people? No‚ most of the people living in the affected area could not make out that they are standing on the edge of danger. Swine flu is basically an influenza which spreads by H1N1 virus. It was named as swine flu because in a research‚ it was found that H1N1 virus is similar to a virus that usually occurs in Swine (Pig). H1N1 virus was first popped up in North America‚ which gradually spread its hand all across the globe. Can a Seasonal flu be Swine Flu? Yes‚ if you are suffering from seasonal
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impact on Aboriginal communities than on non-aboriginal regions.According to statistics‚“Aboriginal peoples constitute only 3.8% of the Canadian population‚ from April 2009 to April 2010‚ [but] accounted for 7.4-10% of hospitalizations due to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic(Boggild et al 2011)” because of “poor living conditions such as overcrowding and a lack of running water”(National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health 2011).
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influenza viruses. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that isendemic in pigs.[2] As of 2009‚ the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1‚ H1N2‚ H2N1‚ H3N1‚H3N2‚ and H2N3. Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide. Transmission of the virus from pigs to humans is not common and does not always lead to human flu‚ often resulting only in the production of antibodies in
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Neuraminidase(N) controls the exit of newly formed virus and subsequently the transmission. H1N1 transmit through contaminated aerosol droplets. It also spreads by direct interaction or inoculation of virus such as the simple act of cutleries sharing. Vast variety of symptoms exists in the population. Among the common signs are vomiting‚diarrhea
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control influenza A and B because of their huge impact on the nation and the world. Influenza type A viruses have two proteins that determine their specific type. Take Influenza A(H1N1) the H stands for hemagglutinin and the N stands for neuraminidase. The current types of Influenza A are A(H1N1) and A(H3N2). Influenza A(H1N1)‚ A(H3N2)‚ and Influenza B strains are included in each year’s vaccines. Influenza A viruses are very hard to control because they undergo changes‚
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free encyclopedia (Redirected from Swine flu) This article is about influenza viruses in pigs. For the 2009 outbreak‚ see 2009 flu pandemic. For the 2009 human virus‚ see Pandemic H1N1/09 virus. Influenza (Flu) | | Types | * Avian * A/H5N1 subtype * Canine * Equine * Swine * A/H1N1 subtype | Vaccines | * 2009 pandemic * Pandemrix * Fluzone * Influvac * Live attenuated * Optaflu | Treatment | * Amantadine * Arbidol * Laninamivir
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The influenza virus has had detrimental effects on society throughout history. In 1918‚ the influenza strain H1N1 caused a global pandemic (Billings‚ 1997). One of the major problems with the spread of H1N1 was that soldiers were living in terrible conditions throughout Europe and were susceptible to the virus (Billings‚ 1997). Soldiers travelled worldwide‚ spreading the incredibly fatal virus that had no known vaccine to their families and friends (Latson‚ 2015). The symptoms of the Spanish flu
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C. H1N1 Swine Flu 1. The H1N1 virus is currently a seasonal flu found in humans. Although it also circulates in pigs‚ you cannot get it by eating properly handled and cooked pork or pork products. It spreads between people in the same way the seasonal flu viruses spread. 2. The symptoms of H1N1 are the same as seasonal flu symptoms. 3. According to flu.gov‚ 2014 is the first season since 2009 that H1N1 has been so predominant in the United States. 4. The best way to prevent the H1N1 flu is
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13 Influenza 101- ENGLISH JACKY POH YEE LONG What is Influenza Influenza commonly referred to “flu‚ is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviride (the influenza viruses)‚ that affects bird‚ humans‚ and other mammals. The common symptoms of the disease are chills‚ fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pains‚ severe headache‚ coughing‚ weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. The most frequent symptoms are sore throat‚ fever and coughs. In more serious symptoms‚ influenza
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The research question used during this experiment was if the usage of hand sanitizer would increase with pandemic of H1N1 occurring during this time. The methodology used for the question was the use of signs near the sanitizers. The signs were categorized by their specific intent. The independent variable for the experiment was the different sign that were placed near the hand sanitizers. The first sign was the perceived susceptibility social norms. The dependent variable in this experiment was
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