Swine Flu Info Blog

Many people now are sick with this disease.

I know I'm being silly, but my boyfriend might have swine flu as he went over to a friends house whose Mum has it. So if he has got it when will he start to get sick? And what are the chances of dying from Swine Flu? Is it any higher than normal flu? I've been told if you have Asthma it is worse for you and he has it which is why i'm worried. Plus if he comes over my house is it high risk for him to be around my brother who is 10 or my Grandad?

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Basically, Airborne is concocted of common household herbs to help boost your immune system. However, any infection can still be contracted from one individual to another despite taking any preventative measures - especially if the germs are transmitted through bodily fluids, such as coughing, sneezing, vomiting, etc.
So, taking Airborne as a supplement does not protect you from any virus. However, with a healthy and sanitary lifestyle, you can increase your chances of not getting sick at all. That, and staying away from people.

Do people who die from Swine Flu have weak immune systems? Do they have preexisting medical problems and take medication for those problems? Is Swine Flu similar to the 1918 Bird Flu strain that killed one out of every fifty people who became infected with the strain? How worried should americans be about Swine Flu?

I know someone who claimed to get reults in 20 minutes, but I thought this had to go out for lab work? Please site any sources.

I am not sure if this is what I have yet. Although all the symptoms I have had are similar. I did go for a test two days ago to see if this is what I actually have. I have been staying home. I have been having different symptoms daily since last Saturday...when does it end?

While H5N1 doesn't easily infect people, H3N2 viruses do. If someone exposed to a mixture of the two had been simultaneously infected with both strains, he or she could have served as an incubator for a hybrid virus able to transmit easily to and among people.
That mixing process, called reassortment, is one of two ways pandemic viruses are created.
So who is monitoring these people to avoid contaminating people as a means of making money off of it later?

Just wondering because it has been said that the whole swine flu thing is just a media hype to distract us all from taxes, global warming and all the other problems our little world seems to have these days. I know people have died and that's bad but is it as serious as the media are claiming or are we just panicking over something fairly mild?

Is Swine flu worse in some way? Because the numbers of people having it are not that big yet, and I'm wondering why they are calling it a pandemic at this stage of things.

Suppose I were a human and had a pet pig. Suppose also that my pig is healthy but I have h1n1. Could my pig catch it from me?

I don't know why people are over reacting so much to the swine flu. Is it more deadly than the regular influenza? Many People get the flu every year, some may die from it, some may recover. But They never closed schools just because someone died from the flu. So why is the swine flu any different?

How many people have to be diagnosed or killed by the H1N1 virus for the country to go into a "lockdown" state, eg; closing major public places, schools, stadiums etc..

I am 56 F. Should i start using the surgeons mask from chennai airport or after i reach Brussels or in NY ? Should i use it throught the flight. If i feel uncomfortable with the mask - where and when can i remove to get some relief from the discomfort ? Is the mask required only in places where there is a congregation of people ?

Isn't Swine flu in China still going on? I heard Hong Kong was infected by a Mexican with Swine flu. I am planning to return to Hong Kong but I need to make sure all the Mexicans there have been deported or quarantined. I don't want to get Swine flu.

If your planing to go to any concerts and now that the Swine Flu is here are you still going to go? Like with all the people that you don't know smashed together and the risk of getting it.

Well,I live in Asia :)
It seem that Swine Flu have got better in the western side but worsen in the Asia side. So I am wondering if you do know..
is it true that old people and young children are the ones who will get swine flu easily? while the working adults and teenagers will less likely be affected by swine flu?
lastly, if someone does get swine flu.. what are the possibilities of surviving it?

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I hope not. Be a good chance to get rid of a large group of idiots!

While watching the news of the swine flu they are saying that the 20 cases that had the swine flu were mild and they all recover but the people of mexico are drying. Could it be because they said that they had no contract with pigs

It now appears that Influenza A (H1N1) can now be passed from humans to pigs - as apparently has happened in Canada. There are a few reports around that point to Bird Flu (H5N1) infecting pig populations without causing the pigs to exhibit any obvious symptoms.
I'm wondering two things here: 1. Has influenza passed from Humans to Pigs easily in the past and 2. What are the chances of the new influenza A (H1N1) and bird flu (H5N1) combining in a pig and creating something new?