Public Health Awareness

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What is H1N1?

Swine flu is a regular and commonly occurring respiratory illness in swine. Swine influenza is not a new organism; infections in swine as well as humans are believed to date back over a hundred years. Generally speaking Swine Flu is not found in humans, but throughout history human infections have happened. This outbreak was caused by an exceptionally virulent strain of the H1N1 virus which is considered to be the root source of every A type pandemic virus since then.

What is H1N1:

Just like any strain of influenza, the current strain of H1N1 is constantly changing. For this reason it is difficult to predict where this organism might end up. What is known about this virus is:

• This virus can be spread by human to human contact
• There have been 20 confirmed cases of this strain of H1N1 in the US and 1000 Worldwide

"The CDC recommends using standard infection control procedures like hand washing and surface disinfection to help prevent spread of the flu”.

For more information on H1N1 Swine Flu Visit www.cdc.gov.