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How many people have died of Swine Flu in the UK without underlying complications?
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While there is continuous monitoring of the cases and deaths of Swine Flu, statistics are not being reported yet about all the individual cases of death and whether or not an underlying condition was present and contributed to the death in every case. For the most part, it is the majority of those people who have severe medical conditions such as asthma, chronic lung disease, HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Heart disease, the very young and pregnant women or are otherwise among the high risk groups who are having the serious complications and are dying from this disease. In others who have been infected, the symptoms and course of the flu are relatively very mild.
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Are people with angina at risk if they catch swine flu?
Anyone with an underlying heart or medical condition can be at higher risk of complications if they contract H1N1/09.
What are the complications of Swine Flu?
There could be many, every person can react differently to different viruses, especially if they have underlying medical problems. The most common serious complication is probably pneumonia as a secondary infection. It could either be a viral pneumonia or a bacterial pneumonia. See the related question below for information about the symptoms of the H1N1/09 flu and about people who may be at high risk for complications from swine flu.
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.
Is you have no underlying health issues and you get swine flu can you die?
It would be very unlikely, most of the people who have died of H1N1 flu have been people with weakened immune systems.
What is the prognosis for Swine Flu?
For most people it is the same as for seasonal flu. Most people recover without complications. Swine flu symptoms and mortality rates were not as bad as they might have been, given that it was a brand new type of flu to which no immunity from prior exposure would have been possible. Having said that, approximately 36,000 people in the US die each year of seasonal flu, so there is risk in going without a vaccination to protect you each year. There is a sub group of patients that is at more risk for complications and death from the H1N1/09 influenza virus. For a list of those people with increased risk, see the related question below.
How long can you live with the Swine Flu if it goes untreated?
Most people survive the swine flu without taking any medications other than over the counter drugs to treat the symptoms. The majority of people who are dying of swine flu have weakened immune systems, or have other underlying diseases compromising their health or have conditions stressing their bodies, like pregnancy. The death rate is very low, in fact lower now than the typical mortality rates of seasonal flu.
What is the outcome to a flu?
Most otherwise healthy people who have had the flu recover with no adverse after-effects in 7 to 10 days time. Some people can have secondary infections, such as viral or bacterial pneumonia, and will require extra time and medical care to recover. Those who have underlying health conditions have a higher risk to develop complications. See the related question below for a list of those who are most likely to have complications from H1N1/09 swine flu, which also applies to other strains of influenza.
What is so deadly about the Swine Flu?
For those with underlying medical conditions, children under 5, the immunocompromised, and pregnant women (see a full list in the related question below), the swine flu is more deadly, but exactly why is not yet fully studied. In many of these people the flu complications (like pneumonia) are too much for their immune systems to handle and they rapidly have complications and can go into respiratory failure. The thing that causes the most concern with this disease among the general population is how fast and easily it is transmitted from person to person. This is because the virus is a brand new kind and that means that the majority of people have no defenses against it when first encountered. Therefore, the more people who get it, the chance of someone without the ability to fight it having complications is higher. When the percentages of deaths is compared to the seasonal flu deaths, we know that the death rate is much lower for A-H1N1/09 than the seasonal flu. It is being studied why this is, but speculation is that those 65 and over, who comprise the majority of people who die from "regular" flu, have some resistance to H1N1 and the numbers of them getting it or having complications is much lower than usual.
How old are those who die quicker from Swine Flu?
Most of the deaths from Swine Flu have been among those between ages 30 and 50 with underlying chronic medical problems. In addition there have been deaths in children 5 and under. Interestingly, the age group of 65 and older, who are at highest risk for severe complications or death from seasonal flu, are among the least likely to get Swine Flu. It is believed that some time in their lives they were exposed to a virus that was similar enough to H1N1/09 that they have some cross-over immunity.
Who many people have swine flu in England?
Estmiated 335 People Have Swine Flue in England
Is flu like symptoms always the Swine Flu?
The symptoms of swine flu and normal flu are very similar, even doctors cannot tell them apart without swabbing and testing. As a result a lot of people who think they have had swine flu have probably only had normal flu.
Can teens get Swine Flu?
Yes. Anyone who comes into contact with someone who has swine flu can get it. However, tens are much more likely to get over it quicker if they are in good health before getting the virus. The most common age of the people who have caught the 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus is 15. But the death rate in all people who get the virus is so far very low. People who have underlying diseases or health problems are the ones at the highest risk of serious bouts or even death from this flu.
