SWINE FLU... H1N1 VIRUS

In June 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new strain of swine-origin H1N1 as a pandemic. This strain is often called swine flu by the public media. This novel virus spread worldwide and had caused about 17,000 deaths by the start of 2010. On August 10, 2010, the World Health Organization declared the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity had returned to typical seasonal patterns...

-What's H1N1? How does it infect human? What are the Symptoms?? What are the methods of protection and treatment??..

- H for Hemagglutinin and N for  Neuraminidase .. It's the virus strain responsible for Swine Flu..

-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 influenza, often resulting only in the production of antibodies in the blood. If transmission does cause human influenza, it is called zoonotic swine flu or a variant virus. People with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infection. The meat of an infected animal poses no risk of infection when properly cooked.

-SYMPTOMS:

they are similar to regular Flu and include:

Body aches

Chills

Cough

Diarrhea (less common)

Headache

Sore throat

Temperature (fever)

Tiredness (fatigue)

• Vomiting (less common)

Treatment: 

-there are no vaccines to the virus,but we can do some medication as:

• adamantanes (amantadine and remantadine)
• inhibitors of influenza neuraminidase (oseltamivir and zanamivir)

-Protection:

• Wash your hands regularly with soap
• Try to stay healthy
• Get plenty of sleep
• Do plenty of exercise
• Try to manage your stress
• Drink plenty of liquids
• Eat a well balanced diet
• Refrain from touching surfaces which may have the virus
• Do not get close to people who are sick
• Stay away from crowded areas if there is a swine flu outbreak in your area

THANK YOU...