People prone to H1N1 Virus infections
While Swine Flu is widely recognised as a threat to all, it has particular danger for certain groups of vulnerable people. This often happens with any epidemic, where the virus spreads quicker among certain groups. These may include those groups of people whose immune systems are not as strong as [...]
Swine Flu, and Using a Thermometer
It is absolutely vital under normal circumstances to have a working thermometer at home, but when there is a Swine Flu problem about, it is especially important.
Having a working thermometer means that you can check for one of the most noticeable symptoms of Swine Flu, namely a raised temperature. If [...]
Swine Flu Symptoms and the High Risk Groups
It makes perfect sense to have a working thermometer at home, as one of the main indicators that you have Swine Flu is a raised temperature. However, there are a few other things you need to keep an eye on if you are to avoid getting into trouble [...]
Swine Flu Symptoms
Swine Flu has become a very popular topic in the news and in media generally over the last few months. This is because it can have fatal consequences, and it can spread quickly. Flu is very contagious, and the risk of carrying a flu that is fatal as well as very spreadable makes [...]
Swine Flu Explained in Simple Terms
You may have heard a lot about Swine Flu via the media in recent times. The media have perhaps been enjoying the reporting on this latest epidemic with a little too much glee. Whatever your opinion about how they have handled it, it is safe to say that the Swine [...]
Protection Against Swine Flu
When Swine Flu first became a major news story earlier this year, people began to think seriously about washing their hands. And when one thinks about it carefully enough, this makes perfect sense. If you wash your hands, you are automatically adding one line of defence to your body against any kind [...]
Facts about Swine Flu That You May Not Have Known
It is an acute respiratory disease that primarily affected pigs. At one point it was responsible for pig deaths of around one to four per cent. Since the early days of the virus spreading, it has of course become responsible for human deaths. However, when it [...]
All About Swine Flu
There is one particular small group of people who are most vulnerable to the virus. This group contains those with serious or highly damaging medical conditions.
The first recognised very high risk group consists of those people who have had chronic lung disease. This group would find themselves deteriorating very rapidly, health [...]
Obesity May Be A Risk Factor In Swine Flu
First pregnant women set off alarm bells in the medical community because of complications arising from exposure and illness to the current novel H1N1 influenza A virus [or swine flu] and now it seems obese people are on edge for similar problems caused by the current influenza [...]
Study Discovers H1N1 Pandemic Flu Mimics Dreaded 1918 Flu
The novel H1N1 influenza virus seems to mimic certain characteristics of the 1918 Spanish influenza virus starting with its ability to infect the lower respiratory system, specifically the lungs, moreso than the seasonal flu according to medical researchers. Also, testing on a few animals concluded the same [...]
The Toll Taken By Influenza
When influenza strikes in an outbreak scenario it takes a heavy toll on health care and on industry I regions where it spreads.
Medical Care
Appointments with primary health care providers are expected to rise by one hundred fifty to four hundred percent in an epidemic situation causing much havoc and cost to [...]
Tamiflu Cuts H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths In Half Vs. No Intervention
Treating the H1N1 novel influenza A Virus or Swine Flu using generic tamiflu and for chemoprophylaxis for those people in contact with infected patients is a most economical tactic for thwarting illness and fatalities in a pandemic of influenza. Research conducted by a Canadian University [...]
Preventive Medicine For Swine Flu
The danger of the novel H1N1 influenza A Virus becomes increasingly more evident on a daily basis with the mortality rate rising and the infection rate increasing rapidly worldwide. Fortunately the outbreak occurred at a time of the year – in the western hemisphere at least – when the seasonal flu [...]
Tamiflu – Can Influenza Virus Be Cured With Tamiflu Prescriptions?
It’s important to understand the types of influenza viruses that are circulating and the effect if any that Tamiflu has on these various strains. How tamiflu is dispensed to treat these infections goes a long way in determining the value of the drug as a [...]
Asthma Sufferers Should Be Cautious Of Swine Flu
As the H1N1 influenza A virus continues to spread globally, it is becoming clear that anyone suffering from an asthmatic or further respiratory ailment must remain cautious regarding the simple facts of this pandemic influenza virus, so say the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology [AAAAI]. A [...]
Novel H1N1 Influenza A Virus Inept at Infecting People
As the latest swine flu virus makes its way around the globe, medical experts are claiming they know why it has so far been less than vigorous in its infection capability as opposed to be a raging, virulent scourge. This novel H1N1 influenza virus has a protein [...]
Tamiflu Approved For Canadian Babies – Other Nations To Follow
Canada has become one among numerous countries that are approving or researching whether infants less than one year of age should be administered the antiviral medication Oseltamivir or commercially referred to as Tamiflu. Canadian Government health officials announced that under certain treatment conditions infants who are [...]
H1N1 Influenza Spreading Rapidly – Tracking Cases Futile, Says WHO
A report from the World Health Organization WHO stated that the H1N1 Influenza pandemic virus is now the most swiftly spreading pandemic virus to date and that asking member countries to survey statistical data on every case or even count new cases is futile. The WHO, [...]
Problems Creating H1N1 Vaccine Make For Tough Choices
The World Health Organization [WHO] has proclaimed that frontline responders to any pandemic, primary health care workers, should receive priority when initial vaccine is made available for novel influenza A H1N1 virus. Pharmaceutical companies are in rapid pursuit of as much vaccine as possible to combat the deadly [...]
Pregnant Women and Novel Influenza A (H1N1)
As Of the last several months – June/July 2009 – There has been an alarm raised about women who are pregnant when they contract influenza A [H1N1] strain of the virus. It appears that women who are pregnant and especially those in their final trimester, have a higher incidence [...]