What is Swineflu

India
September 7, 2009 10:54am CST
hello friends i want to know that what is Swineflue.how it is spread.how we can escape from swineflue.is there any medicine for swineflue.
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@emilie2300 (1882)
• United States
7 Sep 09
I have found a few websites that may be able to explain what swine flu is http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/cold-flu/swine-flu?sem=1&ncid=AOLHTH00170000000017&otim=1252341482&spid=33206041 http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-guide/swine-flu-faq-1 this one here has the symptoms and how it is spread ect... Understanding Swine Flu’s World Spread: Questions and Answers: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aWcd0Nbgc_R4 http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100008713/good-news-on-swine-flu-%E2%80%93-for-now/ I have found some web site answer that might be able to help you. I hope these are some help to you.
• Philippines
7 Sep 09
Swineflu is also called h1n1 virus that allows people to get sick or ill but it's severely airborne and could contaminate other people. that's why every one was told to simply stay in your house after 10 days so that the contamination will simply disappeared after taking medicine within the quarantine days.
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
7 Sep 09
What is swine flu? The most over hyped illness of the centuryt, thats what it is. So called "swine flu" or by it's technical name "hn1n" is a variety of flu that is pretty much like the seasonal flu we see every year, pretty much the same symptoms. The world is so over hyping and panicing over this thing it's rediculous. Just excerise the usual cautions you might normaly take for the seasonal flu we have every year.
@dozhou (326)
• United States
7 Sep 09
We have nothing to do with it. It is very dangerous. Meanwhile there is no useful flu shot for it. What you can do is to wash hand a lot, and avoid going to the public place.
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
7 Sep 09
Swine flue is just another virus that is going around, It is spread just like all the other different kinds of flues out their. If your immune system is in good shape your body should be able to fight it. Stay away from big crowds, and make sure you wash your hands all the time.
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
7 Sep 09
Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs.[2] As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3. Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide. Transmission of the virus from pigs to humans is not common and does not always lead to human influenza, often resulting only in the production of antibodies in the blood. If transmission does cause human influenza, it is called zoonotic swine flu. People with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infection. The meat of an infected animal poses no risk of infection when properly cooked. During the mid-20th century, identification of influenza subtypes became possible, allowing accurate diagnosis of transmission to humans. Since then, only 50 such transmissions have been confirmed. These strains of swine flu rarely pass from human to human. Symptoms of zoonotic swine flu in humans are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general, namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. source is wiki