• Swine Influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) is a respiratory track infection from pigs, It is from the influenza family of viruses that is unique in pigs and this kind of virus can kill the human race. The swine flu can easily spread from one person to another, when it does it can cause serious illness, and spread out across the country and even the world .
• The swine flu has been around for a long time and there have been little breakouts all over from time to time. The flu that everyone keeps referring to as the swine flu is actually a new flu that has never been around humans before. • Swine flu was first introduced in the 1918 flu pandemic, when humans were sick at the same time as pigs were. In 1997 and 2002 new types of three different subtypes and five different genotypes were found among pigs in North America. From 1968 to 1969 H3N2 virus was found. At 1999 in Canada, H4N6 crossed the side from birds to pigs but was kept in a single farm. H1N1 is one of the descendants that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, but has never been around before. The previous outbreak was discovered in Mexico, with evidence that it was on-going for months before it was recognized.
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Seasonal Flu every year, influenza virus type is mainly A/H3N2, A/H1N1, and B, people infected 5–15% (340 million – 1 billion), deaths worldwide 250,000–500,000 per year. The Spanish Flu in 1918-19, Influenza virus type was A/H1N1, People infected 33% (500 million), Deaths worldwide 20 to 100 million. The Asian Flu 1956-58, Influenza virus type was A/H2N2, people infected was unknown, Deaths worldwide 2million. The Hong Kong flu 1968-69, Influenza virus type was A/H3N2, people infected was unknown, deaths worldwide 1million. Swine Flu 2009, Influenza virus type Pandemic H1N1/09, people infected is greater than 526,060, deaths worldwide 7,431.
Suspected cases= Yellow Suspected Deaths= Orange Confirmed cases= Light red Confirmed deaths= Dark red Case Count not identified= Light Blue
Death Rate per Infection( Every country and city) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Solomon Islands3133.33%1 in 3Syria2305021.74%1 in 5 Belarus1022019.61%1 in 5Pakistan6116.67%1 in 6St. Kitts6116.67%1 in 6 Maldives6116.67%1 in 6Falkland Islands7114.29%1 in 7Azerbaijan14214.29%1 in 7 Bahamas29413.79%1 in 7Mauritius69811.59%1 in 9Bosnia & Herzegovina10110%1 in 10 Brazil3020621056.97%1 in 14Paraguay855526.08%1 in 16Uruguay550336%1 in 17 Venezuela19731075.42%1 in 18Serbia316165.06%1 in 20Turkey1870945.03%1 in 20 Tonga2015%1 in 20São Tomé & Príncipe4124.88%1 in 21Colombia31241514.83%1 in 21 United Arab Emirates12564.80%1 in 21Sudan2114.76%1 in 21 United States9306042674.59%1 in 22Dominican Republic491224.48%1 in 22 Jamaica14964.03%1 in 25Sri Lanka258103.88%1 in 26Ecuador2251823.64%1 in 27 Bulgaria651233.53%1 in 28India163285533.39%1 in 30El Salvador800263.25%1 in 31 Honduras560183.21%1 in 31Iran31281003.20%1 in 31Ghana3812.63%1 in 38 Kosovo7622.63%1 in 38Costa Rica1596402.51%1 in 40Spain46271152.49%1 in 40 Hungary28372.47%1 in 40Bolivia2310572.47%1 in 41Italy2982712.38%1 in 42 Trinidad & Tobago21152.37%1 in 42Peru88681902.14%1 in 47Nepal4812.08%1 in 48 Mozambique10121.98%1 in 51Barbados15331.96%1 in 51Netherlands1473281.90%1 in 53 St. Lucia5511.82%1 in 55Afghanistan779141.80%1 in 56Latvia5711.75%1 in 57 France4585741.61%1 in 62French Guiana12621.59%1 in 63Mongolia1073171.58%1 in 63 Guatemala1170181.54%1 in 65Russia5613841.50%1 in 67Singapore1217181.48%1 in 68 Lithuania6811.47%1 in 68Samoa13821.45%1 in 69Suriname13821.45%1 in 69 Namibia7111.41%1 in 71Panama787111.40%1 in 72Cambodia31341.28%1 in 78 Qatar55071.27%1 in 79Israel4330511.18%1 in 85Chile122571401.14%1 in 88 Malaysia7066771.09%1 in 92Georgia9911.01%1 in 99Tunisia20021%1 in 100
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Canada258282510.97%1 in 103United Kingdom223402160.97%1 in 103 Saudi Arabia7021670.95%1 in 105Cayman Islands10510.95%1 in 105 Croatia52650.95%1 in 105Cook Islands10610.94%1 in 106Indonesia1097100.91%1 in 110 Mexico643225730.89%1 in 112Bahrain79370.88%1 in 113Cuba79370.88%1 in 113 Marshall Islands11510.87%1 in 115Yemen2070180.87%1 in 115Poland57850.87%1 in 116 Oman3329270.81%1 in 123Moldova102480.78%1 in 128Czech Republic65050.77%1 in 130 Bangladesh80060.75%1 in 133South Africa12619910.72%1 in 139Iraq127490.71%1 in 142 Malta71850.70%1 in 144New Zealand3182220.69%1 in 145Thailand289391850.64%1 in 156 Luxembourg33320.60%1 in 167Palestinian Territories117070.60%1 in 167 Japan11636690.59%1 in 169Slovakia17110.59%1 in 171Philippines5212300.58%1 in 174 Taiwan5474290.53%1 in 189Sweden2130110.52%1 in 194Belgium2353120.51%1 in 196 Nicaragua2172110.51%1 in 197Australia376421890.50%1 in 199Ireland3189160.50%1 in 199 Norway5129230.45%1 in 223Madagascar23310.43%1 in 233 Argentina1425926000.42%1 in 238Laos24210.41%1 in 242Jordan2794110.39%1 in 254 Vietnam10791410.38%1 in 263Egypt2900110.38%1 in 264Slovenia28210.36%1 in 282 Kuwait7718260.34%1 in 297Cyprus29710.34%1 in 297Austria96430.31%1 in 321 Denmark65120.31%1 in 326Macedonia34110.29%1 in 341Finland5256120.23%1 in 438 Lebanon150030.20%1 in 500Switzerland155030.19%1 in 517Greece417280.19%1 in 522 Tanzania56110.18%1 in 561Ukraine30000390.13%1 in 769 China (Hong Kong)32091400.13%1 in 802Morocco82410.12%1 in 824 Brunei97110.10%1 in 971China (Mainland)67452530.08%1 in 1,273 South Korea108234820.08%1 in 1,320Macau262520.08%1 in 1,313 Germany85290300.04%1 in 2,843Portugal4748480.02%1 in 5,936Iceland865010.01%1 in 8,650 Overall: Cases= 1042022 Deaths= 11718 Percent dead= 1.12% Frequency= 1 in 89
• Swine flu attacks the lungs and respiratory system. The most common cause of death for swine flu is pneumonia, pneumonia is a infection in the lungs that is most likely caused by a bacteria or a virus. Basically pneumonia is when your lungs are filled with fluids (not blood) and that means that oxygen won’t be able to reach the blood and the cells of the body. When infected by swine flu by another person there are no toxins or any poisons produced but when you get the vaccine it does contain mercury, which is a endotoxin. The organism does not produce enzymes that are destructive to body.
Swine flu is transmitted just the way any other flu is transmitted through person-to-person contact. One person touches something someone with a virus has already touched, or droplets in the air which came from a sneeze or a cough of a person who has the swine flu spread to another person then on and on. Basically: • Coughing • Sneezing • Kissing • Touching infected objects • Touching nose, mouth and/or eyes with infected hands
Swine flu can include: • • • • • • • •
A fever Constant coughing A runny nose or stuffy nose A sore throat body aches headache chills fatigue or tiredness, which can be extreme • diarrhea and vomiting, sometimes, but more commonly seen than with seasonal flu • Lack of appetite • Nausea
If you wash your hands and face regularly with anti-bacterial soap, and shower regularly you are only lessening your chance of getting it, so you still have a chance of getting swine flu so just cover your coughs and sneezes. Wash your hands after coughs, sneezes or touching you mouth. as well as not putting your hands near your mouth after touching things like phones, door handles places where other people can leave their germs! • Covering nose and mouth with a tissue upon coughing and sneezing followed by proper disposal of the tissue. • Avoiding contact with ill persons. • Avoiding the urge to touch nose, mouth and eyes in general. • Staying home form work and/or school upon onset and for the duration of symptoms. • Assuring adequate and thorough handwashing and use of alcohol based hand cleansers (in the absence of proper handwashing facilities). • Providing tissues in common areas of homes, common and public areas. • Encouraging pursuit of medical evaluation at earliest onset of symptoms. • Use of masks to those who are exhibiting symptoms or who are ill. • Maintenance of a 3 to 6 foot perimeter around a coughing patient.
• The best treatment for H1N1 is to get vaccinated, especially the people of age 65 and older, people with health problems like asthma and etc., pregnant woman and young children.
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