(1) First of all, what is swine flu?
Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that swine flu is caused by swine flu virus, which is an acute respiratory infection. This disease occurs frequently in pigs, but rarely leads to the death of pigs.
(2) Why do people suffer from swine flu?
Monto, an authoritative flu expert at the University of Michigan, said that ordinary people are rarely infected with swine flu virus. However, in recent years, some cases of human infection with swine flu have also been found. Most patients have had direct contact with sick pigs, such as breeders.
(3) Will the swine flu virus spread from person to person?
According to the CDC, there have been confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission of swine flu virus, but its transmission route is similar to seasonal flu, and it is spread through coughing and sneezing of infected people.
(4) Will eating pork infect you now?
According to flu experts, swine flu virus is afraid of high temperature, and eating cooked pork will not infect swine flu. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also pointed out that when pork is heated to 765,438+0 degrees Celsius, it can kill the swine flu virus, and people will not be infected with swine flu because of eating pork or pig products.
(5) What are the symptoms after getting swine flu?
Experts from the World Health Organization said that the symptoms of swine flu are similar to other flu symptoms, such as high fever, cough, fatigue and anorexia. Another report said that the cases found in the United States were mainly characterized by sudden fever, cough, muscle pain and fatigue, and some of them also had symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting; Mexico has also found symptoms such as red eyes, headache and runny nose.
(6) Is the swine flu in Mexico the same as that in the United States?
According to the CDC, the swine flu viruses that killed 159 people in Mexico and infected dozens of people in the United States were all A/H 1N 1. This strain is a new variant virus, which is a mixture of human influenza virus, avian influenza virus in North America and swine influenza virus in North America, Europe and Asia.
(7) What are the characteristics of this swine flu epidemic?
According to the World Health Organization, under normal circumstances, children and the elderly are more susceptible to influenza virus, but most of the people infected with swine flu virus in Mexico this time are young people and need special attention.
(8) Is there any specific medicine for human swine flu?
According to the CDC, there is no specific drug for human swine flu infection at present, and there are four commonly used anti-influenza drugs, but the clinic shows that this mutant virus is resistant to two of them. Therefore, CDC suggested using Tamiflu capsules produced by Roche Pharmaceutical Company in Switzerland and the spray drug "Legonqing" produced by GlaxoSmithKline Company in Britain.
(9) Is there an anti-swine flu vaccine now?
The CDC said that at present, there are only anti-swine flu vaccines for pigs, and there is no specific vaccine for people. As far as the current situation is concerned, the common anti-influenza vaccine has no obvious effect on human resistance to swine flu.
(10) What preventive measures do we humans have?
Richard Bessel, acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the swine flu virus is mainly transmitted through air and contact, so you should cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing. Because the flu virus can often live on the surface of some daily necessities for a period of time, Qin Ying washes his hands and often disinfects daily necessities with alcohol.
Getting together in crowded places is also an effective way to reduce the probability of infection. Finally, if the patient is found to be infected, he should try to avoid going out to prevent the virus from infecting others and go to a regular hospital in time.