0
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Swine Flu responds to treatment with the anti-viral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir.
A link to the CDC information about Swine Flu is provided below in the related links section. In addition see the related question below for information on tactics to use to keep yourself and your family less likely to contract the virus.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is the Swine Flu the same as the tami flu?
Swine flu is a flu very similar to the regular flu. Tamiflu is a medicine that you take when you have swine flu or other types of influenza.
What are the different types of bird flu?
Swine Flu
Can sodium hypochlorite as an active ingredient in floor cleaner effective on Swine Flu bacteria?
Swine flu isn't a bacteria, its a virus, but sodium hypochlorite, a.k.a. bleach, does kill swine flu, along with all other types of influenza.
Swine Flu and negative blood types?
As far as I know there isn't a difference in the blood types because the swine flu is respiratory not cardiovascular.
What are the different types of Flu?
Swine Flu
What are the types of Bird Flu?
Swine Flu
How can microorganisms be both helpful and harmful?
mould is a helpful one and bacteria is a harmful one
What is the difference between the Swine Flu bug and other microbes?
The microbe that causes the swine flu (A-H1N1/09 Pandemic Swine Flu) is a virus. There are many other kinds of microbes that can cause diseases and infections, like bacteria, fungus, microscopic parasites, etc. For more information about the different types of microbes, see the related questions below.
Can you get Swine Flu from strange gases?
No, just like all other types of flu, the swine flu is viral. It is caught by being in contact with an infected person. It can be airborne or spread by touch. The number one prevention method is frequent hand washing.
What are two types of diseases?
Malaria, Swine flu, Lyme disease ect.
What does Swine Flu cause?
The H1N1/09 pandemic swine flu virus causes influenza. The symptoms are the same as most other types of flu. It has caused millions of people world-wide to become sick with the flu and thousands of deaths. It is a milder disease than some other types of flu, including the regular seasonal flu that, while not the same number of cases like the more easily transmitted swine flu, the seasonal flu typically causes the death of more of those infected than swine flu has so far. In the US there are approximately 36,000 deaths from the seasonal flu each year. See the related question below for more on the symptoms and death rates of swine flu.
How is Swine Flu related to bird flu?
Swine flu is caused by a new influenza virus that has genetic material from several different flu viruses that combined to form the new H1N1/09. The different types of flu involved in the development of the new virus are three types of swine flu (Asian, European, and American), avian "bird" flu, and human flu. Other than that relationship and that they are both influenza viruses, there is no other real relationship. Symptoms, mortality rates, and transmission are quite different between bird flu and swine flu.See the related question below for more informationon what caused this new type of flu.
