Swine Flue Malli Modalaindi

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The National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday recorded the year's first swine flu death with a 51-year-old woman succumbing to the viral infection in a Delhi hospital. According to experts, winter is when viruses proliferate the most and people should be cautious about symptoms like prolonged cough, fever and chest infection, etc. Here are the top 5 things you need to know about this deadly H1N1 virus that causes swine flu:

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How does it spread?

 

 

It is a contagious respiratory disease caused by Type A strains of the virus. The virus enters the body through inhalation of contaminated droplets or is transferred from a contaminated surface to the eyes, nose or mouth of a person.

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Symptoms

 

 

Early signs include fever, cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and runny nose, and sometimes vomiting or diarrhoea. In severe cases, it can lead to pneumonia and organ failure.

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How serious it is

 

 

Swine flu has also claimed three lives in Hyderabad recently, but exactly how many people are infected isn’t known without any compulsory reporting of cases.

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Disease history

 

 

H1N1 influenza virus epidemic broke out in 2009, claiming nearly 1,000 lives in a year. But medicines such as Tamiflu have contained the virus in the last three years.

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Precautionary measures

 

* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.

 

* Trash the tissue after you use it.

 

* Keep surfaces like doorknobs, tables, etc clean.

 

* Don't touch your mouth, nose, eyes after touching strangers and unknown surfaces.

 

* Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcoholbased hand sanitizers are also effective Wash your hands at regular intervals with disinfectants.

 

* Don't touch yourself or others after sneezing or coughing before washing hands.

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