Swine Flu (H1N1/09)

It not only kills the healthy, but it also kills the unhealthy, injured, or badly sick. The swine flu is contagious so it can kill many other people who don't have the proper health as it does with people who do. So, it doesn't, that flu virus could kill healthy at the same time as it could kill the unhealthy.

Because not everyone is or can be vaccinated. Some people don't get vaccinated by choice and some can not because of medical reasons such as allergies or they may be too young.

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) teleconference archives:

"Only about a third of children aged six to 23 months received influenza vaccine during the 2005-2006 season," Dr. Jeanne Santoli, deputy director of CDC's Immunization Services Division, said during the teleconference. "Among those children, only two-thirds received the two doses of vaccine that they were recommended to receive. That means that only about a fifth of children were protected fully. Last season, 69 percent of people 65 and older reported receiving a flu shot, Santoli said.

"This is far below our national goal for this group which is 90 percent," she said.
"Among younger adults, only 37 percent of those aged 50 to 64 and 31 percent of high-risk adults 18 to 49 (such as those with respiratory problems) reported getting a flu shot," Santoli said. "In addition, only about 40 percent of health-care workers received vaccinations," she noted."

There are different effects of the swine flu that can be fatal. The most common and most rapid is the respiratory failure. But other causes of death are pneumonia causing sepsis, high fever causing neurological problems, and dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.

There is now a vaccine against the Pandemic Swine Flu that should be released to the US in mid October 2009, (as well as other nations) and will hopefully be in time for the 2009 - 2010 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere.

It is anticipated that the Novel H1N1 strain of flu will return in the fall along with the seasonal flu and since this flu season will continue into 2010, there is a potential to have deaths caused by Novel H1N1 in 2010. Not all people in the world will take the voluntary immunization, not all will have it available to them even if they do want to take it, and some may take it but not achieve full immunity in time to avoid contracting symptoms. So, people could die of it in 2010, and especially if it mutates into a more virulent strain than that which spread in the first wave of outbreak.

The immunization plans by most governments includes distribution on a priority basis to those at the highest risk of severe complications or death from the virus, which will hopefully supply the needed vaccine in time for most people who might have otherwise died of the disease.

It is through direct contact right? so if at home you just sneeze of cough, then you can have the possibility of transferring the virus to your family members. And worse is if in the community... Also, if you do not wash your hands often or every after any contact, you can spread the virus easily. They can stay in doorknobs, railings of the stairs, tables in restaurant and anywhere an infected person go to.

Swine flu orignates from fruit bats, the bats drop the infected fruit and the cattle ie pigs eat them, thus giving them to the farmers and workers who are usually elderly and do not have a strong immune system and then give it the rest of the population in Mexico

For H1N1/09, Novel Swine Flu: they began developing the vaccine in the US as soon as the virus was isolated and the epidemics were spreading in April and May 2009. The vaccines were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 15, 2009.

Other H1N1 vaccines: these have been developed in the past. One that is well known is the 1976 vaccine that was associated with an increase in Guillain-Barre Syndrome after the administration of the vaccine. It was made an entirely different way than these flu vaccines are made today.

There are also some H1N1 vaccines developed for use by pig farmers for the prevention of the type of H1N1 that is a disease of pigs that people only rarely get when they are in regular close contact with the pigs.

Yes. There are guidelines released that give specifics on protecting farm workers, pig breeders, pig competitors at breed shows, etc. on preventing the spread from pigs to people and from people to pigs. See below.

There is no evidence that onions can stop the flu.

Second answer:

The 'flu is caused by a virus, and it's just as happy to sit on an onion and wait for you as it is to sit on your kitchen counter.

Flu can be both. A flu epidemic is when the incident rate (number of people being infected) substantially what is expected based on previous experience. A flu pandemic is an epidemic that has spread through human populations across a large area.

Swine Flu is a world wide disease and has been officially called a pandemic.

Yes. 1-2 days before you feel symptoms you could be shedding virus particles that infect others. The precautions for prevention of the spread of infectious diseases must be followed at all times and in all seasons. This includes proper frequent hand washing, avoiding touching your eyes, mouth or nose, remembering to get your flu vaccination each year, staying at least 6 feet away from someone ill, coughing and sneezing into a tissue that is immediately thrown away, staying home when you are sick, and other ways to protect yourself and others. A more complete list of ways to protect yourself is in the related questions section for this question.

More details on how long you are infectious:

Adults shed influenza virus from the day before symptoms begin through 5-10 days after illness onset. However, the amount of virus shed, and presumably infectivity, decreases rapidly by 3-5 days after onset in an experimental human infection model. Young children also might shed virus several days before illness onset, and children can be infectious for 10 or more days after onset of symptoms. Severely immunocompromised persons can shed virus for weeks or months.

Everyone who can should get the H1N1/09 vaccination. It is safer to get the vaccine than to get the flu. Flu vaccines have been proven safe and effective, including the vaccines for the swine flu. See the related question below for more information about who should not get the vaccination.

No. See the related questions below for a link to the question and answer about the ingredients of the Swine Flu vaccine.

Flu is most contagious in prodromal stage and few initial days, when you are ill. So you spread the diseases before you are actually ill. That is the strategy used by most of the diseases. When you sneeze, millions of viruses are thrown in the air to infect the new hosts. Within few days afterwards the capacity to infect get drastically less.

Amantadine is a synthetic antiviral agent that also has strong antiparkinsonian properties. It is sold in the United States under the brand name Symmetrel, and is also available under its generic name.

There were four manufacturers' products approved for use by the US FDA and CDC:
Melbourne-based CSL Ltd.; Novartis AG based in Basel, Switzerland; Sanofi Pasteur of Sanofi-Aventis SA, based in Paris; and MedImmune, LLC, the Maryland US based Subsidiary of London's AstraZeneca. GlaxoSmithKline has not yet had approval for their vaccine in the US but it was approved in Europe as was a product made by Novartis. A third vaccine by Baxter did not pass the European committee's approval process but it is still being considered.

When you sneeze, it takes all of the strength of your diaphragm. It is one of the only times when the full strength of the diaphragm is actually used. It also requires support from your abdominal muscles and perenial muscles, which help to give the diaphragm support and "leverage" for lack of a better word. A sneeze usually comes out around 100 miles an hour. This takes an enormous amount of strength. This can cause the muscles in your perineum to ache afterwards, especially if you have just had an orgasm or done anything else that uses those muscles. Try kegel excersizes to prevent this by strengthening these muscles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegel_exercises Wikipedia page on sneezing (be sure to check the discussion page):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneeze -DJ Craig

Well , there's nothing you can do actually... You know it yourself that you got Swine Flu , and you still came out ? Your not being responsible to the Social please. Stay home and rest .

Nobody has to take it in the US, but it is highly recommended by the public health organizations that those at high risk for complications do get the vaccination. Diabetics are among the groups at higher risk.

The vaccines approved in the US have undergone more testing than even the yearly seasonal flu vaccines usually undergo, and have been deemed safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with their approval for use. The vaccine is being manufactured the way that seasonal flu vaccines have been for years which have had very low adverse effects.

If you have concerns, discuss this with your doctor to find out what the best plan is for your particular case.

See the related questions below for a list of the groups who are at higher risk for complications from the A-H1N1/-09 influenza.

If you already have or have had the H1N1/09 swine flu, then there is no reason to take the vaccine. Vaccines are made to mimic the disease and "trick" your body into thinking you have the disease and so it builds up immunity as if you had it. But, you need to know for sure that you had that specific kind of flu by lab testing or you may not be immune. If you had a different type of flu, then you will still need a swine flu vaccination. The vaccine will do nothing if you are already immune from the disease. It also is only for prevention, it does not treat you when you have the flu.

The flu..... Chicken Pox, and meningitis are just some of the few * measles * chicken pox * mumps * rubella * whooping cough * polio * tuberculosis * meningitis * HPV * Tetnus * cholera * diptheria * influenza * malaria

When you are in a dusty place, you do tend to cough and sneeze more often. That is because the dust particles get breathed into your nose and throat and caught in the mucus lining, on nose hairs, and cilia in your lungs. When dust is in your nose, it can irritate your nose's lining. This causes you to sneeze, in an effort to clear the dust from your nose. A cough works the same way, but it clears your throat and lungs.

Special Caution:

Be sure to cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throw it away. Or, if no tissue is at hand, cover your nose and mouth with your arm and sleeve by turning your face into the crook of your elbow. Wash your hands afterward.