Swine flu is a virus that is particularly affecting children and young adults. Children are proving to be highly efficient carriers of the swine flu (H1N1) virus and schools provide the perfect environment for it to spread. The HPA provides advice to schools on whether they should close or stay open and also on measures [...]
Outbreaks and sporadic human infection with swine influenza have been occasionally reported. Generally clinical symptoms are similar to seasonal influenza but reported clinical presentation ranges broadly from asymptomatic infection to severe pneumonia resulting in death.
Since typical clinical presentation of swine influenza infection in humans resembles seasonal influenza and other acute upper respiratory tract infections, most [...]
Anyone who has contact with an infected person may be exposed to swine flu. Human transmission is thought to occur in the same way as seasonal flu: through aerosolized particles that are released when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Here are the best ways to avoid getting or spreading swine influenza:
• Encourage all people to cover [...]
Most genetic changes in the flu viruses human, pig, and bird are small and subtle point mutations in the virus’s RNA. Less common but more alarming are sudden, wholesale changes that replace entire genes and are more likely to circumvent the immune system. This process, called genetic shift, is exactly what is now occurring in [...]
Swine flu is an illness of the lungs.
It is called swine flu because it is a bit like an illness that pigs can get. (Swine is another word for pigs.)
At the moment we do not think that swine flu is spreading among pigs.
Swine flu is caused by a virus. A virus is a sort of [...]
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses. Outbreaks of swine flu happen regularly in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Most commonly, human cases of swine flu happen in people who are around pigs but it’s possible [...]
Influenza viruses exist in three “types,” designated A, B and C. Of these, only influenza A viruses are significant concerns for the health of pigs. However, there are a large number of different “subtypes” of influenza A viruses. These subtypes are defined by the hemagglutinin (H or HA) and neuraminidase (N or NA) proteins of [...]
The Swine Flu Information Line was set up to provide immediate and accurate information to residents with questions or concerns about the disease,” said Health Director Chiyome Fukino, M.D. “With recent worldwide events, our department has received increasing requests for general information on swine influenza, and people need to know what they can do to [...]
What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?
• Fever 100° or higher
• Head and body aches
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Chills
• Trouble breathing
• Vomiting and/or Diarrhea
What should I do if I think I am sick?
• If you have a fever of 100°F or higher and one of the symptoms listed above, call your doctor or medical provider. Your doctor may have you come in for [...]
Concern over Swine Flu (H1N1) can make children and parents anxious. Although to date very few people in the United States have become sick, there is uncertainty about how far and quickly the virus will spread. Acknowledging some level of concern, without panicking, is appropriate and can result in people taking actions that reduce the [...]
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