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The treatment of swine flu is the same as the treatment of the normal seasonal flu which hits every fall and winter.
Swine flu (known as H1N1) symptoms have been reported to be similar to the symptoms of regular seasonal flu. These symptoms include fever, sore throat, cough, body aches, headaches, chills and extreme fatigue. Some people have also reported diarrhea and vomiting. If you have these symptoms, you should contact your family doctor and he will determine if H1N1 flu testing is necessary. You should stay home from work or school to keep from spreading your illness.
If you are ill and begin having any of the following problems, you should seek emergency medical treatment immediately. In children these signs are fast or troubled breathing, dehydration, gray or bluish skin color, fever with rash, not waking up or interacting, and symptoms improving then returning with fever and worse cough.
The warning symptoms for adults are shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen, confusion, sudden dizziness, or severe, persistent vomiting.
Anti-viral drugs Relenza and Tamiflu have both proven effective in helping to relieve symptoms. It is also important to drink plenty of fluids while ill with any type of flu.
Swine flu is a common respiratory illness among pigs and is caused by Type-A flu viruses. Pigs are vaccinated each year against this flu. Most swine flu viruses do not infect humans. But the current swine flu epidemic is different. This flu virus (H1N1) is a new virus which has DNA from pig flu, bird flu and human flu. This combination forming this new virus does spread from person to person and because humans have no immunity, it can spread worldwide rapidly. The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level to 5 meaning that this virus spreads between humans and has spread to at least two countries and that a worldwide epidemic is imminent. As of now they have been unable to determine the severity or fatality rate with this virus.
H1N1 seems to be contracted exactly in the same ways as seasonal flu virus. This virus is spread from person to person mainly thru sneezing and coughing by those who are sick or infected by the virus. People can also be infected by touching an object such as a door knob or computer keyboard which has the virus on it and then touching their mouth, eyes or nose.
Some ways to keep from spreading this flu are to wash hands frequently, cough or sneeze into your sleeve or a tissue and dispose of the tissue after use. If you share a work space with anyone, be sure to wipe your desk and computer down with a wipe at the end of the day. H1N1 virus is not transmitted by food. Humans can not get this virus from eating pork or pork products. This virus is not a food born disease.
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