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There is now one reported case of a domestic house cat having symptoms and tested positive by laboratory testing for A-H1N1/09. The cat was in very close contact with its owner who had the flu first.
For more information about Swine Flu and pets, see the related link to the American Veterinary Medical Association below.
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Is the Swine Flu deadly to animals?
Yes pigs and birds can die of swine flu (H1N1). With the pandemic swine flu of 2009, H1N1/09, there were various animals, besides humans, birds and poultry, and pigs, which were known to have had it, such as dogs, cats, ferrets, and one cheetah.
What type of virus is the H1N1 classified as?
It is a Type A Influenza virus with RNA genome.Also called Swine Flu, the 2009 Pandemic Flu, 2009 Swine Flu, and A-H1N1/09.
Did the Swine Flu start from Japan?
No, the 2009 pandemic swine flu (A-H1N1/09) is thought to have begun in Mexico. The types of flu that mutated to become this pandemic flu do include one of the Asian forms of the H1N1 that pigs get, but the location of the first cases of H1N1/09 was Mexico. See the related questions for more information.
Has the Swine Flu spread overseas?
Yes, during the 2009 H1N1/09 swine flu pandemic it spread to every country in the world.
What are the two strains of the virus that cause Swine Flu?
There is currently only one strain of influenza virus that causes pandemic Swine Flu. It is called A-H1N1/09. There have been previous strains of H1N1 that were similar, and some were even called Swine Flu, but they were different than that which causes the Swine Flu of the 2009 pandemic. See related questions below.
Which kind of animal was involved in the origin of the Pandemic H1N1 virus?
The H1N1 virus, otherwise known as "swine flu" originated from none other than swine.
Does H1N1 only affect humans?
No, there are the pigs who got the original H1N1 (Swine Flu) that pigs get and a few pig farm workers who have caught that type of the H1N1 viruses. For the Pandemic Swine Flu H1N1/-09, there are cases that have been discovered and reported in pigs, humans, dogs, cats, turkeys and other birds, and ferrets so far.
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 the Swine Flu going to spread in arizona?
During the 2009 H1N1/09 swine flu pandemic, the viral infection spread to all parts of the world and in every state in the US. It was a true pandemic.
Why is swine flu not called swine flu in Israel?
H1N1/09 pandemic swine flu is called by many different names in different places. See the related questions below for more information.
What is swim flu?
Assuming the question is, What is H1N1 swine flu?: H1N1 (also referred to as "swine flu") is the new influenza virus that caused illness in people during the 2009 flu pandemic. For additional details, see the related question area below.
Are all influenza Type A viruses the Swine Flu?
No, the pandemic A-H1N1/09 "swine flu" is just one of many Type A influenza strains. It is also one of many H1N1 flu subtypes. Besides Type A influenzas, there are also influenza Types B and C in humans.
