2009 H1N1 Flu
What is 2009 H1N1 (swine flu)?
2009 H1N1 (sometimes referred to as "swine flu") is a new virus causes disease in humans. This new virus was discovered in the population of the United States in April 2009. The virus spreads from person to person in the world, likely to spread the same way as the normal seasonal flu viruses. On June 11, 2009, The World Health Organization (WHO), said that was the 2009 pandemic influenza H1N1 in progress.
Why in 2009, the H1N1 virus is also known as "swine flu"?
This virus was originally called "swine flu", because laboratory tests have shown that many genes of the virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally found in swine (pigs) in North America. However, further study showed that this new virus is very different from that normally circulates in the North American pigs. It has two genes from circulating influenza viruses that normally in pigs in Europe and Asia and the bird (avian influenza) genes and human genes. Scientists call this a "quadruple reassortant viruses.
2009 H1N1 in humans
Are there human infections with the H1N1 virus in 2009 in the United States?
Yes. Human infections with H1N1 are 2009 courses in the United States. Most people who are sick with the virus recovered without medical treatment.
CDC is working with the States collect and analyze regularly collect information on the flu and did the same for the new H1N1 virus since the epidemic began. This information is presented in a weekly report called FluView.
In 2009, the H1N1 virus contagious?
2009 H1N1 virus is contagious and spreads from person to person.
How much of 2009, the spread of H1N1 virus?
Of H1N1 virus in 2009 spread expected spread in the same seasonal influenza prevention. Influenza viruses are mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with the flu. Some people may be infected by touching something - like a surface or object - with the flu virus and then touching the mouth or nose.
What are the signs and symptoms of the virus in humans?
The symptoms of the 2009 H1N1 influenza in people with fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle pain, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people can cause vomiting and diarrhea. People can become infected in 2009 with respiratory symptoms without fever, flu, including H1N1 and. Death and serious illness from diseases related to this virus.
What is the severity of the disease associated with H1N1 virus in 2009? Disease with H1N1 virus in 2009 ranged from mild to severe. While most people who were sick were without medical treatment, hospitalization and mortality due to infection was cured by this virus.
In seasonal influenza, people with a "high risk" of serious complications. This includes people over 65 years and older, children under five years, pregnant women and people of all ages with certain chronic diseases. Approximately 70 percent of the people that H1N1 virus in 2009 in the hospital one or more conditions for the full investment of the "high risk" severe seasonal influenza-related complications. These include pregnancy, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and kidney disease.
Babies are also at high risk for serious complications from the 2009 H1N1, as seasonal influenza. And while people of 65 years and older is less likely with H1N1 influenza in 2009 were infected when they are sick, they are also a high risk of developing serious complications from their disease. See people with a high risk for complications from influenza, for more information about who is more risk of complications from influenza hospitalization and sometimes death.
CDC laboratory tests have no children and single adults under 60 years have shown absence of antibodies in 2009, the H1N1 flu, but about one third of adults older than 60 antibodies against this virus. It is unclear how much if any protection against influenza in May 2009 are insured by the presence of H1N1 antibodies.
2009 compared with influenza H1N1 seasonal flu, depending on the severity and rate of infections?
With seasonal flu, we know that the seasons vary in terms of timing, duration and severity. The flu can cause mild or severe and sometimes fatal. Each year, the United States, on average 36,000 people die from complications related to influenza and more than 200,000 people from the hospital flu-related causes. Under the hospital, 20,000 children under 5 years. More than 90% of the deaths and about 60 percent of hospitalizations occur in people of 65 years.
If the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 was first discovered mid-April 2009, CDC began working with countries to gather information and on the 2009 epidemic of H1N1 influenza, including analyzing the number of confirmed and probable age of these individuals . The information analyzed, the CDC supports the conclusion that the 2009 influenza H1N1 has led to an increased burden of disease in people under 25 years or older. Currently, there are relatively few reported cases and deaths in persons of 65 years, which is unusual compared with seasonal flu. However, pregnancy and other previously recognized high risk of the disease appear to seasonal flu, to be associated with an increased risk of complications, such as H1N1, in 2009 in connection. These conditions are asthma, diabetes, suppresses the immune system, heart, kidneys, diseases of the neuro-cognitive and neuro-muscular and pregnancy.
How long does a person infected by the virus to others?
People infected with seasonal flu and 2009, the H1N1 virus to spread and infect in a position to one another for 1 days sick in 5 to 7 days later. This may take a few more people, especially children and people with weakened immune systems and people infected with the H1N1 virus further.
Prevention and treatment
What can I do to protect me from ill? 8. October
This season there is a vaccine against seasonal influenza, the virus and seasonal influenza H1N1 vaccine in 2009 to fight (to protect against the H1N1 influenza in 2009 called the "swine flu"). A vaccine against influenza is the first and most important step to protect against infection with influenza. For information on the 2009-H1N1 vaccine, visit Resources H1N1 vaccine. For more information about vaccines against seasonal influenza, please refer to the prevention of seasonal influenza vaccination.
In addition, daily actions to prevent spread of germs that can cause respiratory diseases such as flu.
Take measures to protect them every day to your health:
Cover nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough. Throw the tissue in the trash after use.
Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer .*
Touch your eyes, nose or mouth. Spread germs that way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
If you are ill with flu-like symptoms, the CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone, except for medical or other needs. (My mouth is without the use of drugs reduce fever are gone.) Stay away from others as much as possible not cause illness to others.
Other important steps you can take are:
They dissociate the effects of health guidelines for closing schools, avoiding crowds and other social measures.
* Be prepared when you are sick and needs a home for one weeks or two about keeping a supply of drugs, alcohol rubs his hands (as for basic water and soap are not available), cloth and other items can help to prevent in public, while you are ill and contagious to travel.
What is the best way to prevent spread of the virus by coughing or sneezing?
If you are ill with flu-like symptoms, the CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone, except for medical or other needs. (My mouth is without the use of drugs reduce fever are gone.)
Keep away from others as much as possible. Cover mouth and nose with a tissue when you sneeze or cough. Put your used tissue in the trash. Then clean your hands and do it every time you sneeze or cough.
When I get home a family member, is ill with the H1N1 flu in 2009, should I go to work?
Employees who are good, but sick parents at home with the 2009 influenza H1N1 can work as usual. These workers should monitor their health daily, and take daily precautions, including with his coughing and sneezing and washing hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. If soap and water are not available, they should use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer .* If they are sick, they make their supervisor and stay home. Employees who need an underlying illness or who are pregnant, consult your health care advice, because they need to receive the flu antivirals. For more information, read the general business and workplace policies for the prevention of new influenza A (H1N1) influenza among employees.
What is the best method to clean hands to prevent the flu?
Wash your hands often will help protect you from germs. CDC recommends that if your hands - with soap and warm water - that you wash for 15 to 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, alcohol-based disposable towels or disinfectant gel can be used .* You can find them in most supermarkets and pharmacies. If using gel, rub your hands until the gel is dry. The gel does not need water to work, the alcohol in it kills the germs on the hands.
What are the warning signs of an emergency, which should tell everyone to emergency medical treatment?
In children:
Fast breathing or breathing difficulties
Bluish color
Drink plenty of fluids not
Do not wake up or no interaction
I will be so angry, the child will not be held
Flu-like symptoms, but increases the return of fever and worse cough
Fever with rash
Adults:
Difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath
Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
Dizziness
Confusion
Severe or persistent vomiting
There are drugs to treat the H1N1 influenza virus in 2009?
Yes. There are medications your doctor should prescribe both seasonal and 2009 H1N1 "anti-virals to treat." These drugs can speed up and can also prevent serious complications. In this season of influenza antivirals are used primarily people who are very sick, like people to be hospitalized, treated, and patients reported more likely to treat severe complications of influenza. Your provider will decide whether the health of antivirals are needed to treat your disease. Remember, most people with H1N1 and 2009 had mild symptoms not need medical or anti-viral drugs and so are the seasonal flu.
What is the recommendation of the CDC on "swine flu parties?
"The swine flu parties' meetings, which are enough people in close contact with an H1N1 influenza in 2009, infected with the virus. The purpose of these parties is for an infected person in what for many is a benign disease, in the hope of a natural immunity 2009 flu virus H1N1, which would lead and move to more severe disease.
CDC recommends the "Parties swine flu" as a means of protecting the 2009 H1N1 flu in future. Although the disease is seen in the course of 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic was easier for many people it was difficult to even fatal for others. There is no way to predict with certainty what the outcome will be an individual or, equally important to other people who deliberately spread the infected person.
CDC recommends that people with the 2009 influenza H1N1 avoid contact with others as much as possible. If you are ill with flu-like symptoms, the CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone, except for medical or other needs. (Your mouth can not be done without the use of fever reducing medicine. Disappeared) Stay away from others as much as possible disease to others.
Contamination & Cleaning
How long can the flu virus continues to objects (such as books and doorknobs) viable?
Studies have shown that influenza viruses can survive on environmental surfaces and a person for 2 to 8 hours after they infect deposited on the surface.
What kills influenza virus?
Influenza virus is destroyed by heat (167-212 ° C [75-100 ° C)]. In addition, several chemical germicides, including chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, detergents (soap), iodophor (iodine-based antiseptics) and alcohols are used effectively against the human influenza virus, when in the right concentration for a sufficiently long period.
* What happens when water and soap are not available, and the products of alcohol are not allowed in my organization? Updated on 14 September
If soap and water are not available and the products of alcohol is not permitted other disinfectants containing alcohol may be helpful.
Which areas are most likely as sources of pollution?
Germs can be spread when a person touches something contaminated with germs and then touches the eyes, nose or mouth. Drop a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air. Germs can be spread when a person touches respiratory droplets from another person on a surface like a desk, for example, and then her own eyes, mouth or nose touched before washing hands.
What should be treated in waste disposal to prevent the spread of the flu virus?
To prevent the spread of the flu virus, it is recommended that fabrics and other products available from an infected person used to be thrown away. In addition, people wash their hands with soap and water after you are affected tissue and similar waste.
As a house cleaning must be done to prevent the spread of the flu virus?
To prevent spread of the flu virus, it is important that the land (including night tables, surfaces in the bathroom, kitchen countertops and toys for children), by sweeping clean with a household disinfectant according to label directions.
Like linen, kitchen utensils and dishes for people infected with influenza should be treated?
Bedding, cookware and dishes are among those who are sick, do not be cleaned separately, but especially those elements should not be shared without first washing thoroughly.
Lines (), such as bedding and towels should be washed with detergent and dry in a warm environment. People should avoid "hugging" to wash clothes before washing to prevent contamination of themselves. Individuals should wash their hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer immediately after handling dirty laundry.
Dishes should be washed in the dishwasher or by hand with soap and water.
The exhibition does not believe that 2009 H1N1 spread
Can I by the H1N1 virus-infected food from the year 2009 for the preparation of pork?
N ° 2009 H1N1 viruses are not transmitted through food. You can by the virus HIN1 Roman eating infected pork or pork. Eating well treated and cured meats is safe.
Is there a danger of drinking?
Tap water was treated with conventional methods of disinfection is likely a risk of transmission of influenza viruses. The current regulatory treatment of drinking water, a high degree of protection against viruses. No investigation was conducted on the sensitivity of 2009, the H1N1 influenza conventional methods for treating drinking water. Yet recent studies have shown that the level of free chlorine in general in the treatment of drinking water are likely the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus used inactivated. It is likely that other viruses such as H1N1 avian flu in 2009 was indeed inactivated by chlorination. Until now there were no documented cases of influenza in humans exposed to the flu caused by contaminated drinking water back.
2009, the H1N1 influenza virus is through the water in pools, spas, water parks, fountains, and other places in the treatment of recreational waters?
Influenza virus infects the upper respiratory tract of humans. It was never connected to a documented case of infection with influenza virus by exposure to water. Craft, which was discussed at the CDC recommended disinfectants probably a risk of transmission of influenza viruses. No studies on the sensitivity of 2009 flu virus H1N1 and other chlorine disinfectants in swimming pools, spas, water parks, fountains have been used, and treatment of other recreation. However, recent studies have shown that free chlorine recommended by the CDC (1-3 parts per million [ppm or mg / L] for pools and 2-5 ppm for spas) are sufficient for the disinfection of avian influenza A (H5N1) . It is likely that other avian influenza viruses such as 2009, the H1N1 virus could well disinfected with chlorine.
In 2009, the H1N1 influenza spread to places of entertainment out of the water from the water?
Yes, the use of water is no different than any other group setting. The spread of H1N1 influenza in 2009 is considered in the same way that the flu spreads. Influenza viruses are mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Some people can do something with influenza virus and then infect the mouth or nose by touching.
