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Like people, coughs come in all shapes and sizes. They can be deep
or shallow, long or short, or forced or stifled. Scientists who
study the ways we cough and sneeze are shedding light on how
viruses like influenza spread. With swine flu now declared
pandemic, health officials say the best ways to prevent the spread
of the virus is to wash your
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Swine Flu Spread, Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
Swine flu or influenza is an acute condition of respiratory system.
It is said to be highly contagious respiratory disease of swine.
Swine flu is caused by the orthomyxovirus. This disease is known to
be caused by H1N1. Spread and cause: Influenza is common in pigs.
The route of transmission is through contact between infected [...]
Study shows one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough for children
Australian researchers find that more than 90% of those in study
had effective immunity after a single dose, but the 15-microgram
dose of antigen is twice that used in the United States. Australian
researchers have shown that a single dose of vaccine against
pandemic H1N1 influenza can provide effective immunity against the
swine flu virus in infants and children, a finding that, if
corroborated, could help damp the spread of the virus by reducing
the logistical complications associated with the currently
recommended regimen of two doses.
'Biosensors' on 4 feet detect animals infected with bird flu
BOSTON, Aug. 24, 2010 — Blood hounds, cadaver
dogs, and other canines who serve humanity may soon have a new
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experiment in which scientists trained mice to identify feces of
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Regular Flu Vaccine Actually INCREASES Risk of Swine Flu
In September 2009, news stories reported that researchers in Canada
had found an increased risk of pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza in
people who had previously been vaccinated against seasonal
influenza. In a school outbreak of pH1N1 in spring 2009, people
with cough and fever were found to have received prior seasonal flu
vaccination more often than those without. Several public health
agencies in Canada therefore undertook four additional studies
during the summer of 2009 to investigate further. Taken together,
the four studies included approximately 2,700 people with and
without pH1N1. The first of the studies found the seasonal vaccine
to be associated with an increased risk of approximately 68 percent
for pH1N1 disease. The further 3 studies similarly found between
1.4 and 1.5 times...
