| Swine Flu is a respiratory disease in pigs triggered by | | | | Can Swine flu be prevented or cured? There is no |
| a virus called H1N1. The new strain of H1N1 is a deadly | | | | vaccine which can prevent swine flu. Medicines like |
| combination of viruses from pigs, birds and humans. | | | | Tamiflu and Relenza can be effective, if taken in the |
| They symptoms of Swine Flu are sudden fever, | | | | early stages of the disease. |
| coughing, extreme exhaustion and muscle aches. | | | | Is it safe to eat pork? Swine Flu is not caused by |
| There is also diarrhea and vomiting more than normal | | | | eating pork or its products including salami, ham and |
| flu. | | | | sausages. However, it is a good practice to cook pork |
| Risk factors: Medical experts say that people, who are | | | | over 70 degrees C, which kills the virus. |
| exposed areas where pigs flock are at risk of | | | | Why is it called swine flu? The virus is called swine flu |
| contracting the virus. The strains of Swine flu rarely | | | | because one of its surface proteins is similar to viruses |
| pass on from humans to humans. In rare cases, the | | | | that usually infect pigs. Pork industry in the US are |
| virus mutates into a form that can move from one | | | | putting pressure on the officials to change the name of |
| person to another. The strain responsible for the 2009 | | | | the disease, because no pig as such have been found |
| swine flu outbreak has apparently undergone such a | | | | infected with this particular illness which has spread |
| mutation and may stay like that for a longer period of | | | | among humans. |
| time. | | | | |