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85 people were affected by H1N1
Swine influenza A (H1N1)
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.
The major cells affected by influenza viruses, including swine flu H1N1/09, are those in the respiratory system mucous tissues.
yes a person can have h1n1 at the same time they have pneumonia.
If you mean contact as in being in the room with a person who has it, maybe. If you mean contact as in, an infiltration of the virus into your body, then yes, as that is what embodies "infection".
See the related links section below for links to several interactive maps showing the spread of A H1N1/09 Swine Flu across the world.
it makes the lungs get overwhelmed with infection and inflammation causing death
Yes its a viral infection caused by H1N1 virus
All influenza viruses are easily spread by person to person contact, and have relatively short incubation periods before you begin to notice the symptoms. Having the virus on your hands and then touching your face, nose, mouth or eyes can easily transfer the infection. We do this without noticing all day everyday, so it is a hard habit to break. To help, create a new habit of washing your hands more frequently to protect yourself and others. The symptoms of influenza, like the pandemic H1N1 flu, involve the respiratory system where your symptoms are more quickly noticed and your activities can be easily affected by difficulty breathing and coughing.
Mostly the mucous tissue in the respiratory system, but mucous tissue in the gastrointestinal system is also affected.
There are different influenza viruses that fall into the category of H1N1. The original H1N1 was literally the swine flu, a disease of the pig. Mutations of this have resulted in slightly different viruses that are carried by (i.e., able to infect) other animals as well, e.g., H1N1/09, the pandemic novel swine flu of 2009. There are no real "carriers" of influenza (people/animals who have the virus and spread it but don't have the manifestation of infection themselves). If you become infected with influenza, you will be infected and not a "carrier". Besides pigs, the most common reservoir of Type A H1N1 viruses are birds, especially water birds. But, as we learned in the 2009 pandemic, people, cats, dogs, ferrets, poultry, pigs, birds, and several other types of animals are capable of having an infection by some of the H1N1 flu viruses.