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Swine Flu (H1N1/09)

The 2009 Pandemic Swine Flu, A-H1N1/09, the Type A influenza virus that was first identified in the early spring of 2009 in Mexico and then spread world wide to become a true Pandemic by June 2009. Different from other current seasonal strains of H1N1, and also not the same Swine Flu from prior epidemics or outbreaks (like in 1976), it is known by many different names in different places and settings, such as: H1N1, Novel H1N1, A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)v-like virus, la grippe porcine, The Mexican Flu, la epidemia, Schweinegrippe, and SOIV (Swine Origin Influenza Virus).

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How many schools will be closed cause of Swine Flu?

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That is a hard question to answer and is decided by each school district or individual school if swine flu cases are present in their systems. Regardless of when schools are shut down, any student diagnosed with swine flu should stay home until all chance of infecting others is over and they are completely over it.

Can ferrets catch Swine Flu from pigs?

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Yes, they can. This is particularly unfortunate from their point of view as not only does it mean they can become ill through contact with humans, they're also used in laboratory experiments to find cold and 'flu remedies.

So, if you have either a cold or the 'flu, try to handle your ferret as little as possible, wash your hands thouroughly when you do handle them and don't hold them up near your face. Whatever you do, do not give the ferret cold or 'flu remedies intended for use by humans - many contain aspirin and other medicines which are fatal to ferrets.

What care should a patient receive after a gastrectomy?

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After the bronchoscopy, the patient will be monitored for vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing, while resting in bed. Sometimes patients have an abnormal reaction to anesthesia. All saliva should be.

What is incubation period of the flu?

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The incubation period of influenza is usually two days but can range from one to five days. What are the symptoms of influenza?

Typical influenza disease is characterized by abrupt onset of fever, aching muscles, sore throat, and non-productive cough. Additional symptoms may include runny nose, headache, a burning sensation in the chest, and eye pain and sensitivity to light. Typical influenza disease does not occur in every infected person. Someone who has been previously exposed to similar virus strains (through natural infection or vaccination) is less likely to develop serious clinical illness.

What is Swine influenza?

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The Swine Influenza, better known as the Swine Flu, is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by a type of influenza virus. At the latest update, (April 27th 2009) about 150 people have died of the Swine Flu in Mexico, and 0 in the United States. Swine Flu causes symptoms very similar to seasonal (or human) flu. The most common symptoms of swine flu, like seasonal flu, are fever, cough, and sore throat and can include body aches, head aches, chills, and fatigue. Some people also have diarrhea and vomiting. If you have symptoms of influenza as described above, and especially if you have recently traveled to an area where there have been human cases of swine flu, contact your health care provider. Thank you for reading this article. I feel good knowing I got this important and serious message out to you.

Is there an at home way to test pigs for Swine Flu?

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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.

Can you get the flu from the vacine?

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No, you cannot get the flu from the swine flu vaccine. What the H1N1 vaccine does is inject dead or weakened flu germs. That way if you do get the flu, your body will know what to do. But you can't get the flu from the vaccine.

What do you do after being exposed to the flu?

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Sit down and relax. Drink a lot of Gatorade and water and also eat soup. Wash your hands after blowing your nose or after coughing and sneezing and cover your mouth and nose if you do cough or sneeze. Avoid spreading the virus to others by avoiding close body contact, shaking hands, etc. You may not get the virus from the exposure, but you will not know until symptoms show. You can be contagious and spread the flu for 1-2 days before you even have symptoms, so consider yourself infected and take all precautions to avoid spreading it. See the related questions below for more information.

What companies make drugs to combat swine flu?

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In the US for the 2011-2012 Flu Season:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of six vaccines on July 18, 2011. These approved trivalent vaccines for the seasonal flu will all contain vaccine for the H1N1/09 "Swine Flu" and two other viruses suggested by CDC for this season (see more below). These approved vaccines are:

1. Afluria (CSL Limited)

2. Fluarix (Glaxo Smith Kline Biologicals)

3. FluLaval (ID Biomedical Corporation)

4. FluMist (MedImmune Vaccines, Inc.)

5. Fluvirin (Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited)

6. Fluzone, Fluzone High-Dose, Fluzone Intradermal (Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.)

The Fluzone Intradermal made fy Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. is a new inactivated formulation for administration in the layers of the skin (intradermal injection) instead of the intramuscular (IM) injection. Fluzone Intradermal administration uses a microinjection system with a very fine needle. Approved for those aged 18 through 64. It is marketed under the brand names Intanza and IDflu.

The CDC-approved trivalent vaccines for this flu season will protect against the following three virus strains:

1. A/California/7/09 (H1N1)-like virus (Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus)

2. A/Perth/16/2009/ (H3N2)-like virus [A/Victoria/210/2009 X-187]

3. B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus

In Europe:

Re: Pandemrix made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) July 21, 2011 according to Reuters:

LONDON (Reuters Health) Jul 21 2011 - European regulators have recommended restricting the use of GlaxoSmithKline's pandemic flu vaccine Pandemrix because of a potential risk of narcolepsy in children or adolescents.

The European Medicines Agency said on Thursday that Pandemrix should only be used in people under 20 years in the absence of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccines, following its link to very rare cases of narcolepsy in young people.

Overall, the vaccine's benefit-risk balance remains positive, the watchdog added.

More than 31 million doses of Pandemrix have been given to people in 47 countries, and GSK said it had been notified of 335 cases of narcolepsy in those vaccinated as of July 6. Two-thirds of the narcolepsy cases were in Finland and Sweden.

Britain's biggest drugmaker said in a statement it had committed to conduct further research into any potential association between Pandemrix and narcolepsy.

Pandemrix was widely used during the 2009-10 outbreak of H1N1 swine flu, although it was not administered in the United States.

Several other drugmakers, including Novartis , Sanofi , CSL and Baxter also made vaccines against H1N1 flu during the pandemic, which was declared over in August last year.

Finnish and Swedish researchers were the first to raise concerns over a possible narcolepsy link to Pandemrix last August after noting cases in children recently given the GSK shot.

One research team earlier this year suggested children given Pandemrix were nine times more likely to suffer from the condition.

Researchers at Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare said the increase they found in narcolepsy was "most likely" a joint effect of Pandemrix and some other factor or factors.

For the prior flu seasons:

There were four manufacturers' products approved by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the 2009 A-H1N1 Influenza. The drug companies are: CSL, Novartis, Sanofi Pasteur, and MedImmune.GlaxoSmithKline has not yet had approval for their vaccine in the US but it was approved in Europe.

CSL, Novartis and Sanofi Pasteur have produced the vaccines for injection that are made with inactivated viruses, and MedImmune has produced the nasal spray. None of the vaccines approved in the US by FDA contain adjuvants [A substance added to a vaccine to improve the immune response so that less vaccine is needed.]

CSLMelbourne-based CSL Ltd. NovartisNovartis AG, based in Basel, Switzerland Sanofi PasteurSanofi-Aventis SA, based in Paris MedImmuneMedImmune, LLC, the Maryland US- based Subsidiary of London's AstraZeneca

Note of Interest:

The U.S. is in "very active discussions" about donating some of its supply to countries that need it. CSL plans to donate vaccine to developing nations in Asia and the South Pacific. They are working on this with the World Health Organization to start by providing as many as 100,000 doses. According to the WHO, an initial distribution of the more than 300 million doses, which were donated by other countries to over 90 countries in need, will begin sometime in November.

Vaccine for H1N1/09 is being made for the US by Melbourne-based CSL Ltd., Sanofi-Aventis SA, based in Paris (aka Sanofi-Pasteur), London-based AstraZeneca Plc (MedImmune subsidiary), and Novartis AG based in Basel, Switzerland. GlaxoSmithKline Plc also is in the process of review by the FDA for their vaccine but it is not approved yet. They have gotten approval for one version of vaccine from the European EMEA, however, and is producing it for use in Europe.

Glaxo initially concentrated on development of its vaccine that contained an adjuvant, which is the version approved by the EMEA. Adjuvants are ingredients used in vaccines to boost the effectiveness. The Department of Health and Human Services in the US had decided to only use vaccines without adjuvants. Glaxo is also now doing clinical tests on vaccines without adjuvants for review by the FDA at a later date.

Besides Glaxo's vaccine, EMEA has also approved manufacture of vaccine for European use by Novartis which also contains an adjuvant.

Other countries have contracted with additional manufacturers.

What states do not have Swine Flu?

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The 2009 Pandemic Flu "Swine Flu" A-H1N1/09 has spread in every state of the US and now to almost, if not all, countries of the world. For more information on the pandemic spread, see the related question "Which Cities States or Countries Have Deaths or Cases of Swine Flu- Current Situation". (Link is provided in the related question section below).

What things in the body kill viruses?

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Antibodies are what our bodies use to block the action of viruses, however, since a virus particle is not really a living thing, it is not able to be killed. It is made inert or inactive by the antibodies our immune system produces that block the entry of the virus into our cells.

Is Swine Flu deadly to 12 year olds?

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So far, swine flu hasn't been any more deadly than the regular flu. Any form of the flu can be deadly, but normally only for people who have other medical problems as well. Avoid all concerns by getting the vaccination to prevent it in the first place.

What is the original name of Swine Flu?

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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.

What is the size of a nanometer?

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A nanometer is 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) times smaller than a meter.

It is 0.000000001 meters (or 10^-9 m).

Can you get the Swine Flu from a pig?

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Yes, certain strains of Swine Flu can go from pig to pig, human to human, and pig to human or human to pig. If it is the right type of flu that has been mutated in the pigs, then it can be passed that way. The US CDC and World Health Organization are giving those in close proximity to pigs advice to be very careful when with the swine and to practice good hand washing techniques after touching the swine or their habitat.

What disease can not be prevented using vaccination?

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Generally diseases caused by viruses like nausea, AIDS and other can not be treated by vaccination as we do not have their vaccines or if have then they are not so effective.

Is High and low fever a sign of Swine Flu?

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Yes, fever coming and going can be a common symptom in people thought to have swine flu H1N1/09. When the fever spikes and peaks and then gets better but then later comes back again, it is a sign that you should seek medical attention, some people have had more severe complications after this type of fever fluctuation.

Here is a description provided by one of the Answers.com contributors about the course of the fever with swine flu in their child:

My son has swine flu. It began with intense sore throat and congestion which went to chest in 2 days. Within the same 6 hour period congestion went to the chest, his temperature, which is usually 97.5, rose through 99 to 102. We began Tamiflu and did a very cold bath, then ice packs, Tylenol and cold showers intermittently, kept up Tylenol every 4 hours. Temp went down to 100 in 2 hours and stayed there for 12 hours, then down to 99 and stayed at 99 for 2 days(still 1.5 degrees higher than his normal temp. of 97.5). He was still on Tamiflu, Tylenol and also Augmentin for the original sore throat. Then temp. suddenly went up again to 102. Followed same course of cold shower, ice packs and continued Tylenol. Down to 101 within an hour, then to 100 at 2d hour. Pajamas were soaking wet from sweat by the next Tylenol dose. Must wake them to keep up Tylenol. Temp. back to 99. This is the 6th day.

What is the symtem of swine flu?

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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.

Why do seasonal flu shots only last for a year?

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There are thousands of different viruses and even the same virus will have mutated

over a year so it becomes a "cousin of a cousin's great great grandchild".

A vaccine is a small dose of the virus. Not enough to make you ill, but enough that

your body recognizes THAT PARTICULAR invader and learns to fight it.

Is Swine Flu vaccine against Muslim beliefs?

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Defiantly no. It doesn't mean that all Muslims are not allowed to eat Pig so they shouldn't get vaccinated in the Quran it doesn't say anything about not getting vaccine for the Swine flu.

Do they drug test you when you get the flu shot?

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Not in the US, unless you are in jail getting the shot. They will ask you questions, though.

Did people die in 1918 flu?

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YES. The 1918 flu pandemic killed over 20 million people worldwide.