Swine Flu Symptoms

Swine Flu Symptoms

By: Colin Platt

Swine flu the new human influenza virus A (H1N1) is still very
much in the news. Keiji Fukuda the World Health Organisation
(WHO) chief says that the disease is has reached 64 countries
and infected 19,273 people to date, causing 117 deaths.

Here is the list of the worst affected Countries: the balance
made up from 58 countries world-wide USA: 10,053 Mexico: 5,029
Canada: 1,530 Australia: 501 Japan: 385 UK: 339

The WHO is getting closer to declaring the global outbreak the
flu virus and flu-like symptoms now at phase 5 but getting
closer to phase 6. Phase 6 is the highest alert on the WHO
scale. It signals to the whole world that it is a human
pandemic, transferrable from human to human, unlike avian flu
which has not as yet reached this condition.

So, what are the symptoms? Some are chest infection symptoms the
sudden onset of fever, symptoms of bronchitis, a chronic dry
cough or shortness of breath. Other symptoms can include
headache, sore throat, tiredness, aching muscles, chills,
sneezing, runny nose and loss of appetite. Some cases have
experienced gastrointestinal symptoms (vomiting, nausea and or
diarrhea.)

How does swine flu spread? Flu viruses are made up of tiny
particles that can be spread through droplets that come out of
the nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze. When you cough or
sneeze without covering your nose and mouth with a tissue, these
droplets can spread with the risk of others breathing them in.

Always without fail cough or sneeze into a tissue and then bin
it and then wash your hands thoroughly. If you cough or sneeze
into your hand, the germs and spread from your hand to any
surfaces that you touch. Everyday items such as door handles,
elevator buttons, computer keyboards, door handles, telephones
and TV remote controls are all common surfaces where flu viruses
can linger, sometimes for days. If then other people touch these
surfaces and then touch their faces, the germs can enter their
systems and so become infected.

If swine flu spreads, you need to keep informed and up to date,
as the situation changes, check the TV channels and radio, for
updates check with my blog and I will keep you posted.

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