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All You Want To Know About Swine Flu
Symptoms: There are no particular symptoms that distinguish swine flu from other types of flu. However his flu might include gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting), as well as the usual respiratory symptoms. The basic symptoms for swine flu are similar to the seasonal flu we are vaccinated for each year, which may include, fever, sore throat, cough, stuffy nose, chills, headache and body aches and fatigue.
Medication:
Tamiflu
or
Relenza
have
shown
to
be
effective
against
these
recently
reported
strains
of
swine
flu.
Altogether,
there
are
four
anti-viral
drugs
that
we
commonly
use
to
treat
various
strains
of
flu.
Vaccination: There is no effective vaccine against swine flu till date. However CDC has this current strain of virus and will consider whether to add it to next year"s flu vaccine as time goes on.
Fear for pigs: You wont catch the swine flu from pigs. This strain is one that is communicable through human-to-human contact. It is a mutated form of a swine virus.
Eating pork: Swine flu is not transmitted by food. It is not a so-called foodborne illness. Bacon, ham and other pork products are safe to eat, assuming they are prepared properly. An internal temperature of 160 degrees for cooked meat will kill any bacteria or virus. Swine flu is transmitted by airborne droplets from an infected person"s sneeze or cough; or from germs on hands, or germ-laden surfaces. Eating pork will not give you swine flu any more than eating chicken will give you bird flu.
Transmission:
The
swine
virus
mutates
so
that
it
can
infect
humans
and
be
spread
by
humans.
Swine
flu
&
Death:
Deaths
have
been
reported
from
the
Mexico
City
outbreak.
So
far
the
cases
in
the
US
have
been
mild
and
there
have
been
no
deaths
as
yet.
But,
like
seasonal
flu,
there
is
the
potential
for
serious
outcomes.
Swine flu and Avian flu: Avian flu so far has had difficulty infecting humans unless they are exposed intensely to birds, because the virus has not mutated in a way that makes it transmissible by humans to other humans. This virus has origins genetically from both pigs and birds, and the big difference from the avian flu is that this swine virus can be transmitted readily from human to human.
Wearing the mask in plane: The air on a plane is filtered. Transmission might occur if someone sitting close to you coughs or sneezes on you. The newer designs of aircraft airflow keep the air in a top-down flow, not forced air from front to back. However, if you do have a respiratory illness, it might be best not to travel.
Precautions: If you are ill, stay home. Control your sneezes and coughs. If you cough into your hand, remember the virus could be live on your hand at least for a few minutes, so wash your hands before touching anyone else. If you get symptoms suggesting the flu, call your doctor, who can call in a prescription for medication to treat the flu. Resist going to the doctor's office or a hospital ER for influenza symptoms unless you are seriously ill. You do not want to spread the disease to others.
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