Swine Flu (H1N1/09)

Viruses vary in size. They are much smaller than bacteria and require an electron microscope to see them. A single flu virus particle, when measured, has a diameter of 10 to 300 nanometers. The nanometer is equal to one billionth of a meter, or one millionth of a millimeter.

They are about 1/100th the size of bacteria.

nope but pigs can fly so it will be there soon.

because a swine is a pig and pigs go oink oink. Also that were the virus started, pigs passed it on to humans.

The A-H1N1/09 "Swine Flu" shots and nasal spray are being provided by the US government without charge. If the vaccination is being given by a private provider (your doctor, at a clinic, a pharmacy, etc.), they may charge a fee for administration of the vaccination, but they will not charge for the vaccine medication itself.

Seasonal flu vaccinations are not provided by the US government for free and the recipient, if not covered by insurance, would be responsible for the costs of the vaccine and any associated administration fees.

The most frequently seen viral infections are sore throat, sinusitis, the common cold, and other viral infections in the respiratory system like influenza (for example, Swine Flu A-H1N1/09, Avian/Bird Flu, and the many different common seasonal flu strains).

Viruses can be caught by swallowing or inhaling them, being bitten by insects or parasites, or through sexual transmission. The most common ones are passed person to person through direct skin to skin contact. Some are zoonotic, meaning we get them from animals, but most are passed from person to person.

Many of the common childhood diseases are caused by viruses. A large number of the respiratory system inflammation and infections are caused by viruses like croup, laryngotracheobronchitis (infection of the windpipe by a virus), and bronchiolitis (viral infection of deeper lung structures, the bronchioles). Infants, the elderly and frail, and people with underlying lung, heart, and other chronic diseases - like asthma, COPD, and diabetes - are especially susceptible and can have complications that are more severe when they get these types of viral infections. Viral pneumonia is often a secondary result of a respiratory virus infection. A Herpes virus causes an additional type of childhood disease which is known by all these various names: roseola infantum, Three Day Rash, Three Day Fever, Sixth Disease, Exanthematous Fever, and Rose Rash.

Another of the more common childhood viral diseases is Chickenpox, which is caused by a virus (Varicella-Zoster) that can reactivate many years later in life and become manifested then as Shingles. Measles are caused by the Rubeola virus; German Measles are caused by Rubella virus, Reyes syndrome in children occurs after a bout of influenza virus if aspirin has been given for fever. It is linked to the viral infection but the actual cause is still unknown other than the relationship between the flu and aspirin therapy. Doctors advise to never give aspirin to children for fever for this reason. Still another childhood disease that is viral is Mumps (epidemic parotitis), but it is also a very serious infection in adults.

Viruses often infect the nervous system, too. Such viral infections include: rabies, West Nile virus, and viral encephalitis and meningitis. Polio is a viral disease of the nervous system.

The skin can be infected, an example of a very common result of this type of viral infection is viral warts. The different Herpes viruses cause problems in the skin or mucous membranes in people, like Herpes Simplex (Fever Blisters) and Varicella-Zoster (Shingles), the late effect of Chickenpox.

There are actually eight different types of Herpes viruses. Genital Herpes is one of the well known STDs caused by viral infection. The roseola infantum mentioned above is called "Sixth Disease" because it is caused by the 6th Herpes virus, some of the other Herpes viruses are Epstein-Barr that causes infectious mononucleosis. CMV (Cytomegalovirus) creates serious infections in newborns and in people with HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases that impact the ability to fight opportunistic diseases. It can also cause severe problems for those who are on medicines, like cancer treatment or transplant anti-rejection drugs, that cause weakened immune systems. Healthy people can also get symptoms similar to infectious mononucleosis from this type of virus. Human herpes-virus 8 has been implicated as a cause of cancer (Kaposi's sarcoma) in people with AIDS. The infections from Herpes viruses last a lifetime because they can lie dormant until years after the initial infection and then reactivate to produce new symptoms of the disease.

As mentioned above, some viruses can cause initial disease and later be linked to cancer. Hepatitis A, B, and C are caused by a virus infection which can also be linked to some cases of liver cancer. HPV (Human Papillomavirus) infections, a sexually transmitted virus, has been linked to cervical cancer.

The heart can be attacked by viral myocarditis, a very significant and serious infection. Other extremely severe viral diseases are Yellow Fever, Smallpox, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), Hemorrhagic Fevers (such as Ebola), Dengue Fever (a mosquito-borne disease), and Hantavirus infection which is passed from rodents to people.

These are just some of the many virus types and strains that are in our world and from which our bodies can protect us most of the time when we keep ourselves rested, well nourished, and if we avoid stress.

Bacteria are one of the simplest organisms, a little evolved from viruses and just like viruses, they can also mutate and become resistant to human medicines.

Yes, it would be the most likely time you are able to infect others, and it will be one of the most direct methods of passing the flu virus to someone else. Save the kissing until you are fever free for more than 24 hours straight without taking any anti-fever medicines (like Tylenol or Ibuprofen).

Influenza is a respiratory infectious disease caused by viruses. The upper respiratory system is the body system most affected with symptoms of runny nose, watery eyes, sneezes, coughs, nasal and lung congestion, sore throat and fever. It can also affect the muscles and joints with body and joint aches. It puts the immune system to work to eliminate the viruses which, in turn, impacts the lymphatic system along with the blood components that work with the immune system to neutralize and/or kill infectious agents and remove the invading organisms from the body tissues. Symptoms can vary greatly from person to person and from virus strain to virus strain.

The influenza that is currently creating an epidemic and that has been being called the "2009 Swine Flu" is a Type A H1N1 virus, but it is not the only one that is scientifically identified this way. This particular virus has mutated from the H1N1 virus that was a pig virus and not really a human virus. That is why the World Health Organization has named this one "Novel H1N1". Because it contains genetic material from all three: swine flu viruses, avian (bird) flu viruses, and human viruses, therefore the previous H1N1 vaccine would not be effective on this virus that has changed.

Viruses have a protein coat on the outside of their structure called a capsid. There are specific shapes on viruses that physically make them able to latch on to receptor cells in the host animal. This is what keeps most animal viruses from crossing to humans because the receptors cells are shaped so differently and what fits in the other animals' receptors won't fit in human cell receptors. These shapes are some of the features that viruses change when they mutate. The novel H1N1 is different and can fit into human receptors.

The current H1N1 vaccines available are for the pigs to take and are for the strain of H1N1 that pigs have been getting for years, or they are for the seasonal flu strains that humans get that also share the H1N1 features but are not the same as the A-H1N1/09 "Novel" Swine Flu.

The vaccines for the older strains of H1N1 for people and for pigs are not really the best kinds of vaccines (those are still in development), the ones currently available are made from dead viruses and are less effective. FDA hasn't approved live virus vaccines for use for those types of H1N1 flu strains in people yet until more trials, except in very specific situations. Human vaccines for the older swine flu are in development and may be available for workers at hog production facilities only.

The vaccine specifically for the 2009 Pandemic Swine Flu (A-H1N1/09) is due to be released in mid October 2009 and will provide the protection for this Novel Influenza after a loading shot followed in three weeks by a second shot, then a few weeks after the second shot, immunity from this new strain is expected. There will also be a nasal spray available for specific age groups, ask your care professional which type will be right for you and if you are in any of the risk groups.

You should never mix any medications together, there may be ingredients that are the same in both which could result in your getting too much of one of them. Or there could be ingredients that work against each other or combine to make something else that would either be harmful on its own or in combination with other ingredients. You can consult your pharmacist and ask her if there is an over the counter medicine that can treat or help with what you are trying to do by combining other medicines together.

Yes, the swine flu is dangerous to an HIV AIDS patient. Any minor infection or even a cold is deadly to an HIV AIDS patient. The person has to have progressed AIDS, otherwise it won't be as dangerous.

Flu is always caused a virus, not bacteria, so no flu epidemic will be due to a bacterial agent. This is true of the 1918 "Spanish Flu", it was caused by a virus.

Pus is toxic, so yeah. You won't die from it necessarily (*I am not a doctor*) but it CAN make you sick. Think of when you have a sinus infection or post nasal drip. Usually that is ingested and can make you sick as well. ~ T

mine do sometimes but very rarely.

Having a fever can make you feel cold and shiver from sweating. It is nature's way to cool you off from a fever. You may also feel hot with a fever. You can have a fever with the Swine Flu (Novel H1N1), so you may feel either way from the fever. See related question links below for more information about swine flu symptoms.

The word "novel" was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to distinguish this H1N1 virus from all the other H1N1 viruses because the 2009 pandemic influenza it caused by a brand new type of virus.

When used as an adjective, one of the meanings of the word "novel" is "new". It is derived from the Latin word "novus" that means "new". The word novel can also mean unique, unusual, and original. All of these meanings of "novel" fit the adjective chosen to describe this pandemic influenza virus.

There is no such person as Swinful. I think you might be referring to swine flu, or H1N1, which is a type of influenza. The virus is transmitted through the air from swine, pigs, to humans. For more information, visithttp:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_influenza.

Update: There have now been cases of swine flu found in pet dogs, pet cats, pet ferrets, and domesticated turkeys as well as in humans and pigs.

Humans and perhaps pigs.

Although the Novel H1N1 Influenza is a new strain without enough known about it yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) speculate that it could be transmitted not only human to human but also human to pig and back again.

Acute questions like this is not for WA to answer. You should contact a doctor.

Category C drugs like C-3s and C-4s are probably being used in this pandemic as people become more and more stressed and prone to needing medicine treatment for anxiety. The aches and pains are probably being treated with NSAIDS (anti-inflammatory drugs), which will also reduce fever, except aspirin in children is contraindicated due to the potential for Reyes Syndrome. Any stronger pain medications like codeine, or other opioids (narcotics) may not be used since they can suppress respirations and perhaps make it more difficult to clear lungs of secretions and sputum. For the same reason, cough medications that are expectorants, instead of suppressants, would be a first choice. In extreme cases, codeine cough medications may be necessary for an unrelenting cough, however. Treatment is not synonymous with cure...just measures to make patients feel better and endure the disease.

Mexico, although there is also speculation that the new pandemic swine flu A-H1N1/09 may have actually started in the US and then moved into Mexico.

By stockpiling up lots and lots of Tamiflu

If the correct test was done to confirm the H1N1, then, no there is no need to take it again. But if you are not absolutely sure that the test confirmed the A-H1N1/09 flu, then it will do no harm to take the vaccine. The only test that can be relied upon to be an absolute indicator of the vaccination is the RT-PCR test, and not the rapid tests done in the doctor's offices. you should have some immunity against 2009 H1N1 flu and can choose not to get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine.