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Signs And Symptoms Of Swine Flu
Every one on earth these days are following and even scared from the new 2010 epidemic H1N1 attack news. Every one was expecting this winter attack to be less violent than 2009 attack, but unfortunately this assumption proved to be wrong.
The symptoms of swine flu is very close to the symptoms of regular flu, so don’t panic each time you have a slight sore throat or even fever as this can be a symptom of the regular seasonal flu. Even is your case is diagnosed as H1N1 infection you shouldn’t panic because although the spread of this flu is very fast the death rate is still fortunately low (compare it to road accidents and you will understand what i mean).
Just before we precede we should take an over look on it’s symptoms.
symptoms of swine flu revision:
If you has a temperature (above 38C/100. 4F) and 2 more of the following indicators, you may have H1N1 flu:
N. B: No need to panic as this symptoms is quite common with regular flu. Just because of the present pandemic episode of swine flu you must contact you DOCTOR as quick as possible. rest, take more fluids and use anti inflammatory drugs in order to lower the temperature.
1- headache
2- severe fatigue
3- runny nose.
4- muscles ache.
5- shortness of breath or coughing
6- loss of appetite
7- diarrhea or vomiting
8- sore throat.
so if you had two or more of the previous symptoms you should see your doctor as soon as possible. Also patients with extra risk factors such as diabetics, patients with chronic lung disease, chronic hepatic disease, chronic kidney disease and immune suppressed patients like HIV PT and recent organ transplantation and pregnant woman should be hospitalized immediately when suspected to have the H1N1 infection.
Also patients within these group should consider taking the seasonal or even the swine flu vaccine to protect themselves from this infection that can be really dangerous for them due to the diminished natural resistance.
The 3-10% of the international population believed to be affected by the annually influenza epidemics that could be a cause of critical illness in 3-4 million patients in addition to leading to thousands deaths world wide. Extreme illness in addition to deaths arise
As well as these yearly epidemics, the influenza virus has caused 3 big world-wide pandemics through the 20th century: there was the Spanish flu in 1918, the Asian flu in 1957 as well as in 1968-69 was the Hong Kong flu. All these pandemics have been caused by an Influenza A pathogen which had gone through major genetic changes, as a result of which the humans did not have considerable immunity.
In pigs influenza virus produces lethargy, sneezing, fever, coughing, difficulty breathing and lessened desire for food. In some cases particularly the pregnant females, the virus can cause abortion. Although death rate is normally low (around 1-3%), the virus can develop weight loss in addition to weak growth, causing financial loss to farmers. Infected pigs could shed up to TEN pounds of weight over a 2 to 3 week period.
Infection with swine flu in humans could be a result of direct transmission of a swine flu virus from pigs (called zoonotic swine flu). Within phase one, an animal present flu signs in your back garden.
In phase 2 start once the owner within the hog race backyard became infected with a flu from their animal.
Phase 3 is diagnosed when a child within the hog race backyard became infected together with his father, his mom as well as his brothers and sisters. The 4th phase, there is community-level outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal flu virus.
Nations will prevent their citizens from visiting the contaminated locations. All locations with swine flu episode must also consider in covering the danger groups with a pandemic vaccine.
