Swine Flue / (H1N1)

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                              Swine Flu(H1N1 Flu)




Respiratory ailment including H1N1, tend to witness a rise around Monsoon. Testing is a must to distinguish between  Covid, H1N1 and Seasonal Flu. Testing will also help doctors decide the course of medication accordingly.

Updated on 7th Sept 2022 
Delhi records 43 Swine Flu cases this year.











Introduction

What is Swine Flu ?
Swine Flu is a type of Influenza A virus which has the H1 and N1 subtypes of these proteins can is thus called H1N1. It was responsible for a pandemic in 2009.
Swine flu  or H1N1 can be easily confused with Covid or the seasonal Flu since the people are not getting tested. While H1N1 is not as infectious as Covid, it can manifest into severe symptoms among the elderly and people with low immunity and comorbidities

Several patients who arrive with symptoms of viral fever and later tested positive for H1N1. Therefore it is important to test  and then treat the infections accordingly.

Symptoms
Symptoms last for 5-7 days and in case of severe patient a dose of Oseltamivir drug which is usually advised twice a day for five days, can help control symptoms. But this medication can be taken only on doctors advice
  • Fever high grade in some cases.
  • Sore throat Cough
  • Nasal congestion
  • Muscular aches
  • Headache
  • Difficulty in breathing
  • Shortness of breath
  • Diarrhea
Most symptoms are similar to Covid 19 which can make it difficult to distinguish between the two.



Mode of spread
  • It is spread through respiratory droplets
  • Cloe physical contacts
  • Contact with the surface touched by infected individuals


Who are the most vulnerable ?
  • Senior citizens
  • People with comprimized immunity
  • People with co morbidities especially those with respiratory illness.

15 Swine Flu cases in Delhi in 20 August 2022. If you test negative for Covid 19 you must test for H1N1 because there is a great possibility that you might have that. Since the symptoms. are essentially the same and there is not much the distinguishing factor,

Diagnosis







Complications






Statistics



Precaution
  • Wear Mask
  • Social distancing
  • Wash your hands regularly to prevent the infection from spreading
  • Use  sanitizer.
  • As Swine flu and Covid 19 share a lot of symptoms, stressing the importance of getting tested to accurately diagnose and treat the illness.


Treatment
 Drug of choice : In case of severe patient a dose of Oseltamivir drug which is usually advised twice a day for five days, can help control symptoms. But this medication can be taken only on doctors advice

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