Quebec health officials have confirmed that another person has died from the H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of flu-related death in the province to 18.
Ten new cases of the flu were also reported on Friday, which raises the number of Quebecers affected to 2, 294.
Symptoms of the H1N1 flu include:
- Fever
- Cough
- Loss of appetite
- Headaches and muscle aches
Some people also experience:
- Sore throat
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
Anyone who believes they may be suffering from the H1N1 flu should contact Info-Sant� at 811.
Canada stops counting individual flu cases
Canada is following the advice of the World Health Organization and has given up counting individual H1N1 flu cases, to focus instead on watching for disease patterns across the country.
Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq made the announcement Friday, noting that testing and reporting on each case is no longer necessary.
"The Public Health Agency of Canada and provincial and territorial governments... are now focusing on measuring the community spread of H1N1, rather than individualized confirmed cases," she said.
"What this approach means is that we will be better able to identify trends in the spread of the illness, we will see who the virus is affecting most, and whether the virus is becoming more severe."
With files from CTV.ca News Staff
