Prevent Swine flu by wearing a mask
Swine flu spread of h1n1 virus is currently the world community concerns. Finally WHO World Health Organization, has even raised the level of pandemic flu to be level six Pigs. Which means that the spread had occurred beyond several continents, and it is feared will be very difficult to dammed.
In general, the early symptoms of h1n1 swine flu virus has symptoms similar to ordinary flu. Swine flu virus came from family strengthening influenza virus that normally only possessed by animals pigs (in endemic). However, despite the name of ’swine flu’ brought many additional fear and worry in the community, the most important thing to remember is that the swine flu virus was really just an ordinary influenza A H1N1.
In the year 2009, then came swine flu viruses are spread from animals to humans, even now happening transmission from human to human. The virus is spread right now is called the strain of influenza virus (SIV). SIV is a type of influenza C virus and influenza A subtypes known as H1N1 viruses, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3.
Swine flu virus earlier usually only occurs in the western and central United States but sometimes also appear in other countries, like Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe (including England, Sweden, and Italy), Kenya, China Mainland, Taiwan, Japan, and other parts of East Asia.
Swine Flu Symptoms
According to the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) as well as other types of flu, swine flu infection symptoms may include:
- High Fever
- Dizziness
- Shivering
- Sore Throat
- Cough
- Colds or runny nose
- Body pain
- Fatigue and Drowsiness
The signs of a more serious infection of swine flu may include pneumonia and respiratory failure. If the flu becomes pandemic, every person has the potential for this H1N1 virus.
How swine flu prevention?
Influenza virus is usually spread among humans through the respiratory tract such as through coughing or sneezing and when people touch materials that have been contaminated by the virus, then touching your nose or mouth of their own. Swine flu virus can not spread by food ingredients made from pork meat and derivatives products, because the virus can not be transmitted through food. below are some ways of prevention we can do :
- Wash your hands regulary
Health experts agree that regular hand washing with soap and water or with alcohol disinfectant and sanitizers can help to prevent viruses, including swine flu virus. Influenza virus can be spread by coughing or sneezing. Later found evidence that even tiny droplets containing the virus can stay alive on a table, chair, phone and office equipment and other objects will be transferred through the finger to the mouth, nose or eyes. - Maintain distance and direct contact with other people or social distancing.
It is also able to break the chain of spread of swine flu virus. This means staying away from others who may have first infected with swine flu virus should be done immediately. Community health centers and other authorities in charge may order or to advise of social distancing measures, but this depends also of the severity of swine influenza virus infection.
Handling the first to treat swine flu
If someone is experiencing symptoms like pain and reasonably suspected infected by swine flu virus, antiviral drugs are available in pharmacies can ease the symptoms of this disease and make patients feel better. Antiviral drugs may also prevent the emergence of some serious complications in patients.
For treatment, antiviral drugs should be consumed as soon as possible (maximum within 2 days after initial symptoms appear). Besides the consumption of antivirals drugs, the treatment measures that can alleviate symptoms, either at home or in hospital, should focus on the control of experienced fever and maintain fluid balance in the body.
Center for disease control and prevention of CDC recommends the use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) or Relenza (zanamivir) for the treatment and / or prevention of swine influenza virus infections, even though most people infected with this virus can make a full recovery without requiring medical attention or antiviral drugs.
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