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I heard that there is a flue that is called H1N1. Can you give me some info about it?
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What is the H1N1 flue that everyone is worried about?
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Have you been living in a cave for the past couple weeks? It’s the swine flu. It’s not necessarily what people know about the flu that worries them, it’s what people don’t know. It’s a new strain, so scientists don’t have a vaccine and they don’t know what this virus can evolve into. I’m not scared of catching the virus for myself, I think I would recover, but I don’t want my son catching the virus because the very young and very old are most susceptible to die of the flu.
It’s just a flu. The media is just hyping it up because they want you to be scared and put faith in your government to protect you. What makes this flu unique is that it’s a mixture of several types of flu, and this doesn’t happen naturally in nature. Most doctors are beginning to believe this was engineered in a lab somewhere. I believe this was bio-terrorism from the Mexican government. If you knew what was going on Mexico right now with the drug war and the fragile economy down there, it would make sense on why the government would release this disease. To make the people put faith in the government again to help them get over this plague.
According to reports in Mexico it is worse the common flu. We stay sick longer, and run higher fevers. Only those that have health condition are really concerned about getting. They are the ones at rise of death. Other then that it is not so bad, because hundreds get it everyday, but still they live, and there are even some that have not had any medication to recover, but recover fine. It depends on the person.
H1N1 (h1n1) flu also called Swine flu. “H1N1 and H3N2” swine flu viruses are endemic among pig in the US. Outbreaks among pigs normally occur in colder weather months (late fall and winter) and sometimes with the introduction of new pigs into susceptible herds. The virus is contagious and can spread to human and from human to human. The H3N2 viruses initially were introduced into the pig. The current swine flu H1N1 viruses are closely related to human H3N2 viruses. The seasonal influenza vaccine will likely help provide partial protection against swine H3N2, but not swine H1N1 viruses. TRANSMISSION : Influenza viruses can be directly transmitted from pigs to people and from people to people. Human infection with flu viruses from pigs are most likely to occur when people are in close proximity to infected pigs, such as in pig barns and livestock exhibits housing pigs at fairs. Human-to-human transmission of swine flu can also occur. This is thought to occur in the same way as seasonal flu occurs in people, which is mainly person-to-person transmission through coughing or sneezing of people infected with the influenza virus. People may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. DIAGNOSIS : To diagnose swine influenza A infection, a respiratory specimen would generally need to be collected within the first 4 to 5 days of illness (when an infected person is most likely to be shedding virus). However, some persons, especially children, may shed virus for 7 days or longer. Identification as a swine flu influenza A virus requires sending the specimen to CDC for laboratory testing.
MEDICATION : There are four different antiviral drugs that are licensed for use in the US for the treatment of influenza: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. While most swine influenza viruses have been susceptible to all four drugs, the most recent H1N1 influenza viruses isolated from humans are resistant to amantadine and rimantadine.
You can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza by:
• Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. You can also use alcohol-based hand cleaners.
• Avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
• Trying to avoid close contact with sick people.
• Staying home from work or school if you are sick.
Good luck!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention……
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