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- Dog Flu "€" What To Do?
By: Mary Beth | - An investigative report by Canine Kingdoms Marilyn Wilson.
Influenza. Its a scary word these days. The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-19 infected over 500,000 people worldwide (1/3 of the world population) and 50,000 died. Health authorities are scrambling to protect people from the H1N1 swine flu virus as 55 million children prepare to go back to school in a few weeks.
Scary days ahead for dog parents too, who are hearing new reports of a deadly dog flu whic ...
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- Flee The Flu--3 Easy Steps To Stay Ahead Of The Flu
By: Debbie Davis | - Now that the windows and doors are shut, the hatches are battened down against the snow and wintry weather; we have created the perfect breeding ground for the flu virus.
Here are 3 easy things you can do to make sure you and your family "flee the flu" and stay healthy this flu season. Like so many things in life, consistency is the key.
1. Wash your hands when going from one environment to another. Be sure to use soap and wash with bubbles for at least 30 seconds ...
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- Getting Abreast With Swine Flu News Saves People From Flu
By: Network 18 | - Also known as swine flu, Swine Influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. The disease spreads from people to people, not from pigs. This is a fact that the virus that causes the disease came to humans from pigs, therefore the disease known as the swine flu. Researchers are still thinking about the name of the virus, but most of them know it as the H1N1 swine flu virus. If you want to read any news regarding swine flu, then ...
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- Swine Flu Treatment With Ayurvedic Medicines
By: Mark Richard | - Swine flu is an upper respiratory infection caused by a virus. The main symptoms associated with Swine flu includes flu like symptoms such as Fever, chills, cold, cough, body aches, sore throat etc. Some other respiratory symptoms associated with it include rhino-rhea, nasal congestion, vomiting, diarrhea, headache etc. it is a communicable disease and can easily spread from an infected person to a healthy person when he/she comes in contact the infected individual.
One can take the ...
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- Seasonal Flu Remedies That Guard Against Influenza
By: Chris Harmen | - One would not normally expect flu remedies to also be able to guard against influenza but such is the case with elderberry extract. The extract, taken from the fruit of the elderberry bush, has long been used in food and drink, as well as for immune support and as a flu remedy. While many alternative medical treatments have fallen short when confronted with the rigors of scientific research, elderberry extract has, in fact, been shown to both block influenza viruses from attaching to host cells, ...
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- An Essential Guide To Fighting Flu Symptoms For Your Whole Family
By: Chris Harmen | - Preventing infection is the best defense when fighting flu viruses, especially in light of the recent H1N1 pandemic. Instead of spending several miserable days in bed with the flu, missing school, work, friends and family, and even risking serious medical complications, prevention is the best line of defense against the influenza virus.
Once inside the body, the influenza virus attaches, or binds, itself to host cells, which are then reprogrammed to create more viruses and jeopard ...
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- Swine Flu (n1h1): Stay Informed And Ready
By: Dee Power | - The new strain of flu, Swine flu, which has swept across the country, has mostly mild, if uncomfortable symptoms. Unfortunately, unlike annual flu, this virus seems to affect younger healthy people with serious consequences including death. Seasonal flu can cause serious complications for the old and the very young. If you're worried about contracting Swine Flu there are precautions you can take such as washing your hands or using a hand sanitizing gel.
We have so many sources of ...
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- H1n1 Swine Flu Prevention In The Dental Office
By: Paul Guenther | - Swine flu can affect the dental office just as easily as anywhere else. With information obtained from the CDA website (below), we have come up with some suggestions and best practices for preventing the spread of H1N1 in the dental office. Respiratory cough etiquette, along with disinfectant precautions, are currently recommended for preventing the transmission of swine flu in a dental healthcare setting. CDC is working very closely with officials in states where human cases of H1N1 have been ...
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- Protecting Your Employees From Swine Flu
By: Chriss Tyrrell | - It seems that there is one thing that is spreading faster than the disease itself and that is misinformation about Swine Flu. It won't be long now before we will be coming up on almost a year since it introduced itself and people are still debating what to actually call it. H1N1? Swine Flu? Hey! Who cares?
What is needed are real facts that won't be corrected a month of two from now. Solid facts that an employer can use to implement a program to protect employees, customers and clie ...
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- Swine Flu (n1h1): Decrease Your Chances
By: Dee Power | - The new strain of flu, Swine flu, which has swept across the country, has mostly mild, if uncomfortable symptoms. Not like the seasonal flu, Swine flu can be more serious for healthy young people. Seasonal flu viruses are more of a threat to those under 5 years old or over 60 years or those who already have health problems. If you're worried about contracting Swine Flu there are precautions you can take such as washing your hands or using a hand sanitizing gel.
Think about the 2009 Swine ...
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- Swine Flu (h1n1): Decrease Stress And Decrease The Odds Of Getting
By: Dee Power | - The new strain of flu, Swine flu, which has swept across the country, has mostly mild, if uncomfortable symptoms. Swine flu is different from seasonal flu because it causes more serious problems for those between the ages of 20 to 50. Seasonal flu viruses are more of a threat to those under 5 years old or over 60 years or those who already have health problems. Washing your hands is one of the precautions to take to avoid getting the Swine flu. Using a hand sanitizing gel is one way to prevent c ...
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- Is The Swine Flu (h1n1) Virus Killed By Ultraviolet Light?
By: Dee Power | - Swine flu, also known as H1N1, is a new strain of flu that is contagious but in most cases mild. Not like the seasonal flu, Swine flu can be more serious for healthy young people. Seasonal flu viruses are more of a threat to those under 5 years old or over 60 years or those who already have health problems. If you're worried about contracting Swine Flu there are precautions you can take such as washing your hands or using a hand sanitizing gel.
Viruses are not alive the way a plant or an ...
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- Swine Flu Early Detection Is The Key
By: Andrew Strauss | - As swine flu sweeps our nation and rest of the world, public awareness fueled by media, leads to people seeking out early surveillance and intervention on their own, in an effort to head off serious illness. You can't blame them for wanting to protect themselves and their families, as over a million cases have been documented in the U.S. alone; so many that the CDC has quit counting. There are 2 medications on the market that have been shown to be effective against swine flu, Relenza and Tamiflu ...
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- Alternative Treatment For Swine Flu: Tips To Recover Quickly
By: Don Anthony | - Different strains of influenza have been around for many years, but this strain seems to have worried people more than others. For this reason, more people are looking for an alternative treatment for swine flu.
All flu viruses have similar symptoms, which may occur in various combinations of sore throat, sniffles, blocked nose, fever, aches and pains, chills, vomiting, headache and fatigue. You generally are not able to continue with your normal daily activities.
There ...
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- Cold Or Flu Virus? 5 Symptoms That Indicate Flu Rather Than A Cold
By: Debbie Davis | - Because a cold and flu (short for influenza) have many symptoms in common, it is easy to mistake one illness for the other. Early detection of the flu and being treated before the virus progresses can really make a big difference in its duration and severity.
So being able to tell the difference between the two is crucial. And even though you may not get it right every time, here are 5 symptoms that will help you be able to more accurately detect the flu.
High F ...
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Social Web Results   Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body Shared By: alexweinstein - When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny virus factories that help spread the disease. This animation takes you to the front lines of a...
 CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread flu activity Shared By: cnnbrk - Only 32 states are currently reporting widespread H1N1 flu activity in the United States, down from 48 states three weeks ago, federal health officials...
 Pa. state health centers to give swine flu vaccine | AP | 11/30/2009 Shared By: SwineFluHQ - HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvanians can now make appointments at one of the 60 state health centers to be vaccinated against the swine flu virus. The...
 State lifts swine flu vaccine restrictions as supply increases: Swine flu (H1N1) Shared By: earlvalleysr - Starting Tuesday, the state will allow anyone who wants swine flu vaccine to get it. Font size : A | A | A
 CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states Shared By: SwineFluInformd - Since it was first identified in April, swine flu has sickened an estimated 22 million Americans, hospitalized about 98,000 and killed 4,000.
 Dogs, cats and swine flu's promiscuity : Effect Measure Shared By: skepblogs - Swine flu started in pigs (although we don't exactly when or where), adapted to and passed to humans who returned the favor and passed it back to pig...
 Swine flu infection estimate in Louisiana grows by 7,000 | New Orleans Health and Fitness - New Orleans Health News &... Shared By: NOLAnews - About 7,000 more Louisianians have been added to the total of estimated cases of swine flu since last week’s report on the outbreak, but the state...
 U.S. Swine Flu Cases Chart Sharp Decline Shared By: HealthNut_News - U.S. health officials said Monday that H1N1 swine flu infections appear to be on the wane nationally, even as the number of American children dying...
 Is the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Safe? Shared By: infobeautiful - Some frequent questions about the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine answered as clearly and as visually as I could manage. A few people asked for this so I...
 WHO Consistently Downplaying Dangers of Mutated Flu Strains Shared By: sminfowars - Now, they are consistently downplaying what appears to be a virulent mutated or recombined... lethality of the swine flu observed earlier this year.
- Avoid The Flu Vaccine If You Are In One Of These 5 Categories
By: Debbie Davis | - Influenza, or flu as it is most commonly referred to, is respiratory condition that is extremely contagious. Being able to take the flu shot gives many people a greater chance of staying healthy during cold and flu season.
Even though the shot does not guarantee escaping it completely, the vaccine is relatively painless and increases the chance that even if you get the flu, it will be a milder case.
But there are many who should avoid it because of an immune sy ...
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- Flu Vaccine Answers--10 Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About The Flu Shot
By: Debbie Davis | - With flu season closing in, many are getting their children and families ready by signing up for the flu vaccine. Here are answers that will help you avoid misinformation, making it easier for you to take the best course of action for you and your family.
1. Does the Shot cover the H1N1 Virus? No it does not. There is a vaccine for the swine flu in production as this is being written, but it is not available to the general public as yet. Initially, the swine flu vaccines will ...
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- Flu Shot Alternatives--7 Ways To Stay Healthier If The Flu Shot Is Not An Option
By: Debbie Davis | - The flu shot is a great way to boost your level of protection against the flu. But if your general health, medical treatments, or medication make your body too vulnerable to withstand it this year, here are 7 things you can do that will help you can stay healthier anyway.
Pick Your Company--As the weather changes many people are caught by cold and flu viruses. If they are sneezing and coughing, the small droplets that go airborne can be ingested or inhaled thus allowing the vir ...
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- Flu Shot Advice--5 Groups That Should Get The Flu Shot Now
By: Debbie Davis | - With flu season fast approaching and many physicians and pharmacies offering the shot, many people are probably wondering whether they would be better off with or without the flu shot this year.
If you have serious medical conditions for which you are taking a prescribed medication, you should consult with your physician. Otherwise, here are 5 groups that can definitely benefit from taking the flu shot as early as possible this year and every year.
School Age Chi ...
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- What Is The Difference Between Regular Flu And Swine Flu? Life And Death Answers
By: Terry Fallon | - With so much discussion about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, you may be wondering what is the difference between regular flu and the swine flu. This article should give you some easy to understand answers.
The type of flu most folks get each fall is referred to as seasonal flu, or regular flu. It is endemic to humans and refers, generally, to A, B or C types.
The H1N1 or Swine Flu virus originates with animals. It is a flu which came from a mutation in an animal str ...
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- Know The Difference Between Swine Flu And Normal Flu
By: Andrew Strauss | - Swine Flu is a number one health concern the world over. The HI1N1 flu or Swine Flu was first detected in US in April 2009. The worst affected areas initially were Canada and Mexico before H1N1 flu cases began to emerge in other areas of the world. In a short span of four months, the disease has spread to almost all regions in the world. World Health Organization has called H1N1 as pandemic which means a big epidemic that involves the entire country or perhaps the world. Usually, the signs of a ...
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- How Many Days Does Swine Flu Lasts
By: Andrew Strauss | - Many people wonder how long swine flu lasts but as with many other disease it does depend upon the strength of the attack and whether other symptoms are present.
Essentially, just remember that swine flu is treatable and the earlier you get a diagnosis the better. Isn't it better to seek the opinion of a medical professional as early as possible rather than wait a few more days? If it is swine influenza you have caught it early, if it's not, then nothing lost. The visible basic swin ...
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- Information That Can Help In Swine Flu
By: Andrew Strauss | - The world is facing a serious flu threat in the form of swine flu. Currently human cases of swine flu have been reported from Mexico and the US. Swine flu was first reported in Mexico, where several people have died from the new strain of the influenza virus, so health authorities have been put on a high alert to prevent a pandemic like situation from occurring.
Swine flu is a respiratory disease that is caused by influenza A (H1N1) virus. Its main symptoms are similar to that of a ...
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- What Is The Difference Between Swine Flu And Regular Flu? Isn't All Flu The Same?
By: Terry Fallon | - We can expect a new flu season at the beginning of each fall. Usually it lasts well into winter.
So called regular flu strains are seasonal and are often referred to as seasonal flu. While they pose a danger to the elderly and those with weak immune systems, generally most healthy people may be sick for a few days
and then return to health. But with all the talk about swine flu, it might make you wonder: What is the difference between swine flu and regular ...
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- Since There Is A Shortage Of H1n1 Vaccine -- Will Your Family Be Denied Swine Flu Protection?
By: Terry Fallon | - As we leave summer behind and our days get shorter and the evenings cooler, we are reminded that fall is upon us. With autumn and winter comes the flu season. This year, 2009, many people are worried about the H1N1 virus,or swine flu, because of a reported shortage of H1N1 vaccine.
Since the Health Department of the United States has ordered 120 million doses of H1N1 vaccine, it is obvious that they view the swine flu virus as a serious health risk. They are now reporting, how ...
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- How Can My Family Avoid The Swine Flu? Here's How To Avoid The H1n1 Virus
By: Terry Fallon | - Is it possible to avoid the swine flu? There are some practical measures you can take to prevent exposure and help you avoid the H1N1 virus. You probably already know most of these steps because they involve common horse sense. But in light of the H1N1 pandemic, let's review them anyway.
The simple habit of hand washing is your most effective defense against contracting the virus. Use hot water and soap and wash up to your elbows. Be particularly aware of doing this this right aft ...
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- Preventing Swine Flu - The Defense Soap Way
By: Personal Hygienist | - Swine Flu is a viral infection that is caused by the H1N1 Virus. This H1N1 Virus is a type of regular Influenza Virus that also contains some strains which are endemic in pigs (swine influenza) and in birds (Avian Influenza). While scientists across the globe are working round the clock to develop a vaccine for Swine Flu, the doctors are stressing on preventing the Swine Flu from spreading.
There are many things you can do to avoid catching communicable diseases like Swine Flu but s ...
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- Is There Any Cure For H1n1 Swine Flu
By: Andrew Strauss | - Since the Avian Bird Flu of 2005, scientists and researchers have been looking for a cure to these rapidly spreading viruses. Today's Swine Flu is no anomaly, it bears resemblance to the Avian Flu and reacts the same way to medications.
Researchers have discovered that certain antioxidants and a blend of antioxidants significantly reduces the duplication of both the H1N1 Swine Flu and the H5N1 Avian Bird Flu. Scientists infected mice with the H5N1 bird flu and then administered high ...
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- Natural Cure For Swine Flu
By: Andrew Strauss | - With winter coming up and the inevitable flu season wouldn't it be nice to know how to cure swine flu? It has been called a "pandemic" What is that?
According to Wikipedia, "An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the human population."
First a little history, it isn't a new flu at all, many conspiracy types seem to think the government has concocted this super bug for some dastardly ...
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- Basic Of Swine Flu Cure And Precautions
By: Andrew Strauss | - Asking how can I avoid swine flu is like asking how can I stay dry at the beach? You could stay out of the water but isn't the water the point of going to the beach? Serious steps to avoid swine flu would mean staying out of daily life. No work, no social life, no social interaction. That's not a realistic option and if you have kids that go to school you may find that swine flu walks right through your front door this fall.
Prevention will serve you better. Here are a few steps you ...
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- Bird Flu And Swine Flu: The Secret To Prevent And Survive From These Deadly Pestilence Unveiled
By: Winston Badon | - Bird flu and swine flu are both influenza type A viruses and are a fatal epidemic diseases. Bird flu comes from bird family while swine flu comes from pigs. The history of bird flu goes back to the early 1900s. Recently the US Centers intended for disease control obtained virus samples from the dead bodies of victims of the 1918 Spanish flu. The results of this investigation imply the Spanish flu virus that broke out in 1918 probably started as a bird flu too. This is a terrible news for the rea ...
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- Swine Flu Information
By: yogesh pant | - Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The virus currently spreading among people is now generally referred to as swine flu. Swine flu viruses are usually of H1N1 sub-type. The swine flu that has spread to humans is a version of this virus. Swine influenza viruses may circulate among swine throughout the year, but most outbreaks occur during the late fall and winter months similar to outb ...
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- Precaution Is Better Than Cure For Swine Flu
By: Andrew Strauss | - Swine Flu, influenza A (HINI) occurs in pigs as a respiratory disease. It is not the same as the human flu virus HINI genetically. Swine Flu normally does not infect humans.
There commonly has to be a direct exposure of humans to infected pigs. Every 1 to 2 years there is a small outbreak in the United States. Usually it happens when a child touches a sick pig at a petting zoo or a worker comes in contact with a pig that has the Flu. People spread the virus by sneezing and coughing, ...
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- Swine Flu Is Cure And Prevention
By: Andrew Strauss | - Swine flu (swine influenza A) is a respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses that usually infect the respiratory tract of pigs. Swine flu viruses have the capacity to mutate so that they are easily transmissible among humans. Symptoms in humans are similar to most influenza infections: fever, cough, nasal secretions, fatigue, headache, and gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. Two antiviral agents, Zanamivir and Oseltamivir are known to be effective in this condition, if ta ...
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- More Deaths From Swine Flu In India
By: Andrew Strauss | - With the death of four people two in Bangalore and one each in Aurangabad and Pune, the swine flu toll in the country mounted to 33 on Wednesday. In Bangalore, a 45-year-old man succumbed to H1N1 virus on Wednesday morning. He had been on Tamiflu since August 15. His swab test had confirmed him as H1N1 positive.
A 36-year-old woman belonging to Bangalore died on August 17. She was admitted to M S Ramaiah Hospital on August 14 and kept on ventilator. She too was given Tamif ...
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- Steps To Be Taken To Control Swine Flu
By: aaroah sunil | - Swine flu is an infection caused by a virus. It's named for a virus that pigs can get. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Of the three genera of influenza viruses that cause human flu, two also cause influenza in pigs, ...
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- Swine Flu H1n1 Symptoms And Treatment
By: arunraj vs | - Swine Flu is a number one health concern the world over. The HI1N1 flu or Swine Flu was first detected in US in April 2009. The worst affected areas initially were Canada and Mexico before swine flu cases began to emerge in other areas of the world. In a short span of four months, the disease has spread to almost all regions in the world. World Health Organization has called H1N1 as pandemic which means a big epidemic that involves the entire country or perhaps the world. Usually, the signs of ...
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- Know About Swine Flu Symptoms
By: Andrew Strauss | - Swine flu this is one of the most common news these days. The reason is that, the swine flu virus has started to spread over the world and it is identified as and deadly virus. However the doctors believe that this virus is originated with the swine. Also they are also wondering why it is spreading in to the humans as it was previously not affected to the humans. So they are always trying to get some additional information and stop the spreading of this critical virus.
Headache, vom ...
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- Bird Flu Prevention And Survival
By: Winston Badon | - Bird Flu is dispersion around the globe as fast as wild birds flutter. The birds are moving infection with them as they migrate. They infect limited, non migratory birds to facilitate in focus infect limited chickens, ducks, turkeys and so on.
Bird infection is open out to humans primarily by connection with chickens, ducks and other hen. But it is moreover open out by connection with some other infected birds. So even if you live in the city, the limited pigeons can have available bird in ...
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- Swine Flu How Is It Caught? - What You Need To Know About The Swine Flu
By: Amanda Edwards | - You may recollect that knowledge of swine flu and how it is contagious is one reliable process for preventing getting infected by the infection.
These days it seems to be all we hear about on the sunrise news, lunchtime and evening news. Swine flu it seems is hear to stay and dominating news papers worldwide. With swine flu signs being very contagious schools many schools have shut to try to stop the virus from spreading even more.
This makes sure that you are rec ...
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- Swine Flu Can Transfer To Human Race
By: Sutiyo Na | - Have you been watching the news and/or read your daily broadsheets at all recently? If so, youve probably heard the term Swine Flu bouncing around a lot. While you are in the pigs fair or your hog race backyard and you were ever unlucky enough to be sneezed on by a sick pig, would you catch its flu? Not necessarily it takes more than simply breathing in a pig's germs (just like kissing his messy and slimy nose) for you to get sick.
While most people com ...
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- The Lowdown On The 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak
By: Sutiyo Na | - The 2009 outbreak of swine flu or H1N1 virus is recently hugging the limelight due to the potential harm or effects it can have on a patient or on a community. Unfortunately, the source of the virus still cannot be traced.
Before the first case in the United States was discovered, the illness was believed to have started in Mexico which eventually spread to other countries. Recently, the first case of swine flu was reported in
Costa Rica. Alarmed that it could grow into a ...
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- Swine Flu Vaccine Close To Reality According To Experts
By: Sutiyo Na | - Officials of the Federal government believe that the swine flu vaccine that would protect all Americans from future H1N1 outbreaks would be available by January or late November at the earliest.
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wever, countries outside the United States and other nations that manufacture vaccines would take several years to generate sufficient vaccines to meet global demands.
Although manufacturing of the vaccine is faster than it was a few years back ...
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- In Dire Need Of Swine Flu Vaccine
By: Sutiyo Na | - According to the World Health Organization, efforts for developing a swine flu vaccine has been ongoing since the first human case of the virus has been confirmed. Estimates place the initial doses of the vaccine will be administered in 5 to 6 months time.
While people diagnosed with H1N1 virus seems to be headed for recovery, there have been deaths recorded. Aside from that, receiving vaccines for this virus is important particularly the elderly and individuals with a weak immun ...
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- The Latest Killer Flu: Swine Flu And You
By: Sutiyo Na | - The Center for Disease Control has probably had some very wild times this past decade. First SARS, then the bird fle, and now today's potential epidemic is the swine flu. First manifesting itself in Mexico this past April, this new and terrible strain of Type A H1N1 influenza is one of those things that every microbiologist and health care professional is afraid of.
The reason for that fear is pretty simple. Like the bird flu, this particular strain crossed species. Specifically, ...
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- Don't Touch That Pork: A Few Swine Flu Truths And Myths
By: Sutiyo Na | - With all the wailing and gnashing of teeth involved with the latest flu outbreak, I think it's time we set a few things straight about the swine flu. Think of it as a little public service announcement just to shock some of you out of that panic and get you thinking straight.
First of all, pork is safe. Yes, I know it's called swine flu but it's nothing like mad cow disease. That's why there's a flu at the end instead of disease, of course. The disease spreads via the same way nor ...
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- Pregnant Women Are More Risky In Swine Flu
By: Sutiyo Na | - Some complications among pregnant women as the Swine Flu continue to spread across the country, and soon to the world, and that this high-risk group needs to take antivirals as soon as infection is suspected. Just like what happen to a pregnant woman in Texas who suffers and died of Swine Flu infection. Medical officials believe that pregnant women are at higher risk of complications of influenza, whether it's the seasonal influenza or pandemics of the past.
The Centers for Dis ...
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- Swine Flu: Overview, Treatment, And Prevention
By: Sutiyo Na | - Swine flu is an illness that is affecting hundreds of individuals in the United States as well as worldwide. According to the CDC, the illness may take some more time. Since one is likely to become infected with the condition, they need to understand swine flu symptoms in order for them to obtain proper treatment or medicaion.
The Symptoms
The symptoms of H1N1 infection is similar to that of seasonal flu. Among the symptoms include cough, sore throat, running or st ...
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- How To Keep Yourself From Being Infected With Swine Flu
By: Sutiyo Na | - Swine flu is an illness which derives its name from a virus that infects pigs. While the virus cannot affect people, they are likely to get an infection from time to time. The virus is communicable and can be transmitted from one person to another.
The symptoms of swine flu are like those manifested in a regular flu and may include cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, fever, chills and fatigue.
The H1N1 virus continues to become widespread in the United State ...
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- You And The Swine Flu: Knowledge That May Save You
By: Sutiyo Na | - With this new strain of influenza running around, properly called Type A H1N1 swine influenza, but more popularly known as the swine flu, I think it would be nice to give people the 411 on the latest medical emergency that's got the world's attention.
Swine influenza came from pigs, hence the name, and pigs usually have regular outbreaks of this disease. The problem with it this time is that this strain of influenza has managed to jump the species and went over to us Homo sapiens ...
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