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HCS/245
September 2, 2013
Rebecca Johnson
About Swine Flu
Swine flu started with pigs this is how the name of this disease came to be. Another name for this virus is H1N1. According to the WHO, (2012): Since pigs can become infected with the influenza viruses from a variation of different hosts (such as birds and humans), they can act as a “mixing vessel, “enabling the re-assortment of influenza genes from different viruses and forming a “new” influenza virus. The alarm is that such “new” reassortant viruses may be more easily spread from person to person or may cause more harsh diseases in humans than the original viruses, (para. 2).
According to the CDC (2013), there are a limited ways one can become infected with the Swine influenza virus (SIV). One way, is through a cough or sneeze from an infected pig which can transfer the virus if you come in contact with the germs. An additional way to contract this virus is by touching something that has the virus on it, or by simply touching your mouth or nose (para, 4). Finally, the last way it is through inhaling particles containing the virus. It is not definite which one of these methods is the most common way to contract or transfer this virus, (CDC, 2013, para. 3). But this flu virus is spread from pigs to humans (Mayo, 2013).
Symptoms
The symptoms for the swine flu are identical to having the regular flu such as fever, coughing, and sore throat just to name a few. Nonetheless the swine flu may cause harsh complications such as heart disease, pneumonia, neurological, and respiratory failure, (Mayo, 2013). In some rare cases it has become fatal.
Research Report
In a peer-reviewed research report it states that a, “UK newspapers’ representations of the 2009 -10 outbreak of swine flu: one health scare not over-hyped by the media?” (Hilton & Hunt, 2011, pg. 1). The media has been famous for overstretching and causing panic on how the information was
HCS/245
September 2, 2013
Rebecca Johnson
About Swine Flu
Swine flu started with pigs this is how the name of this disease came to be. Another name for this virus is H1N1. According to the WHO, (2012): Since pigs can become infected with the influenza viruses from a variation of different hosts (such as birds and humans), they can act as a “mixing vessel, “enabling the re-assortment of influenza genes from different viruses and forming a “new” influenza virus. The alarm is that such “new” reassortant viruses may be more easily spread from person to person or may cause more harsh diseases in humans than the original viruses, (para. 2).
According to the CDC (2013), there are a limited ways one can become infected with the Swine influenza virus (SIV). One way, is through a cough or sneeze from an infected pig which can transfer the virus if you come in contact with the germs. An additional way to contract this virus is by touching something that has the virus on it, or by simply touching your mouth or nose (para, 4). Finally, the last way it is through inhaling particles containing the virus. It is not definite which one of these methods is the most common way to contract or transfer this virus, (CDC, 2013, para. 3). But this flu virus is spread from pigs to humans (Mayo, 2013).
Symptoms
The symptoms for the swine flu are identical to having the regular flu such as fever, coughing, and sore throat just to name a few. Nonetheless the swine flu may cause harsh complications such as heart disease, pneumonia, neurological, and respiratory failure, (Mayo, 2013). In some rare cases it has become fatal.
Research Report
In a peer-reviewed research report it states that a, “UK newspapers’ representations of the 2009 -10 outbreak of swine flu: one health scare not over-hyped by the media?” (Hilton & Hunt, 2011, pg. 1). The media has been famous for overstretching and causing panic on how the information was
References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013). H3N2v and You. Retrieved September 6, 2013, from:http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/h3n2v-basics.htm Hilton, S., & Hunt, K. (2011). UK newspapers ' representations of the 2009–10 outbreak of swine flu: one health scare not over-hyped by the media?. Journal of epidemiology and community Health, 65(10), 941-946. Mayo Clinic Staff (2013). Swine flu (H1N1 flu).Retrieved September 6, 2013, from:http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/swine-flu/DS01144 World Health Organization (2012). Influenza – Peer-reviewed literature. Retrieved September 6, 2013, from: http://www.who.int/influenza/surveillance_monitoring/updates/2012_01_06_GIP_peer_reviewed/en/index.html World Health Organization (2013). Swine influenza in humans. Retrieved September 6, 2013, from: http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/swine_influenza/en/