swine flu: The arrival of swine flu has once again made everyone worried. WHO itself has issued an alert regarding this. The latest case has come to light in Spain, where a person has been found infected with a severe type of swine flu. Spanish health officials informed WHO on January 29, 2024. After this, the World Health Organization has issued a warning and asked to remain alert. Let us tell you that this is the third case of influenza A (H1N1) virus in a human being in Spain. The two previous cases were reported in the year 2008 and January 2023. Let us know why there is increasing concern about swine flu, how dangerous a disease it is and what are its symptoms…
Alert regarding swine flu
In the alert issued by WHO, it has been informed that the person infected with swine flu is an adult, who worked on a pig farm in Lleida, Spain. He has been found infected with swine flu in the test. It has been told by WHO that most of the people with influenza A (H1N1) virus infection get infected either by direct contact with swine influenza virus or by coming in contact with infected pigs.
What is swine flu and H1N1
Swine flu is a respiratory infectious disease, which is mostly seen in pigs and also affects them. It is spread by influenza A (H1N1) virus. That means this virus is the main cause. Swine flu in humans is not considered normal at all. This infection spreads to other people only from people who come in contact with infected pigs.
symptoms of swine flu
- having fever
- severe body pain
- severe headache
- muscle pain
- sore throat and pain
- cold and cough
- watering eyes
- problem of breathing
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