Top 5 websites for legitimate H1N1 information

October 23, 12:09 AMPopular Science ExaminerAsta Gindulyte

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5 legitimate H1N1 information links

• Centers for Disease Control 2009 H1N1 Page
• Food and Drug Administration 2009 H1N1 Page
  
• Flu.gov
• Health and Human Services
  
• World Health Organization 2009 H1N1 Page

If you googled H1N1 lately, you may have noticed a great many sites offering all kinds of information, and even H1N1 medicine you can order online.  It has gotten so bad that FDA felt a need to issue a fraud warning. 

Various government agencies are going out of their way to provide as much information on H1N1 as possible and combat fraud.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website has a lot of general info as well as vaccine supply status updates.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website maintains a list of fraudulent products out there and even provides a searchable widget for download.

Flu.gov is a one-stop shop for all information on both seasonal flu and H1N1. If you are worried that you or a loved one has the swine flu, a tool for self-evaluation is available there as well.

 Health and Human Services (HHS) website is always a good place to check for any breaking health news.

And finally World Health Organization (WHO) website provides general H1N1 information as well as global pandemic situation updates.