Can you take Tamiflu more than once a season?
Yes, you can take Tamiflu (oseltamivir) more than once during a flu season if necessary. However, it's important to follow your healthcare provider's recommendations regarding dosage and frequency. Typically, Tamiflu is prescribed for the treatment of flu symptoms or for prophylaxis in individuals who have been exposed to the virus. Always consult with a healthcare professional before repeating treatment.
Who may be at risk for the flu?
Currently the typical person contracting the disease is a healthy teenager in the mid-teen years (15 - 17). Although, ages of people who have had confirmed cases of the flu range in all age groups, from toddlers to senior citizens. However, the people at most risk for severe symptoms or untoward outcomes are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as:
Persons at increased risk of severe illness from influenza (i.e. high-risk persons) include those groups at higher risk for severe illness from seasonal influenza, including: children younger than 5 years old; persons aged 65 years or older; children and adolescents (younger than 18 years) who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy and who might be at risk for experiencing Reye syndrome after influenza virus infection; pregnant women; adults and children who have pulmonary, including asthma, cardiovascular, hepatic, hematological, neurologic, neuromuscular, or metabolic disorders, such as diabetes; adults and children who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by HIV); and, residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities.
When should you get tested for Swine Flu?
Swine Flu is detected through a nasal swab, not a blood test. Blood tests are used to rule out human Influenza A and B. THe nasal swab results should be back within a few days, but keep in mind these are run by the CDC and may become backed up, resulting in longer delays.
Why did god send this Swine Flu thing?
God didn't send swine flu, it mutated from strains of pig, avian and human flu. Also, it's hardly a plague on mankind. In the time since it came about, more people have died from normal human flu than swine flu.
How long can wart virus live outside of the body?
From what I've found on-line, it appears Chickenpox, as with most viruses, die within 24 hours outside the human body. Often they die sooner than that. If the object which has the virus on it is wet, like a towel, the virus might not start to die until the area is dry.
Is the h3n2 more dangerous than H1N1?
Seasonal influenza and H1N1/09 Swine influenza have many of the same symptoms. H1N1 is very highly contagious and transmitted easily from person to person making the pandemic spread rapidly around the world in 2009. The symptoms have been similar for both in most people, although there is a subgroup of people who were at higher risk of complications and death from the Swine Flu. See the related question below for more information.
Does everyone die if they get H1N1?
this is a conspiracy the world is over populated so the government made this virus to depopulate the world by 80% they made carriers and sent them all over the world that's how it got all over so fast they made it so its like the flu so no one will think anything of it but what nearly nobody knows is it mutates every time it goes from person to person so eventually it will mutate into the right kinda virus then were all screwed martial law will take effect world wide after that fails well be left to rot and die
the vaccine has no effect because everyone has there own strain sum of the vaccines are made to kill infected if u get the vaccine ull have a more chance of getting it or even dying the news wont say anything because the government crontrols them there feeding the world propaganda everyones blinded or don't care most of the things i found out are starting to happen if theres any one that believes r wants to discuss this plz email me my email is moneybird_out2006@hotmail.com in the u.s.a there are enough coffins to to fit every single u.s citizen for the upcoming American holocaust
there are fema death camps located all over u.s.a 4 ressisters and infectead you cant make all this up i got all my facs off freelance new websites but nearly all the websites i found are tooking off the net i find the strange the president is just another puppet like bush there is more to this so if ur interested add me on msn or email me im just a 14 year old that found sumthing wierd about this virus so i studied it since i first heard about it getting my info slowly till it all fitted together so perfect there is tomuch evidence 4 this to be fake
Has modern transportation had an affect on the way viruses are spread?
Modern transportation makes it much easier for emerging viruses to travel around the world and infect people. It makes it easier for emerging viruses to travel around the world because with inventions such as planes, if one person has the virus, they are now a carrier for the virus. In a plane, air is recycled, so if the virus is airborne, the virus can potentially infect many people on that plane. Also that plane will land in a different place from where it took off so the carrier would be bringing the virus to a new place. It makes it easier to infect people because with modern transportation like buses and public transit, people are much closer together and easier to infect because of the proximity of each other. These factors attributed by modern transportation give the virus a boost in infecting and spreading.
What foods should one limit to prevent parasitic infections?
Avoiding raw or undercooked fish, pork, or beef.
If you have swine flu are you in quarantine?
Quarantine is a legally mandated separation from the rest of society. People in a few other countries were formally quarantined when they had flu symptoms in the initial phases of the A-H1N1/09 pandemic. The US did not force people into quarantine during the pandemic, however, and relied on public education with widely available information about protecting yourself and others from the flu.
Separation, however, was highly recommended as one of the only safeguards before vaccination was available. People were advised to stay home and at least 6 feet away from others who may have or may get the flu. Other than vaccination now available, that is still the best way to avoid the flu.
What are the Total number of Swine Flu victims in US?
Two, one was a small child visiting from Mexico. The other was a 33 year old female that had recently given birth to a healthy child.
How much time did it take to cure swine flu?
As long at 7-10 days! or as soon as 3-5 days, just depends. Everyone seems to responding a bit different.
Did anyone yet recover from swine flu?
Yes, in fact only a very low percentage of people who have gotten this flu strain have not recovered.
It is at present continuing to be a mild influenza virus, but because it has the potential to mutate to a more virulent strain, as other epidemic and pandemic flu viruses have in the past, future waves of the disease could become more deadly. This happened in the 1918 pandemic of the Spanish Flu. For those reasons, it is continuing to be advised by the health organizations across the world that all precautions remain in place and prevention techniques continue to be employed.
Are all influenza Type A viruses the Swine Flu?
No, the pandemic A-H1N1/09 "swine flu" is just one of many Type A influenza strains. It is also one of many H1N1 flu subtypes. Besides Type A influenzas, there are also influenza Types B and C in humans.
Can you get vomiting and diarrhea from the flu shot?
No. The "stomach flu" is not actually a type of influenza, it is a misnomer. There is currently no vaccine for the virus that does cause this gastroenteritis (usually a norovirus) called "stomach flu". It is actually viral gastroenteritis, also sometimes called "Norwalk Flu." Therefore, the seasonal flu vaccination protects against an entirely different type of virus. In addition, it can not give you the stomach flu (or any type of flu) since it is made from inactivated or weakened virus particles that are not able to make you sick. Sometimes the influenza viruses themselves can cause vomiting and other GI symptoms along with the respiratory disease and therefore, it may not be the "stomach flu" causing those symptoms if you have other symptoms of the respiratory disease of the flu.
Resting would be better since your body is already stressed while fighting the flu and you will put unnecessary strain on your systems if you do strenuous activities. Jogging and other exercises that cause perspiration are also not a good idea when you are experiencing symptoms of a disease that can cause fever and dehydration. Take a short break from the exercise and rest in bed for the fastest way to get over the flu.
How many people have died from Avian Flu compared to Swine Flu?
A relatively low number of people have died from Avian flu. It is transmitted only from bird to human, not from person to person, unlike the Swine flu that is a very rapidly spreading virus from person to person with over 57 million cases in the US alone. The death rate for swine flu is below that of the seasonal flu. Although the number of cases of Avian flu in humans is low so far, the mortality rate from the H5N1 Avian flu is approximately 50%, it is an extremely deadly virus. Luckily so far the case numbers are still low, especially in the Western Hemisphere.
How do viruses reproduce compared to bacteria?
Viruses replicate inside body cells, using the host cell to do the work and provide the materials for reproduction. Bacteria reproduce outside body cells and, since, unlike viruses, they are living organisms, bacteria are able to do the work and production of new bacteria without a need for a host.
A description of the 'Lytic Cycle', the process that some types of viruses follow in reproduction, is given in the related questions below for more detail of the process of reproduction of some viruses inside body cells.
Can the flu cause a miscarriage?
No it doesn't cause a miscarriage. But it does make you hypertensive I believe the long phrase is. You will need to be put on drip in a and e to keep fluid wise down. I'm a nurse and at risk of getting norovirus and I know for a fact it doesn't cause a miscarriage. Miscarriages occure when the fetus has chromosone abnormalities really early on in pregnancy.
Did swine flu start in the Caribbean?
One member of the Antigua and Barbuda men's volleyball team that travelled to Trinidad for a tournament was tested for the H1N1 flu virus. One Friday 19th June 2009 the test reslut came back positive making it the first reported case of Swine Flu on the island.
Can viruses enter and infect through a cut?
No; the skin is an effective barrier. If there is a cut in the skin, a virus can enter through the cut. The mucous membranes (eyes, mouth, genital area, anus) are areas that a virus can enter.
How can the flu virus every fall be stopped?
For now there is only the prevention provided by an annual flu vaccination coordinated with proper hand washing and other similar behavioral precautions. There is promising work and beginning trials being done on creating a "universal" flu vaccine that will be effective for more (or all) of the types of influenza and will hopefully one day be used to replace the current annual vaccines, but it is not yet ready or available.
Can you take Xanax with Tamiflu?
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I just ran into this same question myself, and I believe your answer is on the bottom of this site... basically says 'Do not take theraflu with Valium or Xanax until you talk to your doctor. Combination could cause extreme drowsiness'.
What is life span of swine flu virus?
The best answer to your question is from a CNN clip: "The virus survives on surfaces certainly for a number of hours. Even though the virus can survive on surfaces, the likelihood of it being transmitted from one person to another via a phone or surface is slim. It needs to get down into your lungs to make you sick, said Dr. Arthur Reingold, head of epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. "I personally would not have a major fear of environmental contamination," he said. "Virtually all influenza is transmitted from sneezing and coughing." The best answer to your question is from a CNN clip: "The virus survives on surfaces certainly for a number of hours. Even though the virus can survive on surfaces, the likelihood of it being transmitted from one person to another via a phone or surface is slim. It needs to get down into your lungs to make you sick, said Dr. Arthur Reingold, head of epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. "I personally would not have a major fear of environmental contamination," he said. "Virtually all influenza is transmitted from sneezing and coughing."