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Swine Flu-Is a respiratory track infection from the hogs.  This kind of

virus can kill the human race.  This infection is a worldwide virus

outbreak.  A flu deadly disease occurs when a new influenza virus emerges

for which people have little or no immunity and for which there is no

vaccine.  Those whom their hospitals are more than 10 miles from their

community can easily infected with the Swine Flu.

The disease spreads easily person-to-person, and can be cause with serious

illness, and can spread out across the country and even worldwide in a very

short span of time.  An influenza pandemic may be caused by either swine

(pig) or avian (bird) flu viruses.

Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans.  But, randomly, the human

race got infected with Swine flu.  Most frequently, these cases occur in

persons with direct exposure to pigs (example: owner and or workers in the

swine backyard or industry or even the children near pigs at a fair).

Human-to-human transmission of Swine flu can also occur.  This is thought

to happen in the same way as seasonal flu occurs in people, which is mainly

through coughing or sneezing of people infected with the influenza virus to

an uninfected individual will be infected also.  People may also become

infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then they touch

their mouth or nose.

Some think that swine flu can also get from foods we eat.  Take note that

influenza viruses are not transmitted by food.  You cannot get the

influenza virus by means of eating pork or pork products.  Eating properly

handled and cooked pork is safe.  Proper cooking of pork or pork products

with an internal temperature of 160°F will kill the swine flu virus as it

does with other bacteria and viruses.

Fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, runny nose, sore throat, nausea,

vomiting, diarrhea and coughing are some of the following symptoms of swine

flu in people.

In diagnosing influenza infection, a respiratory specimen would generally

need to be collected within the first 3 to 4 days of illness (when an

infected person is most likely to be contagious).  However, some persons,

especially children, may be infectious for 10 days or longer.

If you get sick, there are two antiviral drugs (Tamiflu and Relenza)

available with prescription can make your illness milder and make you feel

better faster.  They may also prevent serious influenza complications.  In

treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started as soon after getting sick

as possible, and might not work if started more than 2 days after illness

starts.

There are a number of things that you can do to prepare yourself and those

around you for a flu pandemic.  It is important to think about the

challenges that you might face, particularly if an epidemic is rigorous.

The effects of a pandemic can be lessened if preparation is made ahead of

time.  Planning and preparation information and checklists are being

prepared for various sectors of society, including information for

individuals and families.

Different agencies are providing funding, advice, and other support from

different rich nations to every country to assist with Swine Flu epidemic

planning and preparation.  Reading articles like this can help you plan

against the spreading of the Swine Flu.