Swine Flu Facts
March 13th, 2010 | 
Author: Swine influenza – Swine influenza or swine flu is a respiratory disease in pigs caused by the type A H1N1 swine influenza virus (SIV). Humans in close proximity to swine could contract swine influenza if the swine are carrying the rare strain of the SIV that is capable of affecting humans.
Symptoms – Swine flu symptoms in humans are generally similar to regular flu (influenza) symptoms and include muscle pain, runny nose, sore throat, cough, headache, lack of appetite, fever, chills, and general weakness and discomfort. Other reported symptoms are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Transmission – Swine flu spreads from pigs to humans when humans are close to infected pigs. People working in barns or visiting livestock exhibits housing infected pigs are likely to get affected. Transmission from humans to humans can occur when the infected individual coughs or sneezes when others are close by. Putting one’s hands to the nose or mouth after touching anything with the flu viruses on it could also spread the infection. Consuming well-cooked pork and pork products won’t cause infection as cooking to an internal temperature of 160°F kills bacteria and viruses, including the swine flu virus.
Treatment and medication – While swine flu can generally be cured by the four antiviral drugs approved for curing flu in the US, amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir, the recent 2009 swine flu outbreak viruses have been found to be resistant to the first two drugs. Oseltamivir and zanamivir are now recommended for treatment and prevention of swine influenza.
Prevention – Swine flu can be prevented by taking certain precautionary measures, such as washing hands frequently with soap or an alcohol-based hand wash. Staying away from infected individuals is important as their coughing or sneezing could spread the infection. If instances of infection are reported in your locality, stay indoors as far as possible. Swine flue vaccine could be out by June 2009.
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how long does it take to heal/ recover from the swine flu? i went to the doctors today and they tested me for the swine and they said that i have the beginning symptoms of thw swine and i feel awefully sick (not throwing up etc) but im run down. how long will it take for me to get back to normal? p.s. they gave me medicine
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Hi.
I suggest you to visit the website http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ where you will get almost every answers to your questions.
Take Care. Regards.
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Swine flu is a crock of you know what. There are tens of thousands of people die every month from regular flue and it does not get reported. This swine flue is simply what politicians are using to usurp power through "crisis". Don't take any vaccinations… your chances of dying from this flu are absurd even if you're infected.
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you dont have to be panic .always to have presence of mind beacause in this situation you have to . to do the right moves and provide the right care for your child . the temperature is high and it needs to lower down with use of antipyretic/analgesic .some tepid sponge bath and if it woont work go directly to your doctor for further management.
Swine Influenza (Swine flu) is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses that leads to outbreaks in pigs and occasionally infects humans. It is spread among pigs by aerosols, direct and indirect contact, and asymptomatic carrier pigs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is not yet known how easily the virus can spread between people, though human-to-human transmission has occurred in some instances.
What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in humans?
Symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to that of the regular flu, including fever, cough, sore throat, aching body, headache, chills, fatigue, diarrhoea and vomiting. Severe illness including pneumonia and respiratory failure have been reported as being caused by swine flu in people. The virus may heighten the severity of underlying chronic medical conditions, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Swine influenza A is thought to spread in the same way as seasonal flu, from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. It is possible to become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching the mouth or nose. Those infected with the virus can spread it to others one day before symptoms develop and a week or more after becoming sick. Young children may be contagious for longer periods.
Here's some facts not many know. Baxter Inc set it loose.. check this out
http://www.theroadtothehorizon.org/2009/03/bird-flu-virus-instead-of-vaccin.html
i got my swine flu vaccination today
Actually it is a fact that you can't get swine flu by eating pork- but you can avoid it it if you don't believe me!
Also, swine flu is not fatal- sure some people have died but this was because they had some sort of underlying condition- like a weak heart.
You are far more likely to get normal flu – which is more fatal anyways.
And if you do get swine flu, don't worry- they have a treatment called Tamyflu which can be taken orally or by injection- they will probably just give you the treatment and then tell you to stay at home for a while so that you don't spread it.
Please, please, please don't worry about swine flu- the whole disease has been made into a mountain out of a molehill!
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Check it out here, it has all the data you need:
http://www.arkhilario.com/2009/07/05/ah1n1-swine-flu-symptoms/
For Swine Flu, you may want to check this site out:
http://nutshellurl.com/5g3
I found it out when I search in google.. it helped me a lot. Spread it to everyone you know.. build awareness and STOP the epidemic before it takes your love-one's or your life.
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