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Vaccine keeps swine flu from front page

Vaccine keeps swine flu from front page
Last winter’s wave of swine flu has been replaced by a ripple this year, an infectious diseases expert says pointing to the success of vaccination.

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Can I get the swine flu from tap water?

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How can I protect my child from the swine flu?

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Eight Business Lessons Learned From the Swine Flu – H1N1 Outbreak

We have learned the following eight lessons:

1. Companies that had developed and tested their business pandemic response plan had the most success in managing the impact of the outbreak.

2.  The H1N1 virus spread more rapidly than expected.  Our assumptions were based on the belief that a pandemic would start in Asia and the spread would be relatively slow. It didnâ??t. Business pandemic response plans must be adaptable to changing conditions and designed to respond appropriately to the severity of an outbreak.

3. School closings had a major impact on numbers of employees reporting for work. Employers found they needed to be more flexible with their work-from-home options.

4. The health care system was overwhelmed with only a mild outbreak.

5. Firms with a global presence found that it was difficult to manage a global crisis with one single message. Communication plans need to develop appropriate messages for both domestic and overseas audiences.

6. Travel policies need to be adaptable to variables such as: the necessity of the trip, the likelihood of the employeeâ??s exposure to crowds, the individualâ??s health condition, the severity of the event, etc.

7. International coordination was more complicated than expected.

8. Some shipments were stopped and sent back by customs authorities.

These results tell us that the business community is not fully prepared for a severe pandemic influenza. Most H1N1 (Swine Flu) cases have been mild, though pandemics often have a second wave and health officials say the strain could mutate and become more severe as it did in 1918 Spanish Flu. As we approach the seasonal flu season, there is a short window for businesses to develop or fine tune their business pandemic response plan.

How many people die every year from the regular flu as opposed to swine flu?

Is the swine flu supposed to be deadlier than regular flu? What is the difference (besides the fact that it is a different variation of the flu)? Thanks

Getting Abreast with Swine Flu News Saves People from Flu

Also known as swine flu, Swine Influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. The disease spreads from people to people, not from pigs. This is a fact that the virus that causes the disease came to humans from pigs, therefore the disease known as the swine flu. Researchers are still thinking about the name of the virus, but most of them know it as the H1N1 swine flu virus. If you want to read any news regarding swine flu, then you can browse www.in.com as the web portal is flooded with such pieces of news.

Symptoms of swine flu

Symptoms of swine flu in human beings are usually similar to regular flu (influenza) symptoms which include cough, muscle pain, runny nose, and decrease of appetite, sore throat, headache, fever, chills, general weakness and discomfort. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are other reported symptoms of the disease.

Transmission of swine flu

When human beings are close to pigs, then there is a chance of getting infected with swine flu. Swine flu news also suggests that people working in barns or visiting infected pigs are expected to get affected. The disease is also transferable from human to human when the infected individual coughs or sneezes. Eating pork products are safe when they are cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F as in such a temperature bacteria and viruses get destroyed.

Treatment and medication of swine flu

Amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir are some of the common antiviral drugs which are approved in the US for treating flu. But, the first two drugs are found to be resistant for flu viruses in the recent 2009 swine flu outbreak. If you want to have more news about swine flu, you can make an extensive search through www.in.com as the portal is flooded with all information regarding the disease.

Finding swine flu news

Finding swine flu news is very easy if you make an extensive search through the internet as there are a number of news portals available. All are bombarded with extensive news of flu; hence people can know how to avoid the disease.

How long from exposure to symptoms of swine flu?

I babysit a 1 year old that this morning was confirmed to have the swine flu. I was wondering if anyone knows when I can expect to become infected? How long from exposure to onset?