Swine influenza virus is a contagious respiratory disease that normally affects pigs. It is commonly caused by H1N1 strains of influenza virus. During March/April 2009, a new strain of swine influenza virus has emerged in Mexico. The World Health Organization has named it as influenza A (H1N1), and said that it could spread from person to person through tiny droplets, expelled from the mouth and nose of an infected person when they talk, cough or sneeze.
The symptoms of this disease include fever, tiredness, lack of appetite, coughing and sore throat. It also includes vomiting and diarrhea.
There is no vaccine available to cure this disease. Scientists say that it would take another six months to develop an effective vaccine. So precaution is the only way to keep away from this disease. The precaution involves simple steps as follows:-
• TO WASH HANDS FREQUENTLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
• WHEN COUGHING OR SNEEZING, TO COVER THE MOUTH AND NOSE WITH TISSUE PAPER
• TO DISPOSE OFF USED TISSUE PAPERS CAREFULLY BY PUTTING THEM IN A BIN
• TO CLEAN HARD SURFACES FREQUENTLY
• TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN FOLLOW THIS PRACTISE
• TO EAT FULLY COOKED MEAT
Good hygiene shall always protect us from a wide range of infections.
The symptoms of this disease include fever, tiredness, lack of appetite, coughing and sore throat. It also includes vomiting and diarrhea.
There is no vaccine available to cure this disease. Scientists say that it would take another six months to develop an effective vaccine. So precaution is the only way to keep away from this disease. The precaution involves simple steps as follows:-
• TO WASH HANDS FREQUENTLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
• WHEN COUGHING OR SNEEZING, TO COVER THE MOUTH AND NOSE WITH TISSUE PAPER
• TO DISPOSE OFF USED TISSUE PAPERS CAREFULLY BY PUTTING THEM IN A BIN
• TO CLEAN HARD SURFACES FREQUENTLY
• TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN FOLLOW THIS PRACTISE
• TO EAT FULLY COOKED MEAT
Good hygiene shall always protect us from a wide range of infections.
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