Swine influenza, avian flu and ordinary flu
Posted on April 28, 2009
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In recent days, the report found a number of countries have confirmed or suspected cases of swine influenza. Although not found outside of Mexico due to swine flu deaths, but the spread of the epidemic the international community attaches great importance to a wide range of influenza experts say the outbreak may still exist. In response, countries have to take preventive and control measures, a multi-pronged Yan blocking swine flu.
The common cold itself is a frequently-occurring disease, spring and summer influenza, avian flu and so there will be sporadic cases. At this special time, we should not be swine flu scare, nor should the common cold as the swine flu scare their own to distinguish between a good influenza, avian flu, swine flu, the right to seek treatment, for us, are particularly important. So, how to distinguish between these three kinds of flu?
1, people will be infected why?
Swine influenza: the virus is very active, can be transmitted person to pigs, and pigs to humans can also be spread among the crowd. Spread mainly among people infected person coughing and sneezing for the media.
Avian Influenza: Avian influenza virus has so far only by birds to humans, who can not be transmitted to humans.
Ordinary flu: human-human transmission, air droplets mainly influenza patients and latent infection as the main source of infection. 1-7 days after onset of infectious disease is most contagious 2-3 days early.
2, who easily infected?
Swine influenza: mostly young adults, it has now been found in fatal cases of swine flu, the vast majority of patients under 20 years of age to 45 years old, belongs to young adults.
Avian Influenza: The cases of infection have been found in children under 13 years of age a high proportion of serious condition, it belongs to susceptible populations.
Ordinary flu: four categories of people most vulnerable to infection, namely: the elderly, suffering from liver, kidney, heart and other chronic disease populations, frequent contact with medical staff influenza populations, as well as children.
3, symptoms What’s the difference?
Swine influenza: human infection of swine flu, the most obvious symptoms are “similar to ordinary flu-like symptoms first appeared, but the sudden temperature over 39 degrees Celsius, muscle soreness feeling significantly enhanced, accompanied by dizziness, headache, diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms, or part of the symptoms.
Avian influenza: the main symptoms after infection showed high fever, cough, runny nose, muscle pain, etc., most with severe pneumonia, severe heart, kidney and other organ failure leading to death.
Ordinary flu: Taiwan stay ahead of chills, fever, headache, dizziness, body aches, fatigue and other symptoms of poisoning. Can be accompanied by sore throat, runny nose, tears, coughing and other respiratory symptoms. A few cases, there is loss of appetite, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Infant clinical symptoms of influenza are often not typical.
4, how high and low mortality rate?
Swine flu: swine flu mortality rate was 6.77%, higher than the average flu, its high mortality rate are two main reasons: First, the virus ferocious; second is the beginning of the new disease, people do not seriously think that an ordinary cold, Many people casually eat their own medicine, the early onset missed the best 72-hour treatment period.
Avian Influenza: Human Cases of Avian Influenza mortality rate as high as 60%.
Ordinary flu: can be lethal, but the mortality rate lower than 1%.
5, each with any control measures?
Swine influenza: current swine influenza vaccines were ineffective. Preventive measures, wash their hands, wearing masks, and less in public places to stay indoors to be ventilated to avoid contact with influenza patients, as little as possible contact with animals, especially pigs and eat pork should be heated adequately.
Avian influenza: a vaccine. China is the second after the United States has human bird flu vaccine, technology and production capacity countries. The same way as with the swine flu prevention, but also careful not to contact with raw poultry such as chickens and ducks, eating eggs, chicken should be fully cooked.
Ordinary influenza: vaccination against influenza vaccine can be inoculated with the time, mostly in mid-October to November each year, an annual vaccination 1. Like other influenza prevention, but do not deliberately to avoid contact with chickens, ducks, pigs and so on.
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