Swine+Flu...

=Swine Flu= The newest virus going around North America ;also known as "pig flu". Symptoms: ...it can lead to serious infections like pneumonia, and even death.
 * Current***
 * fever
 * lack of appetite
 * lethargy
 * coughing
 * sore throat
 * runny nose
 * nausea
 * vomitting
 * diarreah
 * respiratory failure

It can be spread by coughing and sneezing. You also can get it if you touch something that someone with the flu has touched, and then you touch your eyes, nose or mouth.

Cure: CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with swine influenza viruses. If you are sick then you need to stay home. Make sure to be sensible and wash your hands!

-40 reports of people with the Swine Flu!!!!

[] =Historical events= In 1976 people in Fort Dix, NJ and they were feeling tired and weak. Within 24 hours of feeling fatigue he died. The case of influenza wasn't seen since 1918-19 which took 500,000 and 20 million wide. The man that first had the flu gave it to 500 other soldiers. It came to be called "The Great Plague". It got its name through domestic pigs and wild swine.

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=Other Random Facts...= Swine flu started in Mexico and is now traveling to other parts of the world. There were around 8 cases of it in NY and apparently some in Ct also.

=YES= I would get the swine flu vaccination because if it is spreading I would want to make sure that I am protected from getting the virus. If the swine flu was just a little thing going around that wasn't that bad then it wouldn't hurt to get it;might as well. I think it is safer to just get the vaccination instead of not getting it and being exposed to the virus. It is always best to stay on the safer sude when it comes to medical issues and even, sometimes, life-threatening things such as the swine flu. So, YES I WOULD DEFINITELY GET THE SWINE FLU SHOT TO BE ON THE SAFER SIDE OF THINGS INSTEAD OF GETTING IT. :)