What is swine flu and what should I do?

Like people, pigs can get flu, but swine flu viruses aren’t the same as human flu viruses.
Swine flu doesn’t infect people often but there were rare cases of infected humans but all had close contact with pigs. But the current swine flu is different. It is caused by a new kind of swine flu and it is passed from person to person. The symptoms are the same as normal flu.
If you have the swine flu stay at home and if you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth. After that wash or disinfect your hands, this can help stop your flu from spreading. If you got flu symptoms and you have been in a risky area like Mexico, call a doctor immediately. Or if you where not in a risky country and you are still sick call a doctor just to be sure.

IS THIS THE APOCALYPSE???

The world lives in fear because of the newest pandemic: swine flu …This flu gets transmitted from swine to swine, from swine to human and from human to human. In 2 weeks already over 1000 people have been infected and up to now around 8 people have died because of it.

In Mexico, pandemic level 5 (of 6) has already started. This means that almost every 10th person is infected and that’s why schools and other public places are closed. Events have been cancelled.

The symptoms of swine flu are:

a runny nose,
sore throat,
diarrhoea,
vomitting,
nausea,
coughing,
lethargy,
lack of appetite,
and fever

If you have most of the above symptoms over a short period of time, call a doctor. There is no medicine that can fight the virus completely. There are just 2 medicines that can block or weaken the virus. The low rate of death shows that you can survive the flu and develop anti- bodies against it.

source: Wikipedia, Morning news SAT1

Over 60 affected in just one week!

Swine flu is caused by the pig´s respiratory system and this flu has spread in Mexico, Spain and even in Germany! Now the rate has gone higher. Over 100 people have died because of the Swine Flu. And 2 in Bayern (Germany) were shown to be Positive. Swine flu virus dies at a temperature of 70°C.

More than 60 people died because of swine flu in Mexico the first week of the epidemic. Now 3 people have the disease in Germany. And three others with the symptoms of swine flu. The symptoms are fever, muscle pain, dry cough, dry throat, and vomiting.

The flu spreads by coughing, kissing or even shaking hands! The flu can not get spread by food. To help protect yourself from this disease, here is a little list of ideas!
Source BBC

• Wash your Hands often with Soap and Water. (especially small kids)
• Disinfect Hands.
• Avoid touching the Mouth, Nose or Eyes.
• Cover Mouth and Nose and avoid Sneezing and Coughing from others that may have symptoms.

This disease is affecting the human population especially in Mexico. About 100 people now have a scary life in Mexico. You can get vaccinated but it will not help as much. Every second person in Germany has lost the habit of washing his hands, especially small Kids in Primary school. So be careful.
Source:BBC

About the IB

The IB offers three programs of international education for students between 3 and 19 years. The programs begin with Kindergarten to Primary Years and end with the Pre-university Diploma years. The IB World Schools have high quality education. This program is available in 2607 IB World Schools in 134 countries.

You can also support the IB

I can support the IB work with making IB programmes available in developing countries and to financially-disadvantaged students. If you find time and you have experience to offer, then read our information for volunteers to find out how volunteers make a big change to our work.

IB schools are different: the teachers share all their knowledge and experience with the students whatever the question is, plus these teachers are committed to the professional development of their knowledge.
Source: Sanjay

The IB student Programme

There are 3 programmes / phases for students in the IB. These programmes are called:

• Primary Years Programme (PYP) : Grade 1 to 5
• Middle Years Programme (MYP) : Grade 6 to 10
• Diploma Programme (DP) : Grades 11 and 12.
  

More services and information are on the official website of the IBO

Visit the website here:
http://www.ibo.org/programmes/
source IBO.org

Where is the IB around the World?

The IB works together with private and state-funded schools in over 130 countries. The headquarters are in Geneva and there are representative offices in Bath, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Cardiff, Mumbai, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Vancouver. The largest office is the assessment centre in Cardiff in the UK was also the house for departments for finance, human resources, Information Technology (IT) and strategic planning. The research base is located at the University of Bath, also in the UK.

What are IB world schools?

IB world schools can offer three individual programs. These programs are classified into three parts. These parts are called Primary years, Middle years and Diploma year programs.

The IB has been known for its high quality education for over 35 years. The IB curriculum represents the best from many countries. The challenging Diploma is recognized by the world’s leading universities. The IB maintains high standards by actively training and supporting teachers.

The IB encourages international-mindedness in IB students. To do this, they believe that the students must first develop an understanding of their own cultural and national identity.

The IB ensures that the programs they have are accessible to students in an variety of schools - national schools, international, private and public schools in 134 countries. The IB schools form a worldwide community. More than 50% of IB students are in state funded schools.

Source Sanjay

IB: Between 10% and 20% increase per year.

Over the past ten years the rate of IB students has increased between 10% and 20% each year.
The IBO has 2,777 schools in 134 different countries.
In April 2004 there were only 1,709 schools whereas in April 2009 the number has increased to 3,164.
In 2009 the number of schools almost doubled.
Source BBC