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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.
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How many people survived the Swine Flu by using taking the shot?
"The shot" is a vaccine for the swine flu. If you get the vaccine, then, in theory, you don't get the swine flu. If you didn't get it, then you didn't "survive" it, because "surviving" it means that you got the disease but didn't die from it. So, zero is the answer. On the other hand, the swine flu is no more deadly than the common flu, so the vast majority of the people who got the swine flu survived it.
Is Swine Flu deadly to 12 year olds?
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 spine flu?
You mean swine flu? I it is a new flu virus, very deadly to aged and young people.
What is the name of the deadly flu going around?
SWINE FLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haven't you been listening to the news
Are the flu and Swine Flu the same?
No, Swine Flu is just one strain of the many flu viruses. Flu is an abbreviation for influenza. So Swine Flu is a type of flu, but all flu is not the swine flu, there are other kinds.
How does the Swine Flu damage the body?
It is generally the same as normal flu but for unknown reasons can sometimes be deadly...
Which diseases are deadly?
A current deadly disease is aides,h1n1(or swine flu), untreated std's, etc.
Does Indonesia have Swine Flu?
28 swine flu cases, so yes.
Is there a deadly Swine Flu virus in Mexico?
Yes,the same type of swine flu has occured on Mexico.This deadly flu is now spreading fast because of infected people visting other countries is has already reached Australia!Mexico is now empty well people are now staying at home so avoid travelling to Mexico.
Where did swine flu emerge from?
Swine, is a type of pig, so the flu came from a pig
Is Swine Flu back?
Yes swine flu is so back cause my cat has it!
Do you eventually die from Swine Flu or can you easily survive?
Although many people have died from the pandemic swine flu, there were so many people who caught the flu in the pandemic, when you evaluate the percentages of deaths that have been related to the flu, it is significantly less deadly than feared and less deadly than even the annual seasonal flu. Most people survive easily. See the related questions for more information.
