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The following information applies to the H1N1 Swine Flu, but it is not pertinent to the 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic, Influenza A H1N1/09 virus. See links section below for information on the 2009 H1N1 Influenza virus.
1) It's called Swine Flu because that's where it got the genes that really matter to our health and it is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs.
2) Swine Flu viruses (there are mainly 4) do not normally infect humans.
3) From December 2005 and February 2009, there were 12 cases of humans infected from the swine flu.
4) In September 1988, a healthy 32 year old pregnant women was put into the hospital and died 8 days later. Doctors detected that she had Swine Flu.
5) There are vaccines for most cases of Swine Flu but not all of them.
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Who first had Swine Flu?
It was a swine that got swine flu first.See the related question below for information about the first person with swine flu.
How do you kwon you have Swine Flu?
many governments are giving out leaflets and information about swine flu. it is much like normal flu
What is the name of the mosquito that spreads Swine Flu?
Swine flu is not spread by mosquitoes. See the related questions below for more information about how swine flu is spread.
What medicine kills Swine Flu?
There are some vaccines,but there are no such medicines that kills swine flu.
Can you kill the Swine Flu with antibiotics?
No, antibiotics are for bacteria and swine flu is a virus. See the related question below for more information.
Why is swine flu not called swine flu in Israel?
H1N1/09 pandemic swine flu is called by many different names in different places. See the related questions below for more information.
What is a nickname for Swine Flu?
"Swine Flu" is the nickname. It is the nickname in the US and some other countries for the A-H1N1/09 pandemic flu of 2009. Swine flu is called many other names across the world. See the related question below for information on more of these names H1N1/09 is called around the globe.
Is the Swine Flu in Oregon Salem yet?
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How you know if you have the Swine Flu or not?
The only way to know for sure that it is the H1N1/09 (swine flu) is to have lab testing. Otherwise you can only tell by symptoms which are virtually the same as regular flu. See the related question for information about the symptoms of swine flu.
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.
Can you get Swine Flu even if you are vacinated for Swine Flu?
In some cases you can. It just depends on what type of immune system you have.
What are the different types of bird flu?
Swine Flu
