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Latest Swine Flu News
Get the latest up-to-date news on Swine flu (H1N1) epidemic in Australia and the global pandemic concerns
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Swine flu, or influenza A (H1N1), is a respiratory disease that infects pigs, first described in the 1930s. It’s caused by a flu virus.
In pigs, swine flu symptoms can include a sudden onset of fever, coughing, sneezing and a discharge from the nose or eyes. Outbreaks in herds tend to occur during the colder months, and vaccines are available to control its spread in pigs.
"In humans, the swine virus exhibits symptoms of regular human flu, including fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue," the CDC says. "Some people have reported diarreha and vomiting."
About 38 percent of cases of the current swine flu involve vomiting and diarrhea, which is not typical of the seasonal flu.
Swine flu can also lead to severe infections because it is not recognised by the human immune system, and it’s not likely to be stopped by drugs developed to combat human variants of the flu. It can cause pneumonia or respiratory failure, particularly in people with underlying chronic medical conditions, and human deaths have been reported previously from swine flu cases.
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