WHO calls it the latest pandemic that has hit the world. Infections are aerial and up to date it has no vaccine. Early detection can be handled with available medications.
Swine flu or medically known as H1N1 flu has been termed as a pandemic by WHO due to its quick spread and no vaccination. Swine flu was first detected in the USA on April 2009, four months later the it was detected and reported in almost all parts of planet earth. Because its infection and spread mechanism are aerial, its control is quite technical and people have been advised to wear facemask when visiting are prone to H1N1 flu. Swine flu high risk groups are the same as those of seasonal influenza and include; elderly people of more than 65years, pregnant women, children and patients of seasonal influenza or TB.
Spread can also be by coming into contact with the virus by touching directly-without using gloves-sputum or body fluid from infected people. It’s with this that those infected, be it your most loved one- should be put on exclusion and those who will be dealing with him or her should wear protective garments. Unless with laboratory tests, which involve taking blood or throat swab samples, nobody can conclusively say that the signs and symptoms depicted by someone, are those of swine flu. To prevent and maintain swine flu, proper hygiene must be observed with well ventilation in rooms.
Signs and symptoms of swine flu are quite similar to those of seasonal influenza; coughs, sneezes, rapid or difficulty in breathing, dehydration nausea and diarrhea, thoracic and abdominal pains, sudden dizziness and body aches are just but a few. If detected earlier, swine flu can be controlled by using Oselfamivir (Tamiflu) or Zanamivir (Relenza). Because it is an aerial virus, studies have shown that chewing fresh garlic, steam inhalation of eucalyptus and drinking lemon balm tea, can lower the infection rates to a certain percentage.
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