Hearing the name swine flu, I first thought, there is nothing to worry, we don’t have pigs and we don’t eat pigs.But the rapidity with which Swine flu spread around alarmed me.
Background
Swineflu was first reported in mexico. Swine influenza is common among pigs just as influenza is common among humans. But since it was reported first among pig farmers it was named swine(pig) flu.The Swine flu virus is believed to be a new variant of the swine influenza virus which first spread from pigs to humans and then spread among humans.
The WHO has given a Level 6 alert ie that of a pandemic for Swine flu. The virus type which causes swine flu is H1N1 virus.
The treatment for H1N1 is through antivirals like Oseltamivir(Tamiflu)
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One of my sisters got infected with H1N1 or more commonly known as Swine Flu. Fortunately, she did not have very high fever and she was able to recover fast .
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