Abstract

SWINE FLU AND ITS MANAGEMENT

Uttara Singh*

ABSTRACT

Swine influenza (also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or S-OIV (swine-origin influenza virus) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs (The Merck Veterinary Manual,2008).The outbreak began in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, with evidence that there had been an ongoing epidemic for months before it was officially recognized as such (Matsuzaki Y et al, 2002). The Mexican government closed most of Mexico City's public and private facilities in an attempt to constrain the spread of the virus. However, the virus continued to spread globally, clinics in some areas were overwhelmed by people infected, and the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2009) stopped counting cases and declared the outbreak to be a pandemic.

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