Understanding Swine Flu
You may have heard of swine influenza in the news and wondered what the disease really was, and if you or your family members are at risk and what can be done about it.
Swine influenza is the most deadly new disease? S took a toll on human lives. There are many misconceptions about the recent outbreak. Here are some basics you should know about the swine flu.
The swine flu epidemic is caused by the spread of new strain of H1N1 influenza virus, which was first detected last March. It has been detected in three regions of Mexico, but it took a month for it to be clinically identified. Then, strains of the virus were discovered in various Mexican cities, the United States. And other countries in the northern hemisphere.
When the new strain of swine influenza has found its way to Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Israel and New Zealand, the World Health has decided to raise its pandemic alert level to 4. This means that the virus has a sustainable human inter-human transmission.
But despite its high level of alert, the WHO announced that most people who get the virus of swine influenza recover from it without the use of medicines or even medical care.
The new virus of swine influenza is said to be the combination of several strains of influenza. The analysis of the new flu strain H1N1, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said it is made from a strain that is endemic in humans, two strains endemic in pigs and Eurasian American, and a strain endemic in birds.
The world has been alarmed by the increased mortality of swine flu epidemic has caused in Mexico. Both the WHO and CDC have expressed concern that this could become a severe influenza pandemic, because it can be transferred from human to human. Government agencies worldwide are monitoring the situation at the moment and notification to the World Health regarding suspected victims swine flu.
For reasons unknown, the only deaths known to occur following the outbreak of swine flu occurred in Mexico. We see to affect adults, even young and healthy. Therefore, in theory, anyone can get swine flu. Each of us must therefore be cautious and try to avoid contact with sick people, even if they? Are not affected by the swine flu.
New Zealand is the only country in the southern hemisphere that has a confirmed case of swine flu. There are countries that have advised their citizens to refrain from visiting the affected areas so they can avoid obtaining it. Some countries, such as the UAE, the ban on importation of pork products, as a precautionary measure against the epidemic.
