Swine flu is an infection caused by a virus. It's named for a virus that pigs can get. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
What is the swine flu?
Swine flu (swine influenza) is a respiratory disease caused by viruses (influenza viruses) that infect the respiratory tract of pigs, resulting in nasal secretions, a barking cough, decreased appetite, and listless behavior. Swine flu produces most of the same symptoms in pigs as human flu produces in people. Swine flu can last about one to two weeks in pigs that survive. Swine influenza virus was first isolated from pigs in 1930 in the U.S. and has been recognized by pork producers and veterinarians to cause infections in pigs worldwide.
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Swine flu (swine influenza) is a respiratory disease caused by viruses (influenza viruses) that infect the respiratory tract of pigs, resulting in nasal secretions, a barking cough, decreased appetite, and listless behavior. Swine flu produces most of the same symptoms in pigs as human flu produces in people. Swine flu can last about one to two weeks in pigs that survive. Swine influenza virus was first isolated from pigs in 1930 in the U.S. and has been recognized by pork producers and veterinarians to cause infections in pigs worldwide.
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Swine flu causes:
The Swine flu is infectious, and it spreads from person to person in the same way as the seasonal flu. When the people who are suffering fom sneeze or cough, the spray tiny drops (droplets) of the virus into the air. If the person comes into contact with these droplets or touch the surfaces such as a sink or a doorknob, that an infected person has recently touched, then the normal person can catch H1N1 swine flu. It is not transmitted from eating ham, bacon or any other pork product.
Swine flu treatment
In many cases flu requires symptom relief. If the person has a chronic respiratory disease, then the doctor may prescribe additional medication to help relieve from the symptoms. Sometimes the antiviral drugs zanamivir known as Relenza and oseltamivir known as Tamiflu, these are prescribed to reduce the severity of symptoms and to improve the resistance power. Some researchers study on both of these drugs due to the ambiguity about their effects upon the initial reduction in symptoms. These drugs are reserved for the people who are at high risk of compilations to develop the resistance.
It’s better to consult a doctor and take medical advice if the person has concerns, or if the people who are at high risk like:
- When the person is suffering from a serious underlying illness, such as kidney disease, emphysema, liver disease, heart disease, obesity, asthma, lung disease, neurological conditions, blood disease or diabetes.
- Inidviuals 65 years and older
- Individual undergoing asthma treatment
- Inidviuals pregnant or within 2 weeks of delivery, and also the women who have had pregnancy loss
- Inidviuals hospitalized
- Inidviuals kids who are younger than five years of age, especially children younger than two years of age.
- Inidviuals immune suppressed due to HIV or certain medications
- Inidviuals younger than nineteen years of age and those who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy, because of an increased risk for Reye’s syndrome, rarely but potentially disease
Swine flu Complications
Swine Flu complications include:
- Respiratory failure
- Neurological symptoms and signs, ranges from confusion to seizures
- Pneumonia
- Falling of chronic conditions, such as asthma, heart disease and diabetes
