Grippe A H1N1 en ce moment au Vietnam? (2 août 2009)
by Alex407
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour à tous ,
Comme le titre cité , des rumeurs qui circulent ...Est-ce que cette grippe est présente au Vietnam en ce moment ?
Si quelqu'un a des info , car j'ai des amis qui vont rentrer au vietnam ...Merci d'avance de vos réponses
Hello Alex,
Ca fait un bail...
Je ne peux pas te certifier qu'il n'y a pas de cas ici au VN car je ne lis pas les journaux (et meme, ce n'est peut-etre pas publie), par contre, je peux te dire que certains Vietnamiens ont tres peur des etrangers qui arrivent en ce moment 😉 Le danger ne vient pas d'ici pour une fois 😉
Cordialement, Pat
Ca fait un bail...
Je ne peux pas te certifier qu'il n'y a pas de cas ici au VN car je ne lis pas les journaux (et meme, ce n'est peut-etre pas publie), par contre, je peux te dire que certains Vietnamiens ont tres peur des etrangers qui arrivent en ce moment 😉 Le danger ne vient pas d'ici pour une fois 😉
Cordialement, Pat
Bonjour,
Pour ce genre d'information, il suffit d'aller voir sur le site de l'OMS pour connaître les cas recensés dans chaque pays, mais bien évidemment qu'il y en a au Viêt Nam (+ de 600) puisque maintenant l'OMS considère qu'il n'y a plus aucun pays épargné. Il ne s'agit que d'une simple grippe qui comme en France chaque hiver fait des morts dans les populations affaiblies. En bonne santé pas de risques majeurs, NE PANIQUEZ PAS.
Pour ce genre d'information, il suffit d'aller voir sur le site de l'OMS pour connaître les cas recensés dans chaque pays, mais bien évidemment qu'il y en a au Viêt Nam (+ de 600) puisque maintenant l'OMS considère qu'il n'y a plus aucun pays épargné. Il ne s'agit que d'une simple grippe qui comme en France chaque hiver fait des morts dans les populations affaiblies. En bonne santé pas de risques majeurs, NE PANIQUEZ PAS.
Bonjour,
Il y a eu des cas au Vietnam comme partout.
Michel
Il y a eu des cas au Vietnam comme partout.
Michel
Bonjour,
Il y a des cas au Vietnam comme ailleurs - la différence c'est qu'on ne leur rebat pas les oreilles avec....je viens d'y passer trois mois et ce n'est qu'en montant dans l'avion et en prenant "le Courrier du Vietnam" que j'ai su que pendant que je profitais bien du pays et de la vie là-bas, il y avait 175 cas...🙁😉😎
Maintenant il y en a plus, mais faut-il rappeler .. que la peur n'évite pas le danger, ...que cette grippe à moins d'être associée à d'autres pathologies est probablement moins dangereuse que "notre" grippe saisonnière - bien sûr, il ne faut pas exclure une mutation ou une association avec la groupe h5 n1... mais pourquoi affolez les foules, nous n'en sommes pas là et le temps qui passe accorde un délai à tous les pays pour se prémunir et fabriquer des vaccins et ainsi assurer la parade. - J'ai eu beaucoup plus peur il y a 6 ans lors de l'explosion de la grippe aviaire en 2003/2004 lorsque je m'y trouvais!!!!mais il ont pris les grands moyens (je ne détaille pas, mais c'était vraiment les grands moyens, sans état d'âme) et aujourd'hui il n'y a pas de raison d'aller visiter ce pays avec une quelconque appréhension, tout du moins pour le moment -
Cordialement - Kimtwo -
Il y a des cas au Vietnam comme ailleurs - la différence c'est qu'on ne leur rebat pas les oreilles avec....je viens d'y passer trois mois et ce n'est qu'en montant dans l'avion et en prenant "le Courrier du Vietnam" que j'ai su que pendant que je profitais bien du pays et de la vie là-bas, il y avait 175 cas...🙁😉😎
Maintenant il y en a plus, mais faut-il rappeler .. que la peur n'évite pas le danger, ...que cette grippe à moins d'être associée à d'autres pathologies est probablement moins dangereuse que "notre" grippe saisonnière - bien sûr, il ne faut pas exclure une mutation ou une association avec la groupe h5 n1... mais pourquoi affolez les foules, nous n'en sommes pas là et le temps qui passe accorde un délai à tous les pays pour se prémunir et fabriquer des vaccins et ainsi assurer la parade. - J'ai eu beaucoup plus peur il y a 6 ans lors de l'explosion de la grippe aviaire en 2003/2004 lorsque je m'y trouvais!!!!mais il ont pris les grands moyens (je ne détaille pas, mais c'était vraiment les grands moyens, sans état d'âme) et aujourd'hui il n'y a pas de raison d'aller visiter ce pays avec une quelconque appréhension, tout du moins pour le moment -
Cordialement - Kimtwo -
Le vent et les turbulences sont l'oeuvre de Dieu, mais la voile et le gouvernail nous appartiennent..
Voyager c'est aller de soi à soi, en passant par les autres (proverbe touareg)
Voyager c'est aller de soi à soi, en passant par les autres (proverbe touareg)
hou la la
il y a effectivement des cas de grippe A
mais bon on fait avec j'essaie de ne pas les rencontrer de plus ici on porte regulierement un masque contre le soleil et la poussiere.
moi dans mon jardin, j'eleve 2 cochons mignons comme tout, alors.......
mais bon on fait avec j'essaie de ne pas les rencontrer de plus ici on porte regulierement un masque contre le soleil et la poussiere.
moi dans mon jardin, j'eleve 2 cochons mignons comme tout, alors.......
si vous n'aimez pas mes informations, ne les lisez pas, lisez autre chose, mais respectez les car elles serviront a d'autres
Bonjour Venissian,
Voilà l'exemple même qu'on peut vivre au Vietnam sans appréhension - je m'inquiète beaucoup plus de la destination des 2 cochons ????🙁🙁🙁🙁
De toutes manières, début octobre nous repartons... bah on fera un effort, on emmènera nos masques, bien lavés, de 2004!!!!😉😉😉
Bonne journée - Cordialement - Kimtwo -
Voilà l'exemple même qu'on peut vivre au Vietnam sans appréhension - je m'inquiète beaucoup plus de la destination des 2 cochons ????🙁🙁🙁🙁
De toutes manières, début octobre nous repartons... bah on fera un effort, on emmènera nos masques, bien lavés, de 2004!!!!😉😉😉
Bonne journée - Cordialement - Kimtwo -
Le vent et les turbulences sont l'oeuvre de Dieu, mais la voile et le gouvernail nous appartiennent..
Voyager c'est aller de soi à soi, en passant par les autres (proverbe touareg)
Voyager c'est aller de soi à soi, en passant par les autres (proverbe touareg)
mes deux cochons sont mes animaux domestiques (ce sont des minorites CoTu qui me les ont donnes comme cadeau)
ils vont bien
ils jouent avec les chiens du voisin
visite moi a Quang Nam
si vous n'aimez pas mes informations, ne les lisez pas, lisez autre chose, mais respectez les car elles serviront a d'autres
Hahaha , ok ...apparemment la grippe est bien bien présente au Vietnam et ce n'est pas l'intox , mais bon on va faire avec , prendre plus de précaution ( se laver les mains , masque etc ..etc ) et les vietnamiens ont plus de peur de "rencontrer" les vietkieu (crainte de contamination venant ailleurs )alors ... on se ressemble tous dans la rue , gants , masques il ne manque plus que l'épée pour ressembler aux tortues Ninja !🏴☠️
Bon , je rends bien visite aux cochons moi ...sont-ils sympas ?
En tout cas , merci de toutes vos réponses
Bonne journée à tous
1) grippe moins mortelle que celle habituelle par contre plus contagieuse.Comme dab ceux qui en meurt sont les gens fragilisés par un autre pb, maladie etc...bb moins d'un an et personne âgée
Sinon précaution habituelles et s'arranger de ne pas la refiler
sinon a mon avis grosse intox pour en profiter pour faire passer des lois pas possible et surtout faire exploser les labos de frics.Ceci n'engage que moi
sinon la grippe habituelle =environs 3000 morts par an sur 6 milliards 1/2 d'habitant (a vérifier) sur internet de l'homéomatie en quelque sorte (c'est pour rigoler un peu)
LN
je vais me faire encore une bande d'ennemis qui m'insultent tant pis je prends le risque
Hélène
Bonjour,
sinon la grippe habituelle =environs 3000 morts par an sur 6 milliards 1/2 d'habitant (a vérifier)
Euh... Oui... 😏 Je crois que vous devriez effectivement vérifier et revoir vos calculs. Et rajouter plusieurs zéros.
Michel
sinon la grippe habituelle =environs 3000 morts par an sur 6 milliards 1/2 d'habitant (a vérifier)
Euh... Oui... 😏 Je crois que vous devriez effectivement vérifier et revoir vos calculs. Et rajouter plusieurs zéros.
Michel
Salut Pat ,
Tu lis les journaux et regardes la télé en France , il n y en a que pour le H1N1. Pendant ce temps SANOFI se refait ...une santé et engrange les benefices avec la production de tamiflu. Fin juin mon toubib me dit : on est en train d'affoler les gens pour rien , les labos se frottent les mains !.
Le professeur Robert Debré de son coté vient de qualifier le H1N1 de ..."gripette" , et conseille de se contenter de Doliprane en cas de symptomes .
je cotoie au quotidien des gens qui voyagent en transport en commun , les collegues idem , personne de malade jusqu'à present .Personne n arbore de masque sur le visage.
Par contre l'epidemie de chomage et licenciements , elle, court toujours.
Bon sejour à Can Tho Jean
Tu lis les journaux et regardes la télé en France , il n y en a que pour le H1N1. Pendant ce temps SANOFI se refait ...une santé et engrange les benefices avec la production de tamiflu. Fin juin mon toubib me dit : on est en train d'affoler les gens pour rien , les labos se frottent les mains !.
Le professeur Robert Debré de son coté vient de qualifier le H1N1 de ..."gripette" , et conseille de se contenter de Doliprane en cas de symptomes .
je cotoie au quotidien des gens qui voyagent en transport en commun , les collegues idem , personne de malade jusqu'à present .Personne n arbore de masque sur le visage.
Par contre l'epidemie de chomage et licenciements , elle, court toujours.
Bon sejour à Can Tho Jean
les 2 cochons vont bien ...mais ils grossissent..
pourtant mes amis m'avaient certifie que ces cochons resteraient petits,
alors je ne peux plus les porter, mais ils restent adorables.
bientot je demenage a 130km au sud de TamKy, ma maison sera asssez grande pour vous recevoir.
amicalement
cote grippe A, une femme vient de deceder mais les toubibs ne sont pas sur que la grippe est la raison de ce deces.
mon conseil : sortez couverts
amicalement
bientot je demenage a 130km au sud de TamKy, ma maison sera asssez grande pour vous recevoir.
amicalement
cote grippe A, une femme vient de deceder mais les toubibs ne sont pas sur que la grippe est la raison de ce deces.
mon conseil : sortez couverts
amicalement
si vous n'aimez pas mes informations, ne les lisez pas, lisez autre chose, mais respectez les car elles serviront a d'autres
comme je le disais plus haut tu as bien raison.Une histoire de gros sous pour les labos, en plus le tamiflu n'est pas fiable et en attendant les gouvernement jouent ds la cours des grds
LN
Hélène
Salut.
C'est 3000 morts par an en France et près de 15000 aux USA.
Dans le monde... ? des centaines de milliers surement.
Actuellement le H1N1, c'est 500 morts, dont 350 aux USA et Mexique.
Dans l'hémisphère sud c'est l'hiver, et les gens bien que contaminés 26000 en Australie par exemple, ne meurt pas autant, la crainte mutogène de l'hiver semble à priori à écarter sauf si dans les 3 semaines qui suivent 10 millions de gens meurent en Australie, Afrique du sud, et Argentine...
Rappelez vous le H5N1 devait tuer tout le monde, au final...? 350 morts dans principalement 4 pays...
Le grand vainqueur se nomme SANOFI .
Cordialemnent
C'est 3000 morts par an en France et près de 15000 aux USA.
Dans le monde... ? des centaines de milliers surement.
Actuellement le H1N1, c'est 500 morts, dont 350 aux USA et Mexique.
Dans l'hémisphère sud c'est l'hiver, et les gens bien que contaminés 26000 en Australie par exemple, ne meurt pas autant, la crainte mutogène de l'hiver semble à priori à écarter sauf si dans les 3 semaines qui suivent 10 millions de gens meurent en Australie, Afrique du sud, et Argentine...
Rappelez vous le H5N1 devait tuer tout le monde, au final...? 350 morts dans principalement 4 pays...
Le grand vainqueur se nomme SANOFI .
Cordialemnent
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Hi everyone.
After years of traveling to the USA without any medical insurance subscriptions—and luckily never having any major health issues (though I did get a scorpion sting buried in the sand at CBSouth, 😇)—life has caught up with us, and we’re now being forced into "wisdom" and leaving our carefree days behind.
So, I’m looking for the best compromise for a 2-month health insurance plan. I’ve read the discussions on this topic, but the most recent one is from last year, and I’d love your take on the current situation. I’m familiar with the usual options like Europ Assistance and AXA, but I’ve just discovered Chapka and Heymondo (the latter seems interesting in terms of both price and coverage).
What do you think of these last two? How do they compare in terms of value for money against the bigger companies?
Thanks in advance, everyone.
So, I’m looking for the best compromise for a 2-month health insurance plan. I’ve read the discussions on this topic, but the most recent one is from last year, and I’d love your take on the current situation. I’m familiar with the usual options like Europ Assistance and AXA, but I’ve just discovered Chapka and Heymondo (the latter seems interesting in terms of both price and coverage).
What do you think of these last two? How do they compare in terms of value for money against the bigger companies?
Thanks in advance, everyone.
Hi,
We’ve planned a 3-week trip to Bali this summer with our 7-year-old daughter. The itinerary includes Sanur, Nusa Lembongan, Sidemen, Amed, and Ubud. The more time passes, the more we read about people getting sick—some with mild to severe traveler’s diarrhea, and many ending up in the hospital. We, as parents, have been through it in Egypt with pretty bad cases, but we’d really like to avoid that for our daughter. Even though there’s no zero risk, and we’ll be careful, can any of you reassure me? Not everyone got sick, right? I’d love to hear positive feedback from parents, but not just them 😊. Thanks in advance!
Hi there...
I’m traveling with a friend for a month in November.
We booked our round-trip tickets from Paris to Phnom Penh, and yes, I know—it was a mistake. We should’ve flown out of Laos, but here we are.
But is it doable to backpack through both countries in a relaxed way?
I’ve seen that the transport takes a while...
Thanks so much for your replies.
Hi there,
I’ve started looking into getting dental implants, possibly in Costa Rica or Mexico.
Do you have any clinics to recommend or ones I should avoid?
For the next steps, I need to choose between Cuba Medika or Medigo—these are agencies that help with medical procedures. Do you have any info on either of them?
Thanks so much for your help!
Thanks so much for your help!
Hi everyone, a question for those who’ve been lucky enough to visit Raja Ampat—should you consider preventive malaria treatment given its proximity to Papua? And how was the food hygiene situation?
Thanks for your feedback! !
Hi there.
I’d like to know if all medications need to be declared at Uzbek customs.
E.g., antidepressants?
Thanks for your reply
For several years now, increased aggression has been observed in Cape fur seals.
At least 70 unprovoked attacks on humans.
It was recently confirmed that this is due to rabies.
The suspected origin is contamination in Namibia by jackals.
The contagion seems to be spreading.
Preventive vaccination (of the animals) is being considered.
Just a reminder:
Rabies affects all mammals.
Once symptoms appear—sometimes weeks or even months later—death is inevitable.
It’s the bite that transmits the disease.
There are so-called "furious" forms with aggression, but also forms without aggression.
In case of a bite, in addition to standard wound care, tetanus prevention… rabies prevention is essential.
Stay careful out there…
Seeing seals from a boat along the coast isn’t rare in these parts…
I need 2 dental implants and I'd like to get them done abroad (it's a question of price).
Thanks for helping me with my search (Turkey, Spain, Romania???)
Can you tell me if you're satisfied with the services provided by Dentist Miguel at Club Amigo in Holguin? I'd like to go there in mid-December. Is it worth the trip to get dental prosthetics done?
Thanks for getting back to me... Michelle from Quebec
Hello,
I’m looking for a dentist who can do a full lower-arch implant with a complete prosthesis. I’m in Quebec and available to travel to Cuba. Need full contact details. Thanks everyone!
Hi there,
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!