- swine flu updates -

東京都と川崎市は20日、川崎市の同じ高校に通う女子生徒2人が、新型インフルエンザに感染したと発表した。19日にほかの同級生4人とともに米ニューヨークから帰国。現地で2人は同室に滞在していた。・・・・・・　感染者の確認は首都圏では初めてで、成田空港の検疫を除き、大阪、兵庫、滋賀、東京、神奈川の5都府県に広がった。・・・・・・都や市などによると、感染が確認されたのは八王子市と川崎市に住み、川崎市高津区の私立洗足学園高校に通う女子生徒2人。11日から18日まで、「模擬国連」に出席するため、ほかの同級生4人とともに、ニューヨークに滞在していた。

~ 時事通信　2009年5月21日　0：28

2 female students from Senzoku Gakuen High School (Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Pref.) are infected with the swine flu. first confirmed swine flu case in Tokyo and Kanagawa Pref. (one lives in Kawasaki-shi, the other in Hachiouji, which is in west Tokyo). these 2 students, along with 3 other schoolmates and their English teacher, visited New York from 11th to 18th May to attend a Model United Nations meeting. now, regions with confirmed swine flu cases are Hyogo, Osaka, Shiga, Kanagawa and Tokyo.
↑ my sister attended a Model United Nations meeting at the beginning of the term too, but it was in Tsukuba :p

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regarding one of the abovementioned students...

機内で発症し、成田空港に到着した時点で３９度の発熱があったが、検疫ではインフルエンザＡ型もＢ型も陰性との診断を受けていた。しかし、２０日朝も発熱が続いたため、家族が八王子市保健所の発熱相談センターに相談し、午前１１時半に市内の医療機関を受診。簡易検査でＡ型陽性となり、遺伝子検査を実施した結果、新型インフルエンザ感染が判明した。八王子市内の感染症指定医療機関に入院中で、発熱が続いているが、容体は安定しているという。

~ 毎日新聞　2009年5月20日　22：35

she developed a fever while in flight from New York. on arrival at Narita Airport she had a fever of about 39℃, but she tested negative in both influenzavirus A and B tests when she was quarantined. however, her fever did not abate the next morning (20 May). she tested positive in her next rapid flu test, and was confirmed to be infected with the new influenza in the DNA-based testing. she's currently hospitalised in Hachiouji, and is said to be recovering well although she still has fever.

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世界保健機関（ＷＨＯ）の１９日までのデータで日本は米国、メキシコ、カナダに次ぐ感染者数の多さだ。一方、同じアジアでも中国や韓国などは大きく増えていない。その理由は-----
「感染者がいないのではなく、把握できていないのではないか」と指摘するのは東京慈恵会医科大の浦島充佳准教授だ。・・・・・・世界中に航空網が張り巡られされている中、確かに日本と同様、他国で国内発生があってもおかしくない。
浦島氏は日本人の国民性も理由にあげる。「日本人は真面目でインフルエンザ症状があれば医療機関にかかるし検査も行う。他国は医療制度の違いもあって症状が重くならない限り、病院には行かない」と話す。

~ 産経新聞　2009年5月20日　22：20

according to the WHO database as of 19 May, the tally in Japan is the 4th largest in the world, just behind USA, Mexico and Canada. on the other hand, confirmed swine flu cases in Asian countries like China and Korea have not increased much. according to Prof. Urashima from Jikei University School of Medicine, maybe these countries are unable to grasp the situation/number of people infected, and thus there haven't been that many reports of infections. especially since the air network is spread throughout the globe, it won't be surprising if the infection is spreading in other countries, just like Japan.

the second reason is said to be the "national traits". Japanese are majime. they visit medical facilities once they think they have symptoms of swine flu. as for other countries, the medical systems are different and it's possible that people don't go to the hospital as long as it's not severe.
↑ true. if i were sick i'd stay at home instead. i see the doctor only if i want a medical certificate to skip classes :o

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as of now, more than 260 people have been infected in Japan (「国内の感染者は成田空港で確認された高校生ら４人を含め２６７人」　~ 毎日新聞　2009年5月20日　22：35), but only 1 person needed intensive medical care at the hospital.

BY THE WAY... i live near Kawasaki 8D

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Note:-
majime - serious/earnest/honest

- i'm so not gonna translate this -

Your result for The Golden Compass Daemon Test...

Multi-Faceted Soul

In a way, you are a truly balanced person. You have a good sense of self, but you have periods of worry and self doubt. You don't like to be alone a lot, but you don't like being constantly surrounded, either. You can be shy in some situations and bold in others. You can tell people how you feel, but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve. You aren't "TOO" anything: You aren't too shy, you aren't too aggressive, you aren't too extroverted, you aren't too introverted. However at any one time you can be any combination of these things.

You tend to adapt yourself to match the situations in which you find yourself. You may be quiet and sensitive with some people, or joking and loud with others. These are all facets of your personality. People tend to perceive you as they want to perceive you. They may even tend to idealize you a bit. Then, when you do something that doesn't fit their concept of who you are (like have an outburst of anger, or a fit of shyness, or make an insensitive joke) they can be shocked and surprised. Does anyone know the real you?
↑ omfg it read my mind here...

Your daemon would represent your multi-faceted and ever-changing personality, as well as people's tendency to idealize you. He or she would get angry when you did not, be calm and poised when you felt ruffled and anxious, and always be the voice of emotion and reason in your ear.

Suggested forms:
Swan, Elephant, Koala, Panda, Chameleon, Wolf.

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