Swine Influenza | Influenza A | New Flu
by admin on 18/04/09 at 3:27 am
The World Health Organization has raised the level of pandemic alert to the progress that is having terrible swine flu. The caveat is that no region of the world is safe from the virus, which so far has taken the lives of 149 people in Mexico.
There are also infected in United States, and suspects in Spain and United Kingdom. Both alert levels was not the case since the 1968 influenza pandemic, the Hong Kong flu. There are patients under observation in Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, Israel, Brazil, Peru and Colombia.
But what is the swine flu? How is it spread? What are the symptoms?
It is an infectious disease that is caused by a virus that has resulted in populations of pigs in Mexico. It is known as swine virus influence or swine flu, whose technical name is influenza A (H1N1).
Should be very careful people who work with birds and poultry to pigs. But the virus not only spreads from pigs to humans, but also from person to person. The swine flu is spread by contact through secretions containing the virus, or a sneeze, cough or mucus. For that reason, those with symptoms should stay down here at home and call the doctor.
The symptoms of swine flu are very similar to those of common influenza.
- Cough and respiratory rate high.
- Sneezing.
- Disorientation.
- Fever with elevated temperatures.
- Much nasal mucus.
- Fatigue and joint stiffness.
- Vomiting and loss of consciousness.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Decreased appetite.
Mortality is low; most pigs were recovered after 5 or 7 days. But people just take the more severe symptoms occur in about five days, according to WHO experts say is the dangerous period. The deaths could have occurred in Mexico because the flu would have been complicated by other infections.
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