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Understanding Swine Flu Spread: Questions and Answers Swine Flu - [] Date of Source: April 27th, 2009. This article provides a direct database of commonly asked questions and answers to them, such as “What is swine Flu?”, “How do people catch swine flu?”, “What are the symptoms of swine flu?” etc. Swine flu has been detected in people in Mexico, the U.S., New Zealand, Canada, and the U.K. Swine flu is said to be transmitted by respiratory tract. Officials say N95 respirators when used properly filter germs from the breath and stop the spread of the flu. It’s being called a swine flu because the overall structure of the virus is of the type that affects pigs, said Keiji Fukuda, a WHO official. Richard Besser claims that the seasonal vaccine for influenza has no effect on this disease. __N95 respirators__ – **1.** A device that supplies oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide for breathing, used especially in artificial respiration. **2.** A screen like device worn over the mouth or nose or both to protect the respiratory tract. __Keiji Fukuda__ – a WHO official. __Richard Besser__ – Head of the CDC, which is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2. Brian Grasso A Killer Pandemic Swine Flu - [] Date of Source: April 28, 2009 In this article, it is said that doctors have yet to confirm that the swine flu may have killed 149 people in Mexico. It explains the past pandemic of this virus. There was one in 1918, that left more than 50 million dead, and there was also a 1976 one of the same virus that left only one dead. The past pandemics may lessen the severity of this one said Barry Bloom. The WHO says the most basic ways to prevent this disease is hand washing, avoiding close contact with the sick and covering the nose and mouth during coughs and sneezes. A flu pandemic that’s similar in scope to the 1918 pandemic could kill 71 million people worldwide and push the economy into a “major global recession” costing more than $3 trillion, according to a worst-case scenario published by the World Bank in October. Barry Bloom - a professor at Harvard University’s school of public health in Boston. Recession - a period of an economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration. Pandemic – (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area. 3. Swine Flu Has No Proven Vaccine Swine Flu Date of Source: April 28, 2009 6:00 AM  The fears of swine flu have exceedingly risen after health authorities reported the first suspected domestic case of the deadly disease today. The death number has reached more than 150 in Mexico even though only 20 have been confirmed. However, it is said that the disease is preventable by using past knowledge of related diseases. As of right now, there are no proven vaccines. 2.6 million Doses of Tamiflu and Relenza antiviral drugs are in stock for using as a vaccine for this disease. Tamiflu - is an antiviral drug that is used in the treatment and prophylaxis of the Influenza virus. Relenza - a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment of and prophylaxis of both Influenza virus A and Influenza virus B. []

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Swine Flu. It is a virus that infects people, birds, pigs and other animals. It is generally transmitted through the respiratory tract. Droplets of infected body fluids may carry flu when people cough or sneeze. Swine Flu causes symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, headaches and body aches, fever, chills, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea. It is very hard to distinguish swine flu from regular influenza. Though accounts of previous Swine Flu pandemics have occurred with some only leaving 1 dead, I fend it mandatory to worry about the swine flu. But I don’t think being vaccinated with the recommended antiviral drugs is necessary. April 28, 2009 there was proven to be no vaccination for this disease. The vaccination that was being given to people who desired it in fact had many side effects. Therefore, why would you get vaccinated if only harm is being done? Basic prevention procedures such as covering your nose when sneezing, throwing out your tissue after blowing your nose, and washing your hands is what should be done. As of right now, those are the only things that can prevent this disease, so that’s what should be done. Unfortunately this pandemic is back after killing 50 million people once. Health organizations around the world should most definitely be doing all they can to find the cure. Losing millions will worsen the world’s current state drastically. Be very careful, and stay healthy.