Swine Flu (H1N1)

By Nina Nik - Swine flu… What is this? Many people believe it is not different from a traditional flu, and there is nothing to be concerned about. Other individuals worry that it will be as much destroying as the influenza pandemics in 1918-19 that claimed millions lives.

By Natallia Ts - Swine flu is, perhaps, the most much-talked-of recent issue. And, though, there has been enough articles on its account, even more burning quistion is the one about vaccines and their benefits and drawbacks.

By Valentina Spragovskaya - Any vaccine production is quite long process. The whole procedure of production and testing is taking approximately 19 weeks. To some extend the reason is that its production starts from virus growing. After the virus multiplied, it’s isolated and purified to receive the vaccine.

By Valentina Spragovskaya - Swine flu is a symbolic name of human and animal disease caused by strains of influenza virus. Its name spread widely in media in early 2009. The strains associated with outbreaks of the so-called swine flu influenza virus detected among serotype C and serotype A subtypes (A/H1N1, A/H1N2, A/H3N1, A/H3N2 and A/H2N3).

By Valentina Spragovskaya - Swine flu pandemic (in some mass media – “Mexican flu”) is a new type of swine flu appeared in March and April 2009, wherein there were infected many people in Mexico, its regions and same parts of USA.

By Valentina Spragovskaya - The universe is really in danger of fatal epidemy. If to consider that new virus А (H1N1) is similar to 1918 “Spanish influenza”, it is evident why authorities of most countries are frustrated, because that virus was also А (H1N1) variety. According to the most unpretentious estimations, Spanish influenza killed not less than 20 million Earthmen, though mortality didn’t exceed 2% at that time.