Has anyone heard of the Swine Flu? We all heard of the Bird Flu right and it's caused by birds that got sick with some disease and it's a fatal disease. Well enough about the Bird flu and listen to what the Swine Flu is. We all know that the word 'Swine' comes from the word pig (look it up in the dictionary).
What is it? It is a virus that mutated from pigs and transmitted to some humans -gross, Thank God Muslims Don't eat pig.
Which places have been affected?Mexico City, California and Texas, so far. - Ahem, New York has been recently affected
How many have been killed? 81 people in Mexico City
How many have been infected? 18 confirmed cases in Mexico and eight in the United States. Authorities are investigating 1,300 more suspected cases. - Not only that, also in NYC some students got infected with that virus (don't ask me how that happened) and they had to shutdown that school due to the disease. Over 10 students got infected and it's really bad at the moment.
Is there a cure? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website states that there is no vaccine to specifically protect humans from swine flu, only to protect pigs. Although GlaxoSmithKline Plc's flu treatment Relenza and Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu appear effective against the strains of the virus the CDC has tested. - Basically we're all screwed since there is no cure for this sickness.
What are authorities doing to contain the virus? The World Health Organization went on high alert, dispatching top experts to the United States and Mexico. The CDC has also set up emergency operation centres. - One guy from the CDC told the news reporter this "It's too late to contain the virus because it's already spreading really fast", just our luck :(
Easy ways to protect against infection
Little can be done to prevent an outbreak of flu from spreading, health experts caution, but they say common sense measures can help individuals protect themselves. Practice the following:
- Wash your hands frequently
- Cover your cough or your sneeze
- Use alcohol-based gel or foam hand sanitizers
- If you have flu-like symptoms, stay away from work or public transportation and stay away from us!!!
- Social distancing. Stay away from people who might be infected including me.
- Wear a mask so that you can cover your nose and mouth, we don't want to catch the disease from you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
