Swine Flu, the virus that became famous around the whole world in just a few days.

Do you have fever, sore throat, headache, cough, fatigue and/or chills? Then you should definitely go and see a doctor. Maybe you have just a regular human flu, but there is also a chance to have the swine flu as the symptoms are similar to the regular human flu. Some people infected by the swine flue also had other symptoms like diarrhoea and vomiting. At the moment, it is important to take no risk. Just visit your doctor.

What is the Swine Flu?

Swine flu is a disease caused by type A influence viruses (H1N1) and also in the past different types of the flu already occurred but it is seldom that beside swine people get infected with it as well. If people got infected, the transmission was limited beyond three people. This new swine flu is different to other swine flues, because there are many more people infected.

This swine flu started in Mexico with a five year old kid who lives nearby a pig farm. After the kid, more people became sick in Mexico. Also people from the United States and people from other continents got infected after visiting Mexico. Now, also people get infected who didn’t visit Mexico. If there become more cases inside a community, the world body may have to elevate its pandemic alert to its highest level.

The dangerous part of this virus is that infect people may transmit the flu to someone else before they have any symptoms their selves and know that they are sick. It is also able to pass on the flu to someone else if you are already sick.

What can I do against it?

It maybe calm you to know that there are medicines. It is important to take the medicine as soon as possible (at least two days after the first symptoms). That’s why it is so important to visit a doctor when you see any symptoms. After taking the medicines (oseltamivir or zanamifir), you feel much better soon.

Maybe you ask yourself why people died if there is a medicine. It is true that some people died. They didn’t knew that they had the swine flu and waited to long with medication. Getting the medication as soon as possible can be a matter of life and death.

There are treatments for swine flu, but of course the best treatment is prevention like:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick

• Stay home if you are sick

• Wash your hands many times a day

• Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing

• Practise an healthy life style, like eating well and getting plenty of sleep.

To NOT eat pork products is NOT a prevention! ou don’t get infected by eating pork products. Furthermore it is still allowed to travel.

It is hard to say, what is going to happen in the future. How many people more are going to be infected and how many people are going to die because of this sickness. Experts don’t think we already had the worst time, but we shall see. Just be alert, use the tips in this article and stay up to date about the topic “swine flu”.

Does the Swine flu affect my travels?

No! Currently with the exception of Mexico there is no reason to cancel a booking or restrict travel. As also the borders to Mexico are not closed. Gift-tours is always getting the latest news and pass it immediately on to you!

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