Facts about Swine Flu
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 wise, if they caught the virus. Asthma sufferers are not safe either, with anyone who has undergone any kind of drug treatment for Asthma within the last three years at a particularly high level of risk.
Those who have had or who suffer from chronic heart disease are another group of people who are considered to be putting themselves at very high levels of risk by not taking precautions. This particular group can see a very rapid decline in their health due to the fact that their most vital organ is weakened, and therefore vulnerable to all sorts of attack and damage.
Chronic kidney and liver disease sufferers are also urged to take extra precautions when out in public or generally just exposing themselves to infection. These patients have weakened organs and this means that any damage or infection to these organs can take hold very quickly, and cause major damage, and even death.
Anyone who has a compromised immune system, whether this is because they have a disease or just because they have undergone some invasive and disruptive medical treatment in the past, have every chance of suffering faster and more drastically if they are exposed to Swine Flu. This group needs to know how their system has been affected, and what they need to do to protect themselves. A good discussion with their doctor should facilitate the gathering of knowledge in this regard. Talking to your doctor will allow you to get a grasp of what you should be avoiding, and how you should be living your day to day life most effectively. It will only take one exposure to the Swine Flu virus for your health to deteriorate if you have a poor immune system, so taking precautions according to doctor’s orders is of paramount importance.
Swine Flu is spreading form person to person. There is a common myth out there that pigs need to be involved still as the virus spreads. This is not true. Humans can now quite easily pass the virus from one to another. This makes it especially dangerous for those people who are in the very high risk groups and come into contact with others on a regular basis.
The virus is spread through the droplets that are emitted form the nostrils when we sneeze or have a sniffle. This makes public transport highly dangerous when an epidemic is in full swing. The vulnerable people, especially those with a recognisably reduced immune system, are the ones who will be exposed to such transmission most quickly and most damagingly.
If you are one of those people who are deemed high risk, seek medical advice from your doctor, and act on what they say.