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Can you get Swine Flu if you hug a person who has it?
Yes, swine flu (like any other kind of influenza) is a contagious disease and you could be infected by getting too close to someone who has it. Do not hug people who have the swine flu. Wait for them to recover, then hug them.
What are some jokes about the flu?
I phoned the swine flu help hotline yesterday but all I heard was CRACKLING, I guess too many people were HOGGING the line!The best treatment for swine flu is oinkment!Is Swine Flu the past tense of When pigs fly?See the related questions below for more swine flu humor.
Did Arabic people start the swine flu?
No,there is absolutely no reason to believe that. The Swine Flu (2009 H1N1 influenza virus) is a mutation of a virus that pigs had, the mutation made it able to infect people too. The pigs who first had the flu that evolved into the Swine Flu were in a pig farm in the US, according to investigators tracking the origin of the disease.See the related question below about what caused the swine flu for more information on how it got started.
Is the Swine Flu vaccine a one time flu shot or do you have to get one every year?
If the swine flu virus doesn't mutate too much, then the vaccination for the original type of swine flu that you had should still protect you from it. But if it has mutated then you might need a different vaccine for that slightly different virus. However, so far there is no indication of a wide difference between the swine flu virus still in outbreaks in some parts of the world and the one the vaccine was for in the 2009-2010 flu season. That said, just to be on the safe side, the 2010-2011 seasonal flu shot will contain the most current vaccine for swine flu, in addition to the vaccines for the other predicted types of flu, that we will most likely see in this season. So in this year's flu season, only a single flu shot will be needed for protection of seasonal flu strains as well as the swine flu strain.
How do you give someone swine flu?
Make out with them/ Bang em good.... coughing works too but... meh
Do you have to take the Swine Flu vaccination if you are 48 years old or older?
Yes, if you are under 65, any immunity you may have acquired to any type of "swine flu" in the past will not prevent the new H1N1/09 Pandemic Swine Flu, it is too different to have any residual resistance. In the US in the 2010-2011 flu season, the H1N1/09 vaccine is included in the "regular" flu vaccine. If you are 65 or older, there is some speculation that this group (who are usually at high risk for complications and death from influenza), may have some residual resistance to the newest H1N1 swine flu, perhaps from a similar flu that circulated in 1930. But it is not yet discovered or proven why they have been among one of the safer demographic groups in the 2009 pandemic. However, it is clear that those in that age group have not had the same problems with the pandemic swine flu as they usually have with each flu season of the "regular" flu strains.
Is the Swine Flu only contagious when you have a fever?
It appears to be generally accepted that a person infected with swine flu may be contagious for one day prior to the appearance of any symptoms; you will be infectious before you know that you are ill.See the related question below for additional information.
Did Swine Flu effect your traveling?
Yes, In my opinion swine flu had an huge negative impact on my travelling. I had booked a flight for Mexico as it was sisters wedding. But because of swine flu my fight was cancelled as it way too dangeroud to travel abroad. I was very disspointent as i missed my sisters wedding but i understand why the flights were cancelled, it was done to keep the travellers safe.
What is the original name of Swine Flu?
H1N1 (Swine flu) was initially a disease of only swine (pigs), discovered in the 1930's. This influenza virus mutated into a new form in 2009, called A-H1N1/09, that caused a pandemic. It has been commonly called swine flu, too. The animal the H1N1 influenza virus has been named for is the hog (pig, swine). For more information see the related questions below.
Can you call Swine Flu just swine?
Some people do but it is incorrect. Swine simply means pig/hog. The flu, Swine Flu, is called that because it started as a virus that only infected pigs, so it was the flu that the swine got. Since viruses mutate easily, it changed into a virus that caused flu in people as well as pigs. The name Swine Flu stuck then and also now with the virus causing the pandemic which is actually a third strain of the swine flu virus that people pass to people.
What is the symtem of swine flu?
Swine flu is a new outbreak of flu that started in pigs, then mutated and jumped over to humans. It is just like a normal flu, but some people are dying from it. In my opinion, it's not that bad. It has only killed people from Mexico and some third-world countries. Honestly, the only reason people are making a big deal is because it's new. I know the bird flu scared lots of people too, and that's a big part of this whole fuss.
How many days does it take swine to spread inside your body?
Since this question is placed in the flu category, the assumption is that you're asking how fast the swine fluspreads inside your body. For specifics about this process of the lytic cycle of the influenza virus, see the related question about how long the incubation period and all the steps of a flu infection are for the swine flu, which is in the related questions section for this Q&A.On the lighter side:A swine (a pig) is too big to fit inside most human bodies, and they are none too pleased if you try.
