Does not stop talking in all the medical, scientific and information about an epidemic of swine flu is rampant these days, which is spreading around the world are frightening. Could this have been infected with influenza virus, known to attract the attention of the world has the amazing ability to change and evolve, and manipulating the form to overcome the vaccines and antiviral drugs to him. And has taken all the medical and health status of alert to control the epidemic and reduce its spread. The WHO said on 25 of April (April) last outbreak of swine influenza virus which is transmitted to humans in Mexico and then in America and much of the world. And confirmed in several hundred people die of infections and many of them in Mexico until now, most of them young, healthy, and moved to the case of the disease is endemic. * A new breed * According to the World «swine flu epidemic disease severe disease of pigs is mainly transmitted by inhalation». And lead the influenza virus type (er A) 1 The HP 1 (Swine influenza A (H1N1) virus) infection of the disease, and the world is experiencing widespread recurrent of the disease in pigs, causing a high state of fatigue but it rarely becomes a pandemic killer her. Spreading the disease in the autumn and winter, but can be spread at any time of year, there are several strains of swine flu, like the flu that affect humans. The World Health Organization confirmed that some of the deaths that occurred among the people arising from the new type is not known by the swine flu, and pointed out that the new virus has the characteristics of genetically different from those suffered by people in different parts of Europe and Asia. The world has witnessed by the spread of the epidemic of swine flu several times, in February 1976 pandemic spread of swine influenza in the United States and President Ford is taking the necessary measures to contain the epidemic and provide influenza vaccine to all the American people, who had a number of serious side effects that led to the death other. In August of 2007 an epidemic of swine influenza again in the Philippines, but the deaths did not exceed 10%. What is important in the spread of this new epidemic, is the ability of this virus to move from one person to another and the emergence of a new strain of MRSA, but the interesting thing of concern is actually attacking the virus to healthy young people and cause disease.
* Medical profile *
What is influenza?
Influenza infection is occurring in infection of one of the three basic types of influenza virus (er, B, C A, B, C). The latter type does not cause only minor disturbances in the respiratory system. Consists types «er» and «B» of 8 parts of the nuclear DNA (RNA) mixed with each other pads to play, and holds these two types of proteins appear on the form Stahehma Coikat small. This helps the genetic composition of viruses on the shape and change significantly up to degree shift radically. The virus belongs «H-1 The 1» to type «er», which can be branched off into several types, including Mtgayerat. The pork in nature in the future to various forms of viruses that can combine to generate a virus renewed, and this is the case with HIV «H 1 The 1», which combines two strains of swine viruses and a strain of flu virus and a strain of human virus. It is transmissible to humans. Even more serious is that the virus uses the human body working on behalf contagious from one person to another. When transmitted infection to humans, clinging to the influenza virus respiratory cells and passes through the surface layer that protects the cells. To reproduce this virus is re-programming the cell and distorts their function, including serves, enabling each cell infected thus the production of hundreds of cells, viral spread in the respiratory system as a whole.
* What is the swine flu?
Is a type of influenza virus and specifically the type of «er», and differs from the influenza virus in humans in its composition, has the ability to infect humans sometimes. Has been found of human infections in the past, but very few hit only those who work or have direct contact with pigs. The swine flu pandemic is different now than in the past, as a sort or a new form has the ability to move from one person to another and also to the people who do not have direct contact or indirect contact with pigs. The incubation period of swine influenza virus between three and seven days, may extend over a period of more young children.
Q: What are the symptoms of swine flu?
Does not differ from the symptoms of swine flu symptoms known as cold symptoms with regular rise in temperature, accompanied by a cough, chills and pain in the throat with pain throughout the body, headache, weakness, or general weakness. Some people infected with diarrhea and vomiting (intercepted some cases). These symptoms generally where it can be for any of the other diseases, so the patient can not or doctor diagnosis of swine influenza based on the patient complaint, but must perform examinations and laboratory tests that are on their way to confirm the disease or is it a symptom of any of the other cases .
How is infection?
Move this highly infectious virus spread by droplets in the air when breathing or coughing or sneezing. The response of the body to this virus is unknown. The British virologist d. John Oxford: «Even though we have not seen this virus before, but we have suffered from the virus strain« H 1 The 1 »since 1978». He believed that the human body has a result, some immunity against this virus, contrary to the virus that causes avian flu «HP 5 1» is totally new to the body.
* In case of illness, what should the patient do?
In the event of symptoms of influenza to someone without the presence of risk factors for infection, and what he has but to remain at home, and must cover their nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing and dispose of the towel to immediately wash your hands thoroughly with every time, this is to prevent those around him from infection. But if the onset of influenza to someone coming from the newly outbreaks such as Mexico, or deal with someone who is infected, as recommended by the Department Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. should go to the doctor to do the necessary tests to diagnose the disease and confirmation of infection.
Q: Do you assess influenza vaccine from bird pigs?
There is still no vaccine to protect against swine flu, but can provide seasonal influenza vaccine (flu vaccine) some protection against swine influenza virus of type «HP 3 The 2». But the strain that emerged in California (a «H 1 The 1» very different from the strain of influenza virus (H-1, that 1) in humans, and in seasonal influenza vaccine. It is also not known yet whether the infection of influenza type «1 The AH-1 »human (human type A H1N1 flu) provide protection (immunity) against the partial swine influenza virus type« er HP 1 The 1 »(type A H1N1 swine flu) in the light of the current global epidemic. with that, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to extract the virus from someone who is infected seed or origin of production of a new vaccine against the virus. and it will take to produce a vaccine four to six months, but remains a big question about the possibility of producing the vaccine in sufficient quantities before the next flu season.
* Is there any treatment for swine flu?
Use of antiviral drugs, oseltamivir Ooseltamvir better known as «Tamiflu» (tamiflu) or drug Zanamvir (zanamivir) of the cases have been confirmed diagnosis of swine flu, for a period of five days.
* What are the ways of prevention?
Cover their nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing.
Wash your hands with soap and water several times, especially after sneezing and coughing.
Disposal of paper towels used when sneezing immediately.
If feeling ill is very important not to leave the house and a commitment to comfort.
Not to touch the eyes and nose before washing hands.
In the affected areas must wear a protective mask when outside the home.
Avoid travel to the affected areas.
Stay away from gatherings and crowded places.
* The current virus .. Scion «Spanish flu» 1918
* Despite the name epidemic b «Spanish flu», which appeared in 1918, but it did not issue from Spain. The reason for the label to the preoccupation of the Spanish media the subject of the epidemic as a result of the relative emancipation compared to participate in the First World War. Spanish flu epidemic has spread in the wake of a deadly First World War in Europe and the world, leaving millions dead, caused by the epidemic type of malicious and destructive of the influenza virus (er) of the type «H 1 The 1» (H1N1). Distinguish virus infection is estimated at speeds of modern statistics that about 500 million people were infected and appeared to have signs of the disease is unclear. He died between 20 and 100 million people from the disease, the vast majority of them adults and healthy adolescents. The scientists at the University of Kansas, led by Professor Rich specializes in pathology and diagnostic study of the Spanish flu pandemic, and research supported the hypothesis that a pandemic influenza virus in 1918, the virus that causes swine influenza virus is the same now, but he managed to change its properties and strengthened. And to escape loneliness. Rich enable the virus from infecting pigs and breed, without killing Unlike other mammals, causing slight disturbances in the respiratory tract. In the 1918 pandemic virus has spread through pigs, and said that because of this virus to adapt throughout this period with the pigs, resulting in the emergence of swine influenza virus mutated current.
