Panic was growing and fear that the virus could spill over to the human population as it had in the past, killing four out of every seven people infected.

恐慌情绪不断升高，人们害怕病毒会像过去那样传播到人群，导致每七名感染者中有四人死亡。

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Abdul Shukur, a Kabul taxi driver, said he rushed in panic to hospital last week to have a blood test for the a (H1N1) swine flu virus after feeling ill.

喀布尔出租车司机阿卜杜勒(Abdul Shukur)说，上周他感觉不舒服，赶忙跑到医院验血检查是否有HINI病毒。

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When the 2009 H1N1 flu virus emerged last April, it triggered the first new pandemic in more than 40 years, producing endless headlines and panic.

2009年4月爆发的H1N 1流感，是最近40年来首个全球流行疾病。H1N1在不断见诸报端的同时，也让恐慌蔓延。

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Merk noted that while measures such as body scans will not prevent the virus from spreading, it does reduce panic and the sense of helplessness, which Merk noted are key factors in contributing to the overall individual and business risk appetite.

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The Beijing News reminds the public not to panic or slacken vigilance against the virus, but also urges authorities to be "more timely and transparent" in releasing information to allay public fears.

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The problem is that not everyone uses social media - it tends to be concentrated in major cities - and there is no guarantee people laid up in bed with a high fever will feel like broadcasting their symptoms to the world unless they are caught up in a media panic like the one around the H1N1 virus.

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