Swine Flu symptoms.

Swine flu symptoms

Swine flu was discovered back in 1931 and is type A, which causes the largest epidemics. The most common influenza subtype is H1N1, with occasional subtypes H1N2, H3N1 and H3N2. Spreads by airborne droplets.

The symptoms of swine flu are similar to the symptoms of ordinary flu - fever, fever, so it is difficult to distinguish it from ordinary flu, and this is the difficulty. Mortality in animals is low - usually no more than 4% of the number of cases.

Until early 2009, cases of swine flu in humans were so rare that they could rather be called exceptions. That is why swine flu was considered species-specific - that is, not transmitted from animals to humans under normal conditions.

However, many scientists have long pointed out the possibility of mutation of this virus with its “adaptation” to the human body, which could threaten the emergence of an epidemic on a planetary scale - a pandemic. Actually, mutations occurred.

The main symptoms of swine flu include headache, muscle pain, fever, cough, sore throat, rhinitis, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.

In any case, if you have such symptoms, you should consult a doctor - even if it is not swine flu, you will be healthier.