The flu is quite common between pigs. Transmission to humans however, is much less common. The main types of swine flu are: swine triple assortment (tr) H1N1, trH3N2, and trH1N2. People who work in close proximity to pigs are at most risk of infection. Some examples are farmers and vets. People who work in meat processing factories are also at risk but not as much as people who work with the live animals.
Swine flu is less common than the standard flu. When a human gets infected with the swine influenza virus it is called a "variant virus". The virus then has the letter "v" added to the end. I.E. H1N1v instead of H1N1.
Swine flu is less common than the standard flu. When a human gets infected with the swine influenza virus it is called a "variant virus". The virus then has the letter "v" added to the end. I.E. H1N1v instead of H1N1.
There have benn several epidemics over the years. Swine flu is not as common as things like the cold becasue it mainly infects pigs. Swine flu has not seen as many epidemics like things like the standard flu or common cold, but enough for it to be notable.
The first swine flu pandemic on record, the 1918 - 1919 spanish flu would kill people in less than a day. Approximately 20% - 40% of the world's population became infected, 50 million people are estimated to have died, and over half a million people died in America. In 1968 in Hong Kong a new flu virus was detected and spread to America. 33,800 people died making it the mildest flu pandemic ever. 2009 saw another new flu virus spreading across the world and on April 26 the U.S. government declared H1N1 a public health emergency. However 80 million people were vaccinated so the effects were less than previous epidemics. Between 8,870 and 18,300 people are thought to have died.
The first swine flu pandemic on record, the 1918 - 1919 spanish flu would kill people in less than a day. Approximately 20% - 40% of the world's population became infected, 50 million people are estimated to have died, and over half a million people died in America. In 1968 in Hong Kong a new flu virus was detected and spread to America. 33,800 people died making it the mildest flu pandemic ever. 2009 saw another new flu virus spreading across the world and on April 26 the U.S. government declared H1N1 a public health emergency. However 80 million people were vaccinated so the effects were less than previous epidemics. Between 8,870 and 18,300 people are thought to have died.