How Is The Swine Flu Transmitted
The Mexican government is shutting itself and the country’s economy up - that’s about as serious an influenza outbreak can get in a country. Reported cases all over the world are getting in. Surely the influenza spreads very fast - like…. a virus; but how is the swine flu transmitted?
The swine flu is a new, mutated strain of the common influenza virus.Normally, the virus has slight changes every a couple of years, but our antibodies can still recognize the virus and fight it off. This time, however, the swine flu underwent a serious change, and the result - the modified H1N1 strain - has "learnt" to bypass the human immune system for now.
Now let’s discuss the most important matters - the transmission of the virus from one being to another. And the beings we are interested in are humans.
The influenza is most commonly transmitted by respiratory systems. This means that if someone with the influenza (be it common flu or swine flu) coughs or sneezes, the virus in the respiratory system 
will come out. If there are people nearby and inhale the virus, they get infected and usually catch the flu.
Unlike what most people believe now, you can’t get the virus by eating pork; and eating pork is no more unsafe than it was a month ago. This is due to two factors:
1. The name of the swine flu is misleading. The newest strain has been named "swine flu", because two of the component strains of the virus come from swine flu strains. But another one comes from avian flu, and the other from ordinary influenza.Moreover, no pigs infected with this exact strain have been reported as of now. So, eating pork is as safe as eating beef or chicken when it comes to the swine flu virus.
2. The virus doesn’t transmit by food. The main transmission mechanism of the virus is by respiratory systems.
So, once pork has been cooked well enough, there is little to worry about getting the swine flu from it. You should suspect humans, not pigs!
So, now we know that the virus transmits by respiratory systems. Then, what can we infer from this? How can we avoid the flu?
1. Keeping the virus out.If it’s not in your body, it can’t make you sick. Don’t leave your home unless really necessary. While in Mexico and in some parts of the USA the outbreak is markedly stronger than the rest of the world, cases have been reported in Europe,Middle East, Australia and evenChina. So you should be careful everywhere you go. The most important precaution you can take is to wash your hands as often as you can. Soap may be enough, but you need more than that when a phase 5 pandemic outbreak is taking place.
Hand sanitizers and sanitizing wipes are an excellent way to keep your hands clean at all environments.
2. Strengthening your immune system. The virus is not necessarily lethal if your immune system is strong enough. Keep yourself fed with extra nutrition and vitamins.
Author: Cagatay Yildiz
So, this answers the question of how is the swine flu transmitted. But it’s far from being a complete set of information about the deadly swine flu. If you are looking for more information, I suggest you visit this blog - it’s full of information about precautions and treatments about the swine flu.
If you, like other people, are concerned with the flu - this is the definite source for information.
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