Saturday, August 15, 2009

Aware of Swine flu

Swine flu is a respiratory disease which infects pigs but also people,typically those who have been in contact with pigs

Symptoms in humans:People to people
transmission is through coughing,sneezing, fever,sore throat,vomitting,diarrhea,
runny nose,lack of appetite,
precautions:Very frequent hand washing,
Stay at home if you are sick
Cover your mouth when coughing and sneezing
The virus
influenza A subtypes:
H1N1,H1N2,H3N2,H2N3,
Incubation time 5_10days
There are no vaccines that contain current
swine flu virus causing illness in humans

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