Swine Flu & You!Swine Flu & You!

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Swine Flu Pandemic Swine Flu Pandemic

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What is swine flu?What is swine flu?

Swine Influenza -Swine Influenza -respiratory disease respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A of pigs caused by type A influenza virus influenza virus

People People do not do not normally get swine flu normally get swine flu This outbreak appears to be originating in This outbreak appears to be originating in MexicoMexico..

How does swine flu spread?How does swine flu spread? Person to Person to PersonPerson

Sneezing/coughingSneezing/coughing Person to Person to ObjectObject

Contact with an infected objectContact with an infected object

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How does Swine Flu affect you?How does Swine Flu affect you? What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in people?What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in people?

- Symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of regular human - Symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of regular human flu and include:flu and include:

FeverFever, cough, sore throat, , cough, sore throat, bodybody aches, headaches, chills, aches, headaches, chills, ffatigueatigue

Diarrhea, Diarrhea, vomitingvomiting Severe illness such as Severe illness such as pneumoniapneumonia and respiratory failure and respiratory failure A worsening of underlying A worsening of underlying chronicchronic medical conditions medical conditions

Are there medicines to treat swine flu?Are there medicines to treat swine flu?YES. YES.

- - The use of prescription medicines fights against the flu virus by keeping The use of prescription medicines fights against the flu virus by keeping the virus from the virus from reproducingreproducing in your body. in your body.

The CDC recommends using The CDC recommends using oseltamiviroseltamivir or or zanamivir. zanamivir.

Why Does the Flu HappenWhy Does the Flu Happen Every Year? Every Year?

There are There are 33 types of flu… A, B, and C. types of flu… A, B, and C.Type A changes every year, which is why you Type A changes every year, which is why you

can never be can never be immuneimmune to the flu. to the flu.It usually occurs frequently in winter & early It usually occurs frequently in winter & early

spring. spring. Because the flu changes, or Because the flu changes, or

mutatesmutates, when new strains , when new strains occur, occur, it can cause an it can cause an epidemicepidemic or or pandemicpandemic..

EpidemicEpidemic - affecting or tending to - affecting or tending to affect a affect a VERY large VERY large number of number of individuals within a population, individuals within a population, community, or region at the community, or region at the same time.same time.

PandemicPandemic - occurring over - occurring over a a wide wide geographicgeographic area and area and affecting anaffecting an exceptionally exceptionally highhigh proportion of the populatioproportion of the populationn

MutationMutation – a significant change – a significant change in the in the codingcoding of an organism. of an organism.

As of Sept. 4th 2009, 11:00 AM ET As of Sept. 4th 2009, 11:00 AM ET

U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu InfectionU.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection

35,58535,585Check back daily for updates:Check back daily for updates:

http://www.who .orghttp://www.who .org