A few about Swine Influenza

Swine flu cases are caused by the influenza virus Orthomyxoviridae endemic in the population of pigs. Swine flu virus that has been isolated until now has been classified as or Influenzavirus C Influenzavirus A genus subtipe.Pigs can accommodate the flu virus came from birds and humans, allows the virus to exchange genes and create a groove pandemic.Swine flu infecting human each year and is usually found in people who come into contact with pigs, although it also found cases of transmission from human to human. Symptoms of the virus include fever, disorientation, stiffness in the joints, vomiting, and loss of consciousness that ended in death. Swine flu caused by the influenza A virus subtipe H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3.

In the United States, only subtipe H1N1, commonly found in the pig population before 1998. However, since the end of Agusuts 1998, subtipe H3N2 also has been isolated from pigs.

On 5 February 1976, soldiers at Fort Dix, United States declares himself tired and weak, and dies next day. Doctor says his death was caused by this virus, as occurred in 1918. President of the epoch, Gerald Ford, is asked to lead the people injected with the vaccine, but the plan was canceled.

On 20 August 2007, a virus is infecting people on the island of Luzon, Philippines.

ALERTS AND SYMPTOMS
Main symptoms of swine flu virus in humans.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, symptoms of influenza is similar to the flu. Symptoms such as fever, cough, pain in your throat, body pain, headache, chills, weak and listless. Some patients also reported defecate and vomiting.

Diagnose this disease in not only need to look at specific symptoms or signs, but also notes about the latest patient. For example, during the 2009 swine flu outbreak in the U.S., CDC recommends the doctor to see "whether the flu in pigs in the diagnosis of patients have acute respiratory disease have a relationship with the person who set in pigs suffering from flu, or are in the five states of the U.S. reported that cases of swine flu or is in Mexico in the period seven days before they bermulanya disease. " Diagnosis for the determination of this virus requires the test for example respiratory makmal.

Naming the type of disease is considered to be incorrect by many, because it has made a public commentary - that pigs can transmit disease to humans. Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) was to change the name of this disease with influenza A (H1N1) began 30 April 2009 ago.