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Is Swine Flu zoonotic

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

Yes, H1N1 (Swine Flu) originally infected humans through contact with infected pigs (hence the name swine flu). The newest swine flu (H1N1/09) is able to pass directly from human to human without an animal in the mix, but originally it was zoonotic. Around 60% of all human infectious pathogens are zoonotic.

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∙ 13y ago

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What is the definiton of a flu that originates in animals and infects humans?

Diseases passed to humans from animals are called zoonoses.

What infectious agent is involved in Swine Flu?

"Swine flu" is a viral infection of swine (pigs). There is evidence that this virus is the same that infected humans in the 1918 pandemic. It has been labeled the N1H1. There has been controversy that the flu now is a variant of this 1918 flu. We are not sure where it started: pigs or humans? "Swine flu" H1N1 virus produces similar influenza-like illnesses. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue and some diarrhea and vomiting. The present H1N1 virus is not zoonotic swine flu, as it is not transmitted from pigs to humans, but from person to person.

Is the Swine Flu in Oregon Salem yet?

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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.

What are the different types of bird flu?

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What color is the Swine Flu?

The swine flu is PURPLE. :]

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.

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.

If you are caring for your child that has swine flu do you have swine flu?

Just because your child has the swine flu, doesn't mean you do. Your child could get the swine flu even if you don't have it currently.

What is zoonosis?

A zoonosis is an animal disease, such as rabies, which can be passed to humans.

How do you write an essay about swine flu?

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Can smoking attract Swine Flu?

Smoking can attract swine flu only if you are sharing a cigarette with someone who has swine flu.

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