Symptoms of Swine Flu (H1N1 Flu) - YouTube.com

In this video from YouTube, it describes the symtpoms of Swine Flu (H1N1) flu. Also, please read the following post in order to understand the basics of swine flu.

H1N1 flu (Swine Flu): What is Swine Flu?

1. Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by viruses that affect birds and mammals. Although it is often confused with other influenza-like illnesses (ILI), especially the common cold, influenza is a much more severe disease than the common cold and is caused by a different type of virus.
2. There are basically three types of influenza viruses i.e. A, B and C. Influenza A viruses are further classified, based on the viral surface proteins (H) and neuraminidase (N).  Sixteen H subtypes (or serotypes) and nine N subtypes of influenza A virus have been identified. The type A viruses are the most virulent human pathogens among the three influenza types and cause the most severe disease. The type B and C viruses are less common than type A.
3. What is 'Swine Flu" then? Influenza A H1N1 caused "Spanish Flu" in 1918, "Swine flu" in 2009;  H2N2 caused "Asian Flu";  H3N2 caused "Hong Kong Flu"; H5N1 caused  "bird flu".
4. The Pandemic H1N1/09 virus is believed to be a new strain of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic. In the 2009 flu pandemic, the virus isolated from patients in the United States was found to be made up of genetic elements from four different flu viruses – North American swine influenza, North American avian influenza, human influenza, and swine influenza virus typically found in Asia and Europe. This new strain appears to be a result of reassortment of human influenza and swine influenza viruses, in all four different strains of subtype H1N1.
5. The initial outbreak was called the "H1N1 influenza", or "Swine Flu" by American media. It is called pandemic H1N1/09 virus by the WHO, while the CDC refers to it as "novel influenza A (H1N1)" or "2009 H1N1 flu". In the Netherlands, it was originally called "Pig Flu", but is now called "New Influenza A (H1N1)" by the national health institute, although the media and general population use the name "Mexican Flu".  The World Organization for Animal Health proposed the name "North American influenza".The European Commission adopted the term "novel flu virus".
6. The outbreak began in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, with evidence that there had been an ongoing epidemic for months before it was officially recognized as such. The Mexican government closed most of Mexico City's public and private facilities in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. However the virus continued to spread globally, clinics in some areas were overwhelmed by people infected, and the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) stopped counting cases and in June declared the outbreak to be a pandemic.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Pandemic H1N1/09 virus.

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H1N1 flu (Swine Flu) update

Are you still worried and confused? I'm sure that with just a little more reading, all the facts will fall into place.

For beginners you could visit http://flu.gov/ to know more about the flu and how it is related to H1N1. You can search for some of the frequent questions here: http://answers.flu.gov/.

It never hurts to be well-informed with the latest on H1N1. If you wish to be updated regularly on H1N1 flu, please feel free to enter your email address on the right column of this blog. Thank you and take care.



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What should I do if I get swine flu symptoms?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, the symptoms of the 2009 "swine flu" H1N1 virus are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.

For latest updated guideline/s, you should visit the relevant website in your country. In doubt, you should see your local doctor for advice. You could also call the relevant health authority in your local country for more information. For those in United States, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm

Are you at high risk of developing flu-related complications?

Its important to know whether you are in the 'high risk' group or not. The management for those in the 'high risk' group is different. To know whether you are in the high risk group, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm