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It is sometimes given to people who will be in close contact to those with the virus, like parents caring for sick children. Although it will not prevent you from getting the virus, it will prevent it from reproducing. So, even though the virus may be in your system, you will be unlikely to have any symptoms or severe symptoms before your body can get rid it.
Usually Tamiflu and other anti-viral medicines are given after you are first infected to keep you from getting as sick (since the virus won't be able to replicate) and it will help you get over it quicker.
What else can I help you with?
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.
Is there a antibiotic to stop you getting Swine Flu?
You would not use an antibiotic to stop yourself from getting a disease, you use a vaccination, and yes, there is a vaccination for swine flu.
What is the name of the drug that helps prevent the swine flu?
Tamiflu
If you get a swine flu shot will the swine flu disappear in a week?
The swine flu shot is used to prevent the flu, not to treat the flu if you already have it. To treat the flu, antiviral medications are more likely to be prescribed, such as Tamiflu.
Is it viral or bacterial pneumonia associated with Swine Flu?
Swine flu is, like all strains of influenza and the common cold, viral. The main treatment for swine flu is the antiviral drug Tamiflu.
What are the tablets called that you take to prevent swine flu?
Tamiflu or you could get a vaccine
What do you do after you are diagnosed with Swine Flu?
take tamiflu for 5 days then you should feel fine
Is there a trement for the Swine Flu?
They have created a drug called tamiflu which helps treat swineflu.
Should you be on Tamiflu if your child has H1N1?
No. Tamiflu is only for those with the Swine Flu. Taking it as a preventative could cause mutation of the virus....making it immune to Tamiflu. If you start to have flu-like symptoms, I recommend you go see your physician.
Can a person kiss another person after getting swine flu and taking Tamiflu?
I don't think your able to until the medication course has finished and you are fully better.
How are the government spending there money to cure swine flu?
By stockpiling up lots and lots of Tamiflu
Is rimantadine used for Swine Flu?
No. There are only two of the four anti-viral medications currently on the market that have proven effective in treating A-H1N1/09 (Swine Flu). If caught early, oseltamivir (Tamiflu/Fluvir) and zanamivir (Relenza) are effective. Tamiflu must be taken within 48 hours of the first symptoms of the flu. The Swine Flu (09) is resistant to the other two drugs, amantadine and rimantadine.For additional information see the related question below "How is Swine Flu treated?"
