S Porter asked:


For several years the media has been cautiously following the possibility of a bird flu outbreak, but swine flu has beaten it to the punch.  Influenza is a nasty little virus that can be deadly under the right conditions, and bird flu is a particularly bad strain that is deadly more often.  No matter which strain happens to be floating around; the symptoms are the same; coughing, sneezing, aching and fever.  If you have a cold, this could also describe how you feel except for the fever; which only occurs with the flu.  Education is always the best way to combat fear, so knowing the facts about influenza can help ease the mind.

 

There are dozens of different possible flu strains that can circulate through the population at any one time.  Once you get one of these strains, your body learns to produce a defense against that particular strain and you can’t get it again after your body beats it.  If you could get all of them, you would never get the flu again; but only a few strains float around at once.  As time passes and new people are born, old strains begin to come back and infect a whole new population with no immunity.  About 2% of all the people who catch the flu will die from it due to complications like old age and compromised immune systems.  The worst outbreak happened in 1918 and killed about 20% of everyone who contracted the virus, but our knowledge is far greater now than it was then.

 

The first thing to remember about swine flu is that it’s just another flu strain; and this isn’t the first time we have seen it.  Every year doctors guess which strains will float around the population and they produce a vaccine to fight them.  Swine flu wasn’t what they guessed for this year, but even last years flu vaccine seems to be partially effective in preventing people from getting this strain.  It also responds very well to every type of treatment we currently use to fight influenza.  All in all, less than 1% of people who catch swine flu die from it; so it’s even lighter than just a regular flu.

 

The last time swine flu showed up was in 1976, and just like now there was a large panic in the population because of bad information.  The government spent millions of dollars on a flu vaccine that did little to help with the strain, and people were urged to get the shot for the whole family.  When it was all said and done, more people had died from the vaccine than from the flu itself because the strain never swept through the population.  This time around, it is more widespread and it appears to be hitting the population with a fury.  A feverish, achy, take a couple days off and you will be fine fury.  You may get it and you may not, but unless you are at risk from any other virus; it isn’t anything to really worry about.

 

If you have a fever and it rises over 102, it’s time to go get treatment; regardless of the cause of the fever itself.  Health insurance or discount plans like Ameriplan will help with the cost, so don’t hesitate to go to the doctor if you find yourself in this situation.  Another warning sign that you may be at risk is if the symptoms are still getting worse after the fourth day.  Most people have had at least one strain of the flu in their lives, and it isn’t much fun; but the panic that is currently in the media is unfounded.  Over the course of 2009 we will most likely see this strain slow down and then resurge later in the year, and some people will die from it.  Given the choice though, swine flu is easier to deal with than the various other flu strains we see every other year.



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Anaissa C asked:


Particularly one with medical facts such as what symptoms you get, how this affects the host it attacks, how does it mutate
etc etc.

I’m in 7th grade science too, if that helps.

I’ve got a science project I need to finish and we have to do research on a certain disease. I chose this one because ONE, it’s a disease that the government is ashamed of and it’s not in published textbooks or ANYTHING. I think it’d be nice to teach at least the kids in my class about it. Aaand TWO, becuase Edward Cullen died from it in the Twilight series.

thanks for all your help, I truly appreciate it.
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Nathan asked:


There is a lot of anxiety among our society concerning the Swine Flu. It wouldn’t be my personal preference to catch the illness because it seems to give a hard swift punishment to the victim. This strain can carry morph into any one of the three strains of influenza. Pigs do carry influenza viruses and can adapt or morph in humans. The swine flu can also change to infect birds, causing the strain to switch genes and create a pandemic.

Like any type of new illness there are precautions people can take to prevent infection and the spread of the Swine Flu. It natural for people to cough directly into their hands. All the germs coming from the reparatory system are transported from the internal body and passed along to places, like car keys, door knobs, drinking fountains, and door handles. This can devastate the main population if one is carrying the actual Swine Flu. Create a habit of coughing into your shoulder or into your arm to minimize the spread of all germs and not just the Swine Flu.

At night it would be favorable to spray Lysol spray on light switches, toilet seats, toilet handles, freezer and fridge handles to kill the Swine flu and other bacteria. Lysol is a powerful deterrent to assist in the spread of germs, and illness. Pump bottles of hand sanitizer will help kill the germs on the surface of the skin and can assist in preventing the spread of the Swine flu. But there is a more advanced and preferred method to preventing the spread of Swine Flu.

We have been taught from an early age to wash our hands. Many take for granted the hand washing philosophy. The truth is that Lysol, hand sanitizer, coughing into the arm are all good ways but a good solid deep hand wash is the number one method for preventing the spread of germs. Hand sanitizer, and Lysol only kill the surface of where these items are applied. A deep hand wash bypasses the surface of the skin and really digs down to the grooves and pits of the hand. Ridges within the hand can be microscopic and hard to get reach for the Lysol, and hand sanitizer. A good hefty dose of liquid soap will grind down to the microscopic ridges and pours in the hand and do real damage to destroy the Swine Flu.



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fauzan masy asked:


Fact that the purpose of the ’swine flu’ pandemic flu to call off the middle of the world, according to the World Animal Health Organization or Oie is mistaken. For this new virus strain is a combination of a bird virus, human and pig.

Be Oie, this pathogen is not a virus but the virus of human classic characteristics that include a component of the virus avian (bird), pigs and humans.

“The virus was not isolated until now in the animals. Therefore, it is not properly designate the disease of swine influenza,” the agency statement of animal health bermarkas in Paris, France is reported as AFP, Selasa (28/4/2009).

Added OIE, science, science will show whether the virus is circulating between the livestock and the results will determine whether countries have acted properly prohibit the import of swine.

Back OIE, human flu epidemic in the past that come from animals have been named according to geographical origin, such as the Spanish flu. “It is logical to call this disease ‘influenza North America,” Oie origin.

In an interview with AFP, the Director General Bernard Vallat Oie states there is no evidence that swine flu virus is actually derived from animals and pigs.

“Yet there is evidence that this virus, currently circulating among humans, actually comes from animals. There is no element to support this,” Vallat firm.

Added Vallat, it is not fair to punish the pig breeder who put out their life’s business, discuss the risks that have not been proven at all. Moreover, according to him, so far no one can show how or where the strain of virus was new.

WHY only in Mexico ..? Swine flu had started to spread all over the world. However, outside of Mexico, this new type of virus does not kill. Why only in Mexico this virus to kill people?

“The main questions is why so far only death occurred in Mexico, although not many in number? Why are other countries in the light infection?” so write Reuters, Tuesday (29/4/2009).

Far in Mexico has occurred 26 cases of the disease is caused by the H1N1 virus. Mexican authorities claim the virus has killed 149 people, but except for 7 cases of death, the rest is still investigation.

Overall, the WHO confirmed 79 cases receiving the swine flu ascertained. In them there are 40 in the U.S., 26 Mexico, Canada 6, 2 Spanish, English 2, and 3 New Zealand. With the exception of Mexico, the cases in other places does not result in death.

Currently more than 15 WHO epidemiology expert has to be Mexican government to help overcome the spread of disease. They help collect new data to ensure the virus in the sample test to identify the disease more recently.

Definitive with the outbreak of swine flu, Mexican origin Arsenal striker Carlos Vela was told not to attend the training sessions in which the Premier League club that is concerned with the outbreak of swine flu that has been eating the victim.

Vela, 20 years old, or are not going to Mexico of late. However, he gets visits from his friends last week and after a series of tests as a precaution.

Players who have appear 12 times for The Gunner this season but that could accompany his team against Manchester United, fight in the first leg Champions League semifinal at Old Trafford Stadium, Wednesday (29 / 4).

“He was not released for the exercise. I have to remain at home and not allowed to practice. Meksikonya friends mengunjunginya last week,” he said.

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mommy to a precious baby girl asked:


Do you see a difference in your childs reaction? Do you think it’s worth doing, or is it more painful for the baby? Just curious thinking about doing this please let me know what you experienced. Also do you get your childs influenza shot im thinking about not getting that one it seems unesesary to me. Don’t we get the flu even if we had the shot? Do babies get the flu after the shot??

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More gravy than grave asked:


i’m not because of: mercury content, microchips, and the fact that vaccinated people can still get sick. and after all is said and done i’ll be immune anyway. Seriously ask yourself how can the virus mutate every frikin year? HIV has been around since the 50’s and it’s only mutated once. Either Influenza virus DOESN’T mutate that often and they want us to think it does, OR they’re engineering different viral DNA every year and releasing it into the population. We should have the same Flu virus that we had last year..and if it DOES mutate that often then 1 vaccine wouldn’t defend anyone against the multitude of viral DNA variations….think about it….and if there are so many mutations how do they always get the right vaccine designed for that specific mutation?

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Influenza?
HIV?
West nile?
Chicken Pox?
Small Pox?
Ebola?
Avian (bird) Flu?

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Herbert Hoffman asked:


Swine Flu Advice or Hoax

What is Swine Flu?

Swine flu is a form of influenza that originated in pigs but can now be caught by and spread among people. The current outbreak started in Mexico, and has spread throughout the world. At the time of this writing there have been 159 deaths in Mexico but only one death elsewhere, a Mexican child in Texas.  

What does this mean to me?

Before we get hysterical, lets do some comparisons.  In the US, we average 173 deaths per day from “the regular flu”, or 63,000 per year.  When you compare this number to the Swine Flu, it’s not a pandemic. It’s not even a problem.

What is the problem?

The pharmaceutical companies aren’t making enough money.  Sales are down and a new vaccine is just what they need to increase their bottom line. Millions of dollars are at stake. If they can blow this out of proportion, their stockholders will get rich.

How do they do this?

They have control over the media. With all the money they spend on advertising, they can get just about any message out in the mainstream. Plague coming. Get vaccinated.

What not to do?

Don’t freak out. Fear is what sells vaccines. There is no vaccine at this time that works with the swine flu, but I’m sure they’ll try to sell the stuff they already have (that doesn’t work and only lowers your immune system).

It’ll take 6 months to manufacture a vaccine.  And a lot of things can happen by then. The crisis might be over or there’s a possibility that it won’t be effective because the virus could mutate.

What should we do?

The best way to protect yourself form the Swine Flu is to build up your immune system. Steps to do this are as follows:

Eliminate your allergies.

Allergies rob your immune system of energy. Treat (eliminate) your allergies and strengthen your immune system.

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The treatment doesn’t use drugs, homeopathic remedies or over the counter medicines that mask your symptoms.  There are no allergy shots or avoidance either.

It’s a simple method that is so easy to administer, a child can do the treatments.

After the treatments, your immune system will be stronger and more able to do the job it was intended, protect the body from all types of flu and most other germs.  

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Exercise more.

One half hour three times a week is the minimum.

Eat less junk foods and fast foods, processed foods and sodas.

These bring down the immune system to a point where you are vulnerable to swine flu and leave your body open to attack.

Eat more fruits and vegetables.

Your body counts on the nutrients from fruits and vegetables to strengthen the immune system. You should eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Even if you’re taking vitamins, you need your fruits and veggies.

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Josh Stone asked:


A) Down Syndrome
B) Tay-Sachs disease
C) Ricketts
D) Malaria
E) Influenza

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georgia asked:


HIV—–AIDS hepatitis B—— yellow fever

chickenpox—–shingles influenza———-flu

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