H1N1

Hyeee all..

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Ok.Let's start.Recently I was read about latest H1N1 disease in Malaysia.Actually what make this virus too hard to be fully vanished.Ok,now I will explain further about this disease.Influenza H1N1 is a subtype of influenza A virus.Influenza A virus causes influenza in birds and some mammals and is the only species of Influenzavirus A.

Influenza H1N1 structure

In June 2009, the World Health Organization declared the new strain of swine-origin H1N1pandemic. This strain is often called swine flu by the public media or pig flu. This novel virus spread worldwide and had caused about 17,000 deaths by the start of 2010. On August 10, 2010, the World Health Organization declared the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity had returned to typical seasonal patterns.Swine influenza is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs.
Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide. Transmission of the virus from pigs to humans is not common and does not always lead to human influenza, often resulting only in the production of antibodies in the blood. If transmission does cause human influenza, it is called zoonotic swine flu. People with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infection. The meat of an infected animal poses no risk of infection when properly cooked.
Pigs experimentally infected with the strain of swine flu that is causing the current human pandemic showed clinical signs of flu within four days, and the virus spread to other uninfected pigs housed with the infected ones.

During the mid-20th century, identification of influenza subtypes became possible, allowing accurate diagnosis of transmission to humans. Since then, only 50 such transmissions have been confirmed. These strains of swine flu rarely pass from human to human.

Symptoms of zoonotic swine flu in humans are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general, namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. The recommended time of isolation is about five days.
 The recommended Influenza vaccine, also known as a Flu Shot can be taken to protect against influenza virus.But as the precaution steps, people was advised to wash hand regularly and wearing mask when in public..

Take vaccination

Wash hand regularly

 That's all for now..tata..:P