several health professionals reflect on the true dangers of the flu.

In the magazine of the Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Agenda Viva.

-the publication is available in paper and the Digital Agenda Viva portal


Madrid, December 2009.- several health professionals agree that both the media and who, have exaggerated the effects of influenza A, helping to create panic among the population. However, others caution that should not trivialize that it’s a viral infection spreads very quickly, not has been terminated and that affects young people ”.

Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente has collected through your seasonal publication Agenda Viva the voices of several experts, including epidemiologists, pediatricians, doctors in public health, professors in medicine etc in order to clarify some of the questions that this pandemic has raised.

Thus, the doctor and Professor of international health at the national school of health, Juan Gérvas ensures that who was wrong to transform a pandemic by mild influenza a threat to humanity ”. In this sense, the doctor of medicine Andreu Segura adds that distorted perception, that we are facing a situation health critic, can lead to an unnecessary collapse of the health care system ”.

Experts agree that though it’s a pandemic of reduced virulence, the likelihood of rapid transmission is real ” and is dangerous. However, Gérvas has pointed out that there has been a confusion when relating the theme with the flu avian do a few years. While the flu is very contagious and little serious, avian influenza was the opposite of ”, has been added.

On the other hand, while some, like the doctor of medicine José María Martín, positively valued the work of administrations by ensuring that have worked in intense and coordinated manner to develop safer vaccines in record time ”, others denounce that measures taken against influenza have been a waste will have criminal implications for those responsible for ”.

For its part, the Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente says join the wisdom of a large majority of doctors attempting to transmit rigor and wisdom ”.

In addition to this, and other reflections, as in other editions, the publication includes a calendar of environmental events for major and small; latest proposals for natural excursions and nature publications. In addition to in its paper version, can be found in digital version in www.agendaviva.com

Agenda Viva

Agenda Viva is a magazine of the Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, of free distribution in the community of Madrid, which covers the topics of environment, science and culture. It also includes a calendar of the institutions, events and activities aimed both at adult audiences as a child. The publication comes to light with the change of season: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The new edition can be found at various points of distribution.

Last June the Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente presented the portal Viva Digital local Agenda (www.agendaviva.com). It’s a portal interactive, based on the 2.0 technology with practical solutions to the dilemma of what to do to improve our quality of life and our environment.

Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente

The Fundación Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (FFRF) was founded in 2004 in order to help create a scientific and environmental culture in a comprehensive manner, so that society can assume with conscience and responsibility its relation to life and the environment that surrounds them. Seeks dialogue, reflection and the coordination of efforts, occupy a transverse place among society, public institutions and organizations or conservation initiatives and research.

Among its major projects is convergence Rural nature Rune (www.ruralnaturaleza.com) with the support of the MITYC and the MARM and program whose objective is the convergence of the rural world with the world of nature conservation.