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How did Swine Flu originate?
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| Posted on August 27, 2009 (http://www.zeenews.com) |
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A new research has revealed the origins of swine flu after scientists discovered that the transmission of the H1N1 influenza A virus to humans occurred several months before recognition of the existing outbreak. |
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Everything you wanted to know about Swine Flu |
| Posted on August 12, 2009 (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com) |
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The spread of swine flu is fast emerging as No 1 healthcare emergency not just in the country but the world over. Despite the issue being in the
Swine flu in India media for a long time, there continue to be ignorance and mis-information about the disease and how to handle it. Indian Medical Association, Nagpur Centre, has come up with a information dossier on the subject. We reproduce it here for the benefit of our readers. |
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Swine Flu Virus origins |
| Posted on August 12, 2009 |
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On June 23, the New York Times reported that U.S. federal agriculture officials, "contrary to the popular assumption that the new swine flu pandemic arose on factory farms in Mexico," now believe that it "most likely emerged in pigs in Asia, but then traveled to North America in a human." They emphasized that there was no way to prove their theory, but stated that there is no evidence that this new virus, which combines Eurasian and North American genes, has ever circulated in North American pigs, "while there is tantalizing evidence that a closely related 'sister virus' has circulated in Asia." |
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Swine Flu - Virus characteristics |
| Posted on August 12, 2009 |
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The virus is a novel strain of influenza. Existing vaccines against seasonal flu provide no protection, and there is no vaccine for this strain. A study at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in May 2009 found that children had no preexisting immunity to the new strain but that adults, particularly those over 60, had some degree of immunity. Children showed no cross-reactive antibody reaction to the new strain, adults aged 18 to 64 had 6-9%, and older adults 33%. |
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Initial outbreaks |
| Posted on August 12, 2009 |
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The virus was first reported in two U.S.children in March, but health officials have said that it apparently infected people as early as last January in Mexico.The outbreak was first detected in Mexico City on March 18, 2009,and health officials later confirmed an outbreak in Veracruz state in February. |
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What is Swine Flu H1N1 |
| Posted on August 12, 2009 |
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The 2009 flu pandemic is a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza virus, officially named the "new H1N1", first identified in April 2009, and commonly called "Swine flu." It is thought to be a mutation of four known strains of the influenza A virus, subtype H1N1: one endemic in (normally infecting) humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). Experts assume the virus "most likely" emerged from pigs in Asia, and was carried to North America by infected persons.[94] Transmission of the new strain is human-to-human, with cooked pork products safe to eat as the virus cannot be transmitted by eating foods. |
