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Should you have swine flu and influenza injection on the same day?
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∙ 14y ago
Sure, but on different sites, i.e. one on left arm, one on right.
However, there is a general recommendation that a 3-week interval between each shot,
especially for children under 9, or people without having seasonal flu vaccine for more than 1 year.
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∙ 14y ago
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What is the molecular biology for Swine Flu?
The same as that for influenza in general: it's a viral infection.
Is the Swine Flu the same as the tami flu?
Swine flu is a flu very similar to the regular flu. Tamiflu is a medicine that you take when you have swine flu or other types of influenza.
What is a H1N1 virus?
Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The "classical" swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. Swine flu viruses cause illness in pigs, but the death rates are low. This new virus, although it is being called "swine flu," is not the same virus.
What is A H1N1?
Swine Flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The "classical" swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. Swine flu viruses cause illness in pigs, but the death rates are low. This new virus, although it is being called "swine flu," is not the same virus.
Are the flu and Swine Flu the same?
No, Swine Flu is just one strain of the many flu viruses. Flu is an abbreviation for influenza. So Swine Flu is a type of flu, but all flu is not the swine flu, there are other kinds.
If a pig has Swine Flu are the symptoms the same as a human?
The common form of Swine Flu that pigs get is also H1N1 influenza (the original swine flu strain), but it is not the same as the Pandemic A-H1N1/09 Influenza. When pigs get H1N1, they have similar symptoms to humans with influenza. They cough and sneeze and get weak. This flu spreads quickly through the group of pigs who are usually in over-crowded pens, but the mortality rate among pigs is not as severe as the A-H1N1/09 Pandemic Flu in humans.
Is this the same Swine Flu of the 1970's?
No the A-H1N1/09 is a new strain of flu that has genetic material from three types of swine influenza viruses, avian flu virus and human flu virus. The "swine flu" in the mid 1970's was also an A-H1N1 influenza virus but quite a bit different than the pandemic strain.
Is there an at home way to test pigs for Swine Flu?
No, as of now there are no commercial kits available to test for swine flu at home. The current method of identifying influenza in swine by diagnostic laboratory testing is by using PCR or ELISA, both of which require expensive equipment or expensive reagent in addition to an operator with biochemistry background and education. Pigs are most often diagnosed with influenza based on their symptomology, the same as are humans.
Why should people with heart and lung disease get the influenza vaccine?
Because they are at higher risk of complications and even death from the flu than those without underlying diseases or disorders. See the related question below for a list of the high risk population in swine flu, which would be very similar, if not the same, for any type of influenza.
What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?
The danger of Swine Flu is that it has almost the exact same symptoms as the regular flu which makes it hard to diagnose. Some common symptoms of both of these influenza viruses include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, and headaches.
How can Texans prevent Swine Flu?
Texans should use the same measures as anyone else to prevent swine flu infections. See the related question below for how to avoid swine flu.
What are 3 animal flu's?
All animal influenzas are variants of the same virus (Influenza A), but adapted to specific species or classes of animal. The main variants of it are bird, human, swine, horse, dog and cat 'flu's.
