Influenza Virus Strain H1N1 (swine Flue)

Influenza Virus Strain H1N1 (swine flu)

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Influenza Virus Strain H1N1 (swine flu)

H1N1 swine flu is an infectious viral disease which is the subtype of influenza A virus. It is an extreme transmissible respiratory disease in pigs which can transfer to the human when they come in contact with the infected pigs or environment. In the 1930s, researchers first discovered the virus isolated from the pigs and found in the veterinarians and producers of pigs. The symptoms of the disease include cough, fever, headache, and fatigue. Symptoms develop from 1 to 4 days. It ends within one week or 10 days through proper vaccination and medication. The doctors may use antiviral agents to control the infection but many scientists believe that vaccination is the best solution for reducing the disease. The most crucial complication of the disease is pneumonia. Besides, many patients face issue of shortness of breath, seizures, bacterial infection of lungs, and death in a few cases. Swine flu was observed in April 2009 in Mexico and reported as pandemic caused by the infection with HINI virus ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"FBG9IRt2","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Jilani, Jamil, & Siddiqui, 2019, p. 1)","plainCitation":"(Jilani, Jamil, & Siddiqui, 2019, p. 1)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":1072,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/mlRB1JqV/items/FXG4E8EV"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/mlRB1JqV/items/FXG4E8EV"],"itemData":{"id":1072,"type":"chapter","title":"H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)","container-title":"StatPearls","publisher":"StatPearls Publishing","publisher-place":"Treasure Island (FL)","source":"PubMed","event-place":"Treasure Island (FL)","abstract":"H1N1 Swine flu is a subtype of influenza A virus (a communicable viral disease), which causes upper, and potentially, lower respiratory tract infections in the host it infects, resulting in symptoms such as nasal secretions, chills, fever, decreased appetite, and possibly lower respiratory tract disease. H1N1 swine influenza is a common infection in pigs worldwide, and that is why it is also known as swine flu. H1N1 swine flu leads to respiratory disease that can potentially infect the respiratory tract of pigs. Sometimes, people who are closely associated with pigs or in the proximity of pigs have developed swine flu (zoonotic swine flu). Swine influenza viruses can potentially cause infections in humans if antigenic characteristics of the virus change through reassortment. When this happens, transmission from person-to-person is usually inefficient. Influenza A pandemics such as the ones in 1918 and 2009 can occur if the transmission from person-to-person becomes efficient. [1] In 1918, a deadly influenza pandemic caused by H1N1 influenza virus, also known as the Spanish flu, infected approximately 500 million people around the world and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million people (3% to 5% of the world population) worldwide, distinguishing it as one of the most deadly pandemics in human history. In 2009, a new strain H1N1 swine flu spread fast around the world among humans, and the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled it a pandemic. However, the 2009 H1N1 virus was not zoonotic swine flu because it was not transferred from pigs to humans. Instead, it spread through airborne droplets from human to human, and potentially, through human contact with inanimate objects contaminated with the virus and transferred to the eyes or nose. This virus caused similar symptoms to those seen in swine, possibly due to reassortment of the viral RNA structure, which allowed human-to-human transfer. [2][3] Despite the name, an individual cannot acquire swine flu from eating pig products such as bacon, ham, and other pig products.","URL":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513241/","call-number":"NBK513241","note":"PMID: 30020613","language":"eng","author":[{"family":"Jilani","given":"Talha N."},{"family":"Jamil","given":"Radia T."},{"family":"Siddiqui","given":"Abdul H."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019"]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",9,7]]}},"locator":"1"}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Jilani, Jamil, & Siddiqui, 2019, p. 1).

Youngsters are more likely to get infected by the virus because strong immune response leads to the collateral tissue damage. The population who use porn meat for nutrition also has more chances for the Influenza Virus Strain H1N1 (swine flu). Moreover, it can be transmissible to the individuals diagnosed for heart disease, chronic diseases, diabetes, asthma, AIDS, or neuromuscular disease. The preventions of the virus include the frequent hand washing, avoid touching person who is having flu, avoiding touching hand on mouth and nose, and proper vaccination for 6-month-old and above people. For newborn baby two doses of vaccination is recommended to avoid the disease. In addition, hospital and nursing staff should take care of the environment where swine flu patient is treated to keep themselves and other patients uninfected.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Jilani, T. N., Jamil, R. T., & Siddiqui, A. H. (2019). H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu). In StatPearls. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513241/