Some Facts about swine flu or pig flu

This information will provide you some facts about swine flu or pig flu that recently become most killer disease in mexico and in this world today. In our last post we write some tips how to avoid swine flu so please check them for more information. Today disease control experts are still working to find a way in the swine flu epidemic in Mexico and the United States, and suspected cases in this country.

What is swine flu?
Swine flu is a respiratory disease that infect pigs. Caused by influenza type A, outbreaks of disease in pigs occurred regularly with high-level cases but rarely to be fatal.  This disease tends to infecting in spring and winter but the cycle is a year-round. There are many types of flu and swine flu in humans as this disease is constantly changing.

Can people infected by swine flu?
Swine flu does not usually creep in humans, although sporadic cases also occur and are usually associated with pigs. Notes on cases of transmission from human to human is also very rare. Human transmission of swine flu in humans is estimated to spread like seasonal flu - through coughing and sneezing. In the present outbreak occurred is not yet clear whether the disease is transmitted from human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in humans appears similar to the symptoms of seasonal human flu.
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