13th case of Swine Flu in U.S get registered while treatment hopes rise

Today Ohio registered 13th case of Swine Flu in U.S which has already claimed a life in city of New york. There are growing concerns over this epidemic in the country at the moment as total number of victims worldwide is now 9,830 which are in total of 8 countries.

Treatment Update

The world is still relying on oseltamavir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) as the main treatment for Swine Influenza. According to the reports, following steps are found useful to reduce the symptoms of this influenza.

• reduce the number of day when you are ill to only one
• cure for some of the symptoms
• reduce the chance of serious sickness like pneumonia.

When to take antibiotics?

You should only start taking antibiotics on strong advise from your doctor. Many people are buying antibiotic drugs from Internet stores but antibiotics should never be taken without a doctor's advise as they can be lethal to your life if Swine flu is not.

Antiobiotics are proved to be effective against this disease and they can cure you if you are caught up with H1N1 flu.

If you caught Swine flu?

If you have already caught the flu, do not panic, Swine flu symptoms are no different of that ordinary seasonal flu however, following are simple steps which will remain you safe:

• stay home and take some rest
  
• take ordinary medicines like aspirin, ibuprofen or paracetamol (kids under 16 should not be given any time of flu medicine without doctor consultation)
  
• drink plenty of water
• contact your doctor by phone and explain him/her your situation before visiting them

Following these simple steps, you will treat this pig flu without any problem.

Swine flu treatment in Homeopathy

There is a lot of controversy going on whether homeopathy as the answer for Swine Influenza or not.

Homeopathy and Allopathy medicine are always against each other, true rivals with doctors of both ends scolding each other. But yes I have experienced, homeopathy sometimes has the answer to some diseases which Allopathy totally ignore or rely on anti-biotic medicine to cure.

In case of Swine Flu homeo doctors are claiming victory when 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic was secured by homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy has many remedies for flu which homeo doctors are claiming that can cure against H1N1 virus as well.

Some of these remedies are:

#Gelsemium. [Gels]

#Baptisia.

#Eupatorium perfoliatum.

#Sabadilla. [Sabad]

#Arsenicum. [Ars]

#Arsenicum iodide.

#Dulcamara. [Dulc]

#Bryonia.

#Phosphorus

#Rhus toxicodendron. [Rhus-t]

#Allium cepa. [All-c]

#Sticta. [Stict]

#Ipecac

#Veratrum album

Remember these remedies are effective against any influenza, cough or these are just tonic which work to immune your inner body system against virus attacks.

Swine Flu Vaccination

Current vaccinations are not very good against H1N1 (Pig Virus). Scientist are currently working on it and it is likely that we may get a vaccine until the end of year 2009. However, you can prevent H1N1 virus from spreading sneezing in a tissue, then throw away the tissue paper and wash your hand. Call the doctor as soon as you get symptoms of any flu and get your medical checkup done.

First New york death is confirmed

Today the New york city in US has seen its first death due to Swine-Flu. Swine Flu which is also known as Pig Virus has started claiming lives in the most urban areas as well. First it was only said that people are dying in Mexico just because of their poverty and non-availability of anti-viral drugs and treatment but it is now confirmed that this virus is fatal enough to claim lives in most urban areas of the world as well.

The latest came when 1000 students of a school were tested positive against H1N1 virus. Many of these students just returned back from their holidays in Mexico and sadly enough they cause the death of their beloved vice principal.

Japan as also reported a sudden rise in Swine Flu cases which are now more than 90 cases and UK has passed 100 case mark while foreign department said to the travellers on Friday that they can feel free to go to Mexico on holidays.

New vaccine is going to get ready for Swine Flu

Vaccine for Swine Flu
There are reports that British and US scientists have started work on vaccines for swine flu. They are using eggs as virus production factories to populate this influenza colony and then they will find a vaccine for it. The scientists have told BBC that a vaccine is possible but it can not be around until the last quarter of this year.

Controversy for Swine Flu Treatment
And here in London there is controversy going on when mayor Borris Jhonson handed over 1 million doses of anti-flu medicine to the government. These medicine were bought for London Police, Fire Brigade and rescue staff. The cause of controversy is, the mayor did this without consulting MET chief or other service chiefs.

Second human-to-human transfer case confirmed in UK
There has been reports that after a NHS worker who was in touch with the couple who returned from their honeymoon in Mexico, fallen ill for Swine-flu, here is another case of swine flu human to human transfer confirmed. Doctors are struggling with this case and awaiting reports to verify if this person has really got the swine-flu.

Swine Flu Treatment

What is swine flu?
Swine flu has spread panic all across the world. The countries that are most affected are US, Mexico and Canada. More than 200 people are died until now in Mexico because of this virus. This is a pigs flu virus which do not normally effect humans. But it has been reported that there is a pig farm along with US border in Mexico and this farm is contaminating the drinking water of near-by villages. The first case of Swine-flu was detected in February 2009 and since then the citizens living around this pig farm were protesting against this farm.

Who are affected?
Mexico, US and Canada are the nations which are most hit by this influenza. As Mexico is a popular tourist destination among the developed world, the cases of Swine flu are detected in all around the world. New Zealand, Spain and UK are some other countries which have announced cases of Swine-flu.

Swine flu in London
Today, London papers was full with experts warning that Swine-flu is in London but its carriers still don't know that. They fear it can spread through the over-crowded tube network of the city.

Symptoms
Swine flu symptoms are common as normal flu, that means you can feel headache, nausea, fever or fatigue. You can be feeling all these symptoms due to your normal flu as well, as in London the cold wave of weather has been returned and if you are not wearing any warm clothes, you can easily catch normal flu but you should let your doctor know about it. If your doctor suspects your flu as swine flu, he will write some lab tests for you, which will confirm that either you are a swine flu career or not. If you have the symptoms of any flu, cover your mouth when sneezing with a tissue paper and throw away the tissue paper after that and wash your hands at regular interval, plus avoid meeting anyone, as you can infect others.

Treatment for Swine flu
It has been reported that normal flu medicine, Tamiflu and Relenza can control swine flu if given in early stages. These medicine can not be bought without a valid prescription of a GP in UK. However, you can find them on the Internet. NHS currently holds much stock of this medicine and there is no need to panic. However, some people are buying this medicine of the Internet and one seller has told that they have got 25,000 orders of these medicine in one day.

Vaccine
There is no vaccine available for this flu.