Uk newspapers representations of the 200910 outbreak of. Issue 4 full julyaugust 2011 global health matters newsletter pdf 5. This virus infects the wind pipe respiratory tract of pigs and later it gets transmitted to human beings. It comes on quickly and generally lasts for around a week. Swine flu also known as swine influenza or pandemic influenza is a respiratory disease. A nationwide campaign on the h1n1 swine flu virus has begun with leaflets. Economic effects of the 1918 influenza pandemic 19 the 1918 influenza pandemic in the news little rock, ark.
The first cases of influenza ah1n1 swine flu were confirmed in the uk on 27th april 2009, after a novel virus first identified in mexico rapidly evolved into a pandemic. Aim of this study is to establish a relation between healthcare interval and outcome of swine flu. Handbook on prevention of human swine influenza in schools the recent outbreak of human swine influenza or known as human swine influenza ah1n1hsi in different areas has aroused concern of the world. There are four different antiviral drugs that are recommended for use in the united states for the treatment of influenza. Swine flu symptoms, vaccination, treatment, causes. Lyn finelli discusses cdcs recommendations for reducing the risk of infection with h3n2v flu viruses for fairgoers and swine exhibitors. How you can keep up to date with the latest information about swine flu. Public views of the uk media and government reaction to. Six of the genes are closest in sequence to those of h1n2 triplereassortant influenza viruses isolated from pigs in north america around 19992000. If swine flu spreads, you need to keep informed so that you know what else you can do to protect yourself and your family. It originated in pigs but is spread primarily from person.
But the soldier at fort dix was a young man likely in very good physical condition, and more than half of the serious cases of the 2009 swine flu have involved people aged 5 to 24. The same manufacturers that produce seasonal flu vaccines also produced the vaccines against the pandemic. On 11 june 2009, the who declared the outbreak to be a pandemic. Swine flu is also known as swine influenza, hog flu and pig flu. Mhra public assessment report swine flu vaccines and. There are also details about common symptoms of swine flu, such as a sudden fever, cough or shortness of breath. See separate leaflet called bird flu avian influenza for details. The vaccine was one of the h1n1 vaccines approved for use by the european commission in september 2009, upon the recommendations of the european medicines agency emea. The uk governments have produced this leaflet to give you information about swine flu. Learn about the risks of swine flu, its complications, and who should be most concerned. Objective to assess whether perceptions of the swine flu outbreak predicted changes in behaviour among members of the public in england, scotland, and wales design cross sectional telephone survey using random digit dialling setting interviews by telephone between 8 and 12 may participants 997 adults aged 18 or more who had heard of swine flu and spoke english.
From tuesday, all homes in the uk are set to receive a leaflet stressing the importance of good hygiene in preventing the spread of swine flu. Treatment of people with flu like symptoms returns to business as usual. The swine flu pandemic the first two cases of the current strain of pandemic swine influenza called the soiv strain in the us were reported in april 2009. Although swine flu doesnt typically affect humans, there was a global outbreak in 2009 to 2010the first flu pandemic in more than 40 years. This season, vaccines to protect against the 2009 h1n1 virus sometimes called swine flu have been produced. If you go to a doctor for flu symptoms see below following direct or close contact with swine, tell your doctor about this exposure. Flu hox bare test nal ykini pqa nhim l flu wa lowa krvauxa cahiwa he.
Its hard to tell whether you have swine flu or seasonal flu, because most symptoms are the same. The vaccine was developed by glaxosmithkline and patented in september 2006. These include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing. Swine flu, also known as the h1n1 virus, is a relatively new strain of an influenza virus that causes symptoms similar to the regular flu. Pandemrix is an influenza vaccine for influenza pandemics, such as the 2009 flu pandemic. Cdc recommendations to reduce the risk of h3n2v flu virus infection for fairgoers and swine exhibitors 5 mb, 5 min 51 sec dr.
The term swine flu came about because the type of influenza virus. From where did the 2009 swineorigin influenza a virus. Apr 30, 2009 the leaflet provides information about the causes of swine flu and advice about how to prevent the disease spreading. Information for the user fluenz tetra nasal spray suspension influenza vaccine live attenuated, nasal read all of this leaflet carefully before the vaccine is given because it contains important information for you or your child. The information on this page is being maintained as accessible for a year.
For some people, novel h1n1 flu swine flu can turn serious. Can people catch swine flu variant flu from eating. Ba crew member tested for virus after mexico flight sunday times, 26 april 2009. Only people who used to have direct contact with pigs were observed to get swine flu in the past. A complete data of all the patients visiting swine flu opds, swine flu wards and icu were. Swine flu is a type of respiratory disease, caused by a new strain of influenza a flu virus, thought to have originated in pigs. For detailed information about flu treatment and prevention for individuals and families, please click here. Most commonly, these cases occur in persons with direct exposure to pigs e. Reassuring and managing patients with concerns about swine. Apr 29, 2009 a new strain of swine flu influenza a h1n1 is spreading around the globe.
Production takes months and it is impossible to switch halfway through if health officials make a mistake. The virus is a reassortant a mix of genes from swine, bird, and human flu vir uses. When this happens, these viruses are called variant viruses. It is caused by virus called h1n1 virus introduced in 2009. Like seasonal flu vaccines, there are two kinds of 2009 h1n1 vaccines. Some people are more likely to be seriously ill with swine flu. To view adobe pdf files, download current, free accessible.
New research details spread of swine flu virus fogarty. Handbook on prevention of human swine influenza in schools. Who, robert koch institute spread of swine flu up to august 2010 transmission from animals to humans the origins of hn 26 27. Further swine flu resources are available simply type swine flu into the search box on any page of. Swine flu, is like flu and can spread from person to person. Aberystwyth university pandemic influenza information. By midfebruary 2015, the reported cases and deaths in 2015 had surpassed the previous numbers. The seasonal flu vaccines that are already available dont protect against swine flu, so a new flu vaccine has been developed. If the swine flu mutates, scientists arent sure how effective a vaccine made now from the current strain will remain. The english language content on this website is being archived for historic and reference purposes only. Swine influenza virus siv or swine origin influenza virus s oiv is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs.
In april 2009 a new type began to infect people, probably. Key facts about human infections with variant viruses cdc. They also can be denoted by adding the letter v to the end of the virus subtype designation. Swine flu refers to swine influenza or the viral infection caused by any of the several types of swine influenza virus. If you have flu symptoms, follow cdcs regular recommendations for seeking treatment for influenza. This novel h1n1 flu virus was first detected in april of 2009 in the united states, and spread quickly around the world. Malicious h1n1 pdf file spreads password stealer as swine. Swine flu clinical package for use when there are exceptional demands on healthcare services these tools and pathways are for use only when high healthcare demand leads to the need for strict hospital admission triage in affected areas. Most flu vaccine companies can not make both seasonal flu vaccine and pandemic flu vaccine at the same time.
Reassuring and managing patients with concerns about swine flu. Government publishes swine flu information leaflet nursing. Mutations and changes in avian and swine flu strains may enable them to infect people and were implicated in the last three human flu pandemics. The influenza a virus h1n1v caused the swine flu pandemic of 200910. May 11, 2009 the h1n1 swine flu has caused a surge in doctor visits for flu like symptoms and now some 40% of flu cases are infections with the new flu bug. Swine flu is a virus that is particularly affecting children and young adults. Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by a new strain of influenza virus. However, sporadic human infections with influenza viruses that normally circulate in swine and not people have occurred. Pharmacological management of pandemic influenza a h1n1 2009 part i. During an outbreak, antivirals can be useful but should not be used as a substitute for vaccination, as they are not always effective and resistance has become a problem with some flu strains. Russell blaylock md, neurosurgeon, vaccine may be worse than swine flu baxter files swine flu vaccine patent us20090060950a1 august 28, 2008 a year ahead of the outbreak. Read the leaflet on swine flu and answer the questions below. It was caused by a thennew flu virus known as h1n1, an influenza virus thats a combination of swine, avian bird, and.
Sep 14, 2009 swine flu are you at risk of complications. But, h 1 n 1 virus is a new swine flu virus and it contains the genetic material of swine, bird and human influenza virus. Hundreds will be ill in weeks and a swine flu pandemic could strike 40% of us daily mail, 29 april 2009 and killer swine flu. If transmission does cause human flu, it is called zoonotic swine flu. This page provides resources, local information and guidance for businesses, community and faith. But the test isnt as common as those for regular flu. What the uk governments have done to prepare for a wider outbreak of flu.
May 05, 2009 meanwhile in mexico officials are set to relax flu restrictions after seeing a fall in the number of new cases. It also provides information about what to do if the disease becomes well established in the population. Swine flu symptoms what is swine flu h1n1 influenza a. The swine flu outbreak was the first pandemic in more than 40 years and for many, their first encounter with a major influenza outbreak. People who have been infected with variant viruses have had symptoms similar to the symptoms of regular human seasonal influenza.
The 2009 flu pandemic was a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza a virus subtype h1n1, first identified in april 2009, termed pandemic h1n109 virus by the world health organization who and colloquially called swine flu. Jan 11, 2015 swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses. Do i still need the swine flu vaccine if ive already had swine flu. Pdf swine flu and the current influenza a h1n1 pandemic. Before we call it a pandemic, we need to have appropriate trigger points that involve not only the spread of the virus but also its level of virulence. Swine flu news stories during the prepandemic period unsurprisingly made front page news with headlines such as. What you can do to protect yourself and others against flu. Keep up to date with the latest information on swine flu and follow public health advice and instructions. Scientists are still arguing about what the virus should be called, but most people know it as the h1n1. The mutation rendered the virus lethal for domestic ducks and swans. The swine origin influenza a h1n1 virus that appeared in 2009 and was first found in human beings in mexico, is a reassortant with at least three parents. Summary of progress since 2009 pandemic influenza flu. The swine flu viruses that infect pigs can change, easily transmitting the virus to humans. Influenza antiviral drugs can be used to treat influenza infections, including human infections with influenza viruses that normally circulate in swine swine influenza.
This study examines public understandings of the pandemic, exploring how people. Pandemic influenza preparedness and response planning. Other actions you can take in case swine flu becomes more widespread. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Patient leaflets from the bmj group swine flu theres been a lot of alarm about the spread of swine flu, a new type of virus now.
We tend to think of flu resulting in the deaths of the very old and the very young, and the pandemics did affect those age groups. The us centers for disease control and prevention cdc found that these cases were caused by a swine virus that had not previously been identified in the us. The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human. For detailed information about the flu for professionals, please click here. However, sporadic human infections with swine flu have occurred. Swine flu is a term that is being replaced by the designation h1n1 influenza and refers to a particular type of influenza virus that has a genetic makeup that includes viral genes that are associated with the infection of pigs. Most probably, tricky situations of swine flu can be seen on the people with higher medical risks, say for instance. Does the government have enough antiviral drugs to treat. In april 2009, a new type of human influenza flu virusc appeared, known as the h1n1v or swine flu virus, and quickly spread globally. The h1n1 virus that caused that pandemic is now a regular human flu virus and continues to circulate seasonally worldwide. But a lab test is the only way to know to test for swine flu, your doctor runs a swab up the inside of your nose around the back of your throat.
Total number of deaths bird a s s mutation of the virus h1n1 s pig human 1 10 0 51 100 e countries affected sources. Because many chinese farmers raise both pigs and ducks, the animals can share water supplies and be in fighting proximity over food the spread of flu from ducks to pigs, transforming avian flu into swine flu, has occurred many times. The 2009 flu pandemic in the united states was a novel strain of the influenza ah1n1 virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, that began in the spring of 2009. Swine flu clinical package for use when there are exceptional. In 1976, a small group of soldiers at fort dix were infected with a swine flu virus that was deemed similar to the virus responsible for the great 191819 worldwide flu pandemic. The cdcs swine flu guidance for businesses and employers focuses on preparing for people to be out sick and on reassuring staff that staying home wont. Some people also have reported runny nose, sore throat, eye irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. New research details spread of swine flu virus july august 2011 volume 10, issue 4. Always use a tissue when you sneeze or cough and then bin it.
Transmission of the virus from pigs to humans is not common and does not always lead to human flu, often resulting only in the production of antibodies in the blood. Swine flu fears cause indian city of ahmedabad to ban public gatherings city of 3. Call the swine flu information line on 0800 1 5 5 to hear the latest advice. The virus had spread to the us from an outbreak in mexico the u. Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide. Introduction the purpose of this document is to provide a basis for advice to clinicians on the use of the.
The youtube channel of the washington state government, linking you to videos from state agencies, departments, and elected officials. If you have symptoms of flu and are very sick or worried about your illness contact your health care provider. As the uk begins to receive leaflets giving advice on swine flu, spammers are not far behind with a malicious file. Mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu. The main purpose of this leaflet is to c give general information about swine flu 2. Children are proving to be highly efficient carriers of the swine flu h1n1 virus and schools provide the perfect environment for it to spread. On june 11 th, 2009, the world health organization declared the start of the first flu pandemic in 40 years. Swine flu is the name for the influenza type a virus that affects pigs swine. We need to ensure that we improve the techniques used in trying to decrease the spread of infectionboth in the community and within our hospitals. Other symptoms can include a headache, aching muscles, chills, sneezing, a runny nose, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhoea. To guard against hsi, we must be on the alert and strengthen personal and environmental hygiene.
India had reported 937 cases and 218 deaths from swine flu in the year 2014. Three themes emerged as to why people felt they needed additional advice despite having already used these sources. H1n1 influenza or swine flu is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of pigs caused by type a influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Recent genetic analysis has revealed that threequarters, or six out of the eight genetic segments, of the 2009 flu pandemic strain arose from the north american swine flu strains circulating since 1998, when a new strain was first identified on a factory farm in north carolina, and which was the firstever reported triplehybrid flu virus.
The spread of the ah1 virus follows movements of swine from the south to the midwest. Meanwhile, a second wave of swine u hits germany at the beginning of november. Gene swapping can occur in pigs between avian, swine and human viruses, which is the reason for the evolution of current novel h1n1 influenza a virus swine flu virus responsible for pandemic in. The outbreak was first observed in mexico, and quickly spread globally. Swine flu causes, symptoms, treatments, complications. This timeline will be continually updated with key dates, drawing on authoritative information from the world health. Swine flu was the cause of an influenza outbreak that was considered to be a pandemic in 2009. Public perceptions, anxiety, and behaviour change in. The hpa provides advice to schools on whether they should close or stay. Centers for disease control and prevention cdc estimates that from april 12, 2009 to april 10, 2010, there were 60. Get the facts on swine flu swine influenza a h1n1 virus history, symptoms, how this contagious infection is transmitted, prevention with a vaccine, diagnosis, treatment, news, and research. The states of gujarat and rajasthan are the worst affected. It is highly likely to be around this winter 201011 still. Only the very early cases of swine flu were confirmed by a laboratory test, so most people cannot be certain they have had swine flu.
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