmission has occurred in some instances but was limited to close contacts and closed groups of people.

Is it safe to eat pork meat and pork products?
(Kalau Haram tu haram ler ... jangan pi makan babi lak)

Yes. Swine influenza has not been shown to be transmissible to people through eating properly
handled and prepared pork (pig meat) or other products derived from pigs. The swine influenza virus is killed by cooking temperatures of 160°F/70°C, corresponding to the general guidance for the preparation of pork and other meat.

Which countries have been affected by outbreaks in pigs?

Swine influenza is not notifiable to international animal health authorities (OIE, www.oie.int),
therefore its international distribution in animals is not well known. The disease is considered endemic in the United States. Outbreaks in pigs are also known to have occurred in North America, South America, Europe (including the UK, Sweden, and Italy), Africa (Kenya), and in parts of eastern Asia including China and Japan.

What about the pandemic risk?

It is likely that most of people, especially those who do not have regular contact with pigs, do not have immunity to swine influenza viruses that can prevent the virus infection. If a swine virus establishes efficient human-to human transmission, it can cause an influenza pandemic. The impact of a pandemic caused by such a virus is difficult to predict: it depends on virulence of the virus, existing immunity among people, cross protection by antibodies acquired from seasonal influenza infection and host factors.

Is there a human vaccine to protect from swine influenza?

There are no vaccines that contain the current swine influenza virus causing illness in humans. It is not known whether current human seasonal influenza vaccines can provide any protection. Influenza viruses change very quickly. It is important to develop a vaccine against the currently circulating virus strain for it to provide maximum protection to the vaccinated people. This is why WHO needs access to as many viruses as possible in order to select the most appropriate candidate vaccine virus.

What drugs are available for treatment?

1 International Health Regulation (2005) http://www.who.int/ihr/about/en/
Antiviral drugs for seasonal influenza are available in some countries and effectively prevent and treat the illness. There are two classes of such medicines, 1) adamantanes (amantadine and remantadine), and 2) inhibitors of influenza neuraminidase (oseltamivir and zanamivir).
Most of the previously reported swine influenza cases recovered fully from the disease without
requiring medical attention and without antiviral medicines.

Some influenza viruses develop resistance to the antiviral medicines, limiting the effectiveness of
chemoprophylaxis and treatment. The viruses obtained from the recent human cases with swine
influenza in the United States were sensitive to oselatmivir and zanamivir but resistant to amantadine and remantadine.

Information is insufficient to make recommendation on the use of the antivirals in prevention and treatment of swine influenza virus infection. Clinicians have to make decisions based on the clinical and epidemiological assessment and harms and benefit of the prophylaxis/treatment of the patient2.

For the ongoing outbreak of the swine influenza infection in the United States and Mexico, the
national and the local authorities are recommending to use oseltamivir or zanamivir for treatment and prevention of the disease based on the virus’s susceptibility profile.


2 For benefits and harms of influenza-specific antivirals, see
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/pharmamanagement/en/index.html