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It may sound scary that the SWINE FLU cases are slowly but surely increasing.

today the 2nd case has been reported

kindly read on.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines confirmed its second case of swine flu Sunday, and health officials said 15 other people were undergoing tests for the virus.

A 50-year-old woman from Chicago tested positive for the virus over the weekend, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III told a news conference. She arrived from the United States Wednesday and went to a hospital the next day, complaining of a headache and mild fever.

It was not clear from Duque’s comments whether the woman was a Filipino or a naturalized American.

The woman was treated with the antiviral drug Tamiflu and was rapidly recovering in a hospital, he said. Eleven relatives, whom she visited in the Philippines, have been advised to stay at home for 10 days to see if they develop flu symptoms.

All those she came in contact with during her flight to Manila were being traced, he said.

“We’re stepping up our preparedness. We have been working around the clock,” said Duque, who arrived Sunday from Geneva where he attended a World Health Organization meeting on ways to contain the spread of swine flu.

Despite the two swine flu cases, there has been no sign of a local outbreak in the Philippines, Duque said.

He said a 10-year-old girl, who became the country’s first swine flu case last week, has almost fully recovered and could be discharged from the hospital soon. Relatives of the girl who arrived in the country last week from the U.S. and Canada remain under quarantine, he said.

About 15 other people undergoing tests had recently returned from trips abroad, Duque said.

The World Health Organization says over 12,000 cases of swine flu and 86 deaths have been reported in 42 countries. More than half of those cases have been reported in the United States, while most of the deaths occurred in Mexico. The virus was first detected last month.

src: yahoo