The outbreak of swine influenza H1N1 virus in 2009 has led to endless troubles, strains and concerns worldwide.

The swine flu has already made an access to the United States, Mexico, Canada and a number of other countries. First detected in 1930, the swine virus broke out in Mexico City in March. There is a universal concern that the swine flu may become an epidemic.

A wide range of schools are closed, a lot of people have died and a considerable number of people have been hospitalized and are currently suffering from this “devilish” virus.

However in spite of this evidence some people still believe that swine virus is merely a rumor.

President Barack Obama appealed to everyone in his speech to take maximum caution against the swine flu. He thinks one should be well aware of the disease and its probable symptoms in order to be able to avoid it.

Swine influenza proves to have symptoms that are typical of the usual flu. Thus, people infected with swine influenza tend to have a high fever, cough and sore throat. They also suffer from body aches, strong headaches and fatigue. By the way diarrhea and vomiting aren’t excluded either.

Sneezing and coughing have proved to be the most efficient ways of transmitting swine virus. Thus there is hardly any possibility that food can be a transmitter of swine flu.

Currently there haven’t been discovered any remedies to prevent swine flu; the only solution being antiviral drugs. Nevertheless, antiviral drugs can hardly treat the disease; they simply alleviate it.

It may sound a little bit horrifying but the swine virus may spread at a high speed worldwide. Constant migrations contribute to the spreading of the infection.

No one is secured from being infected with the swine flue. So be cautious! Get adequate sleep, be mobile, drink much fluid and stick to nutritional food. Also consider washing your hands especially after having used public transportation. And finally stay away from sick people in order to reduce to the minimum the possibility of getting infected.

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   We should be thankful that the swine flu did not spread very rapidly. it is not very deadly like Ebola but swine flu can still kill you.

   Comment by Cathy Shey — April 20, 2010 @ 12:34 am

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