When everybody heard of this name--swine influenza (swine flu), all of us was scared about it.This is what a virus so-called popular plus famous recently, most of the people who were infected with these type of viruses surely end to death (scary huh??)
This is how the virus's structure look like~
This is given a scientific name as an influenza subtype A H1N1 virus.
It is assigned an H number and an N number based on which forms of these two proteins the strain contains. There are 16 H and 9 N subtypes which can brings by animals but only H1, 2 and 3, and N1, 2 can be basically found in humans.
These type of viruses spreaded around the world from Maxico to several asia country now such as Hong Kong in a very short period. (Quite speedy, right?)
A latest news from the newspaper is one of the hotel in Hong Kong was found a maxican who suspected being positive to these type of viruses, and the whole building of people inside this hotel need to be qaurantined until the viruses are being killed. Such a wicked action they made to the victims.
I am used to be a "pork hunter", but, Since the people who are infected and death because of these viruses are increasing, my family and I were stop eating pork. ( this is because asian poeple are timid, I am admitted XD)
However, I saw a mail from my friend stated that Swine influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. We cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Yet, I am not dare to try it by eating pork from now although they proved it that pork are innocent. XD
There are actually some chemists or scientists are discovering some drugs to cure these viruses. At first, there are some drugs used in UK to prevent the infections with influenza are amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir which are according to the newpaper.
Yet, the most recent viruses are resistant to these kind of drugs. Many chemists and scientist are still exploring the new cures of it.
How do we survive from this world which full of viruses and endanger around?
People are fragile, so we need to be caution in anytime, anywhere whenever doing anything.
Here are some preventions of infections with swine influeza to share in this blog,
- washing hands frequently no matter outside from home or at home,
- cover your mouth and nose with mask,
- not staying too close with others in public,
- stay away from people who sneezing, caughing and etc from the bacteria.
Wishing everybody live in peace and health~^^
