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Swine flu symptoms: What are the swine flu symptoms ? Swine flu is a respiratory infection. If you’re familiar with good old fashioned flu symptoms, then you already know all about swine flu symptoms. • cough • sneeze • runny nose • sore throat • fever etc…. People with chronic medical conditions are always at [...]

If I am infected, how can I stop others from becoming infected? • Limit your contact with other people • Do not go to work or school • When you cough or sneeze cover your mouth with a tissue. If you do not have a tissue, cover your mouth and nose. • Put your used [...]

SWINE FLU: What can I do to protect myself? • Wash your hands regularly with soap • Try to stay healthy • Get plenty of sleep • Do plenty of exercise • Try to manage your stress • Drink plenty of liquids • Eat a well balanced diet • Refrain from touching surfaces which may [...]

What medications are there? There are some drugs around that can effectively treat swine flu infection in humans – and many types of flu infections in humans. There are two main types: • adamantanes (amantadine and remantadine) • inhibitors of influenza neuraminidase (oseltamivir and zanamivir) Most previous swine influenza human cases recovered completely without the [...]

How is the current swine flu different? The current swine flu outbreak is caused by a new swine flu virus that has spread from person to person — and it’s happening among people who haven’t had any contact with pigs. Here is a picture of the new swine flu virus, colorized and magnified. images: Vaccine: [...]

What can I do to protect myself? • Wash your hands regularly with soap • Try to stay healthy • Get plenty of sleep • Do plenty of exercise • Try to manage your stress • Drink plenty of liquids • Eat a well balanced diet • Refrain from touching surfaces which may have the [...]

When is swine flu an emergency? Children should get urgent medical attention if they have fast breathing or trouble breathing, have bluish or gray skin color, are not drinking enough fluid, are not waking up or not interacting, have severe or persistent vomiting, are so irritable that the child doesn’t want to be held, have [...]

When should I see my doctor ? If you only have mild flu symptoms and you’re not at high risk of severe disease, you don’t need medical attention unless your illness worsens. If you are at high risk (pregnant women, young children, people with chronic medical conditions, and elderly people), call or email your doctor [...]

Treatment: TREATMENT FOR SWINE FLU: If a person becomes sick with swine flu, antiviral drugs can make the illness milder and make the patient feel better. As soon as the symptoms are detected, antiviral drugs should be started soon. The US CDC recommends ostelamivir and zanamivir for the treatment and prevention of infection with swine [...]

Prevention of Transmission to HPrevention of transmission to humans: The transmission from swine to human is believed to occur mainly in swine farms where farmers are in close contact with live pigs. Since the outbreak of transmission had occurred, the farmers were requested to use face mask while treating with infected animals. Prevention of Spread [...]