Swine flu prevention: these two diseases should pay attention to timely isolation, pen, feeding utensils should be disinfected with 2% kerosene solution, leftover material leftover water deep burial or pollution-free treatment, in the pig's ration by adding 0.05% of morpholino guanidinium hydrochloride (Viridiplus) feeding for 1 week; can also be used in mung bean 250 grams, Chaihu, 100 grams of Panzhu, decoction of 10 kilograms of water to drink the pig, have a better preventive effect.
Swine influenza treatment: the sick pig should be symptomatic treatment to prevent secondary infection. Can choose: 15% morpholino guanidine hydrochloride (virus spirit) injection, according to the weight of the pig with 25 mg per kg, intramuscular injection, 2 times a day, injected for 2 days. 30% Anacin injection, according to the weight of the pig with 30 mg per kg, intramuscular injection, 2 times a day, injected for 2 days. If the whole group is infected, use traditional Chinese medicine to feed. Chinese medicine prescription: Jingwu, honeysuckle, big green leaves, Chaihu, Pueraria lobata, yellow ling, Mouton, Panax quinquefolium, licorice, dry ginger 25 to 50 grams each (each head count, body weight of 50 kg or so), dry the medicine, crushed into a fine noodle, mixing into the feed feed to serve, such as the lack of appetite, can be decocted soup feeding service, generally 1 dose of healing, if necessary, the second day and then serve 1 dose. (Source: China Food Science and Technology Network)
Experts therefore reminded the general public that the current is influenza, human avian influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases of the season, in the health care institutions to do a good job in the medical, preventive work at the same time, the general public also want to improve the awareness of personal precautions, to take the right precautions:
■ ■ Increase outdoor activities and exercise, a balanced diet, reasonable nutrition, pay attention to do a good job of personal protection against cold and warmth.
■ Increase outdoor activities and exercise, a balanced diet, reasonable nutrition, pay attention to good cold and warmth and other personal protection, as little as possible to go to densely populated public **** place;
■ Diligent hand-washing, good personal hygiene habits;
■ Adopt a good diet, consumption of pork or swine products as long as the burned, will not be infected with swine flu;
■ Enhance the sense of personal precaution, should try to avoid unnecessary contact with poultry, birds, especially children should be Avoid close contact with poultry and wildfowl;
■ For some staff in close contact with birds, such as breeding, sales, slaughtering personnel, to do a good job of personal protection, wearing masks, protective clothing, etc..
Swine influenza is a swine respiratory disease caused by swine influenza A virus, which can cause influenza outbreaks in swine herds. Typically, humans are rarely infected with swine influenza viruses. In recent years, there have been cases of human infection with swine flu in the United States and other places, and most of the patients are people who have had direct contact with sick pigs.
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Chart: Can people get swine flu?
Causes:
A respiratory infection caused by the swine flu virus that causes flu-like symptoms in humans.
Symptoms:
Similar to the flu, fever, cough, fatigue, and loss of appetite.
Rapid spread:
The body has no natural antibodies to the new mutated virus.
Mode of transmission:
Sneezing, coughing, and physical contact can cause the new swine flu virus to spread among people.
Susceptible populations:
The majority of people diagnosed as dying from swine flu virus infection are between the ages of 25 and 45, and those infected with the virus are also predominantly young adults, rather than the elderly and children.
Prevention:
Adequate sleep, regular exercise, frequent hand washing, indoor ventilation, etc., and good personal hygiene habits.
Treatment:
Oseltamivir is effective in the early stages of infection.
INFORMATION:
How people become infected with swine flu:
It may be through contact with infected hogs or exposure to environments infected with swine flu viruses, or through contact with people infected with swine flu viruses. Symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to those of the common human flu, including fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue, and in some cases diarrhea and vomiting, and in severe cases, secondary pneumonia and respiratory failure, or even death.
Personal protective measures include:
Avoid contact with respiratory patients with flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.) or pneumonia; pay attention to personal hygiene and wash your hands frequently with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing; avoid contact with pigs or going to places where pigs are present; avoid going to places where there are crowds of people; cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and then dispose of it in a garbage can; if there is a case of flu outside the country, use a tissue to cover your mouth and nose. garbage cans; if flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.) occur outside the country, seek medical attention immediately (wear a mask when seeking medical attention) and explain to the local public ****health organization and inspection and quarantine department.
Is this a new swine flu virus?
The World Health Organization has confirmed that some cases have been caused by a new, never-before-seen influenza virus, H1N1. H1N1 is the same type of virus that usually causes seasonal outbreaks of influenza in humans. But the new H1N1 virus is different: it contains a type of genetic material normally found in viruses that infect humans, birds and pigs. Influenza viruses can transmit genetic material to each other, and the new H1N1 virus appears to have been formed by mixing different types of this virus in the same animal host, often infecting different species.
Is it safe to eat pork?
There is no evidence yet that swine flu can be spread by eating meat from sick pigs. Experts say that the swine flu virus is afraid of high temperatures and that you can't get swine flu by consuming cooked pork, which can be killed by heating it to 70 degrees Celsius.
Should I worry about swine flu?
Whether or not you should worry depends on two factors: the severity of the swine flu and how widespread it is. It's still not clear how severe this flu is, but the people who died in Mexico were young people who often don't lose their lives to the flu. As you can see here, this virus is very dangerous. But that's not to say that things are bad everywhere: the situation for patients infected with swine flu in the United States has been less severe. Right now, flu outbreak researchers are trying to find out how many people are carrying the flu virus and how many of them are seriously infected in order to learn just how serious this outbreak is. With the recent sudden outbreak of a new swine flu virus in the United States, will the world
this flu outbreak reach the area where I live?
It also depends on two things: whether the virus spreads to where you live and how well this virus spreads from person to person. With so many people traveling around the world these days, as long as this virus can spread from human to human, it will definitely invade where you live. Infrared cameras have been utilized in some countries to look for people with fever who have been flown in from a flu outbreak. But this method doesn't completely eliminate the flu virus from invading, because a person infected with the flu virus doesn't show flu symptoms until five days later, and the virus can spread before symptoms appear.
Another question is how quickly the flu virus spreads once it "settles" in an area. Judging from the number of illnesses in Mexico and the fact that many people in the United States have contracted the flu without coming into contact with swine or other carriers of the virus, we know that the virus can be spread from person to person, and that it has already spread to many places through humans over the past few weeks. Researchers are looking to see if people who come into contact with known flu patients also become infected, in order to learn how easy it is for the virus to spread from person to person.
Similar swine flu viruses have been passed from pigs to humans before, but they quickly disappeared and didn't cause a major outbreak, which happened because they were difficult to spread from person to person. This flu virus will probably face the same fate.
Can I travel to other countries?
Yes. There are no official travel reports prohibiting people from traveling to infected areas in Mexico, but there are now patients with the virus in other countries who have recently traveled to Mexico. Of course, it's still a good idea to try not to go anywhere while the situation is still unclear.
What to do in the event of an epidemic?
Most countries around the world have pandemic preparedness programs, at least on the surface. They may respond with vaccines, medications and measures called "social distancing," which are designed to limit people's exposure to spreading the flu. Mexico has already taken this measure by banning public gatherings and closing schools in infected areas. This approach has been effective.
The most common antiviral, Tamiflu, and related drugs have been effective against Mexican swine flu. However, similar viruses can develop to become resistant, so no one knows at this point how long the drugs will remain effective. There is no stockpile of vaccines for this flu. The United States has synthesized "strains" of it to produce vaccines. In Europe in particular, vaccine companies and governments developed a process several years ago to rapidly approve and manufacture pandemic vaccines, but usually the most commonly used human flu vaccine is made.
The question now is whether and when researchers can breed a swine flu vaccine. If they can grow it, the next question is how many doses they can produce and how fast. Researchers are trying to figure out how to expand the vaccine stockpile, but none of the methods are widely recognized yet. While they can't make months' worth of vaccine at a time, if the flu breaks out in stages like past pandemics, say, every few months, they would have time to stockpile vaccine before the next outbreak arrives.
Why are you worried about a pandemic of this virus?
The reason: It's a new virus. Influenza viruses mutate all the time, mainly by small changes in surface proteins. Typically, there are many differences between this year's flu virus and whatever you last had that allow the new virus to bypass the immune system and cause an infection to occur, and the similarities between the new virus and the last one mean that you're still partially immune.
The influenza viruses are divided into 16 different types of surface proteins, and the viruses "mate" with each other heterologously, exchanging genes. Typically, a new flu virus has a completely new set of surface proteins, derived from a swine or bird flu virus, and spreads among humans. Until now, there have been no cases of people infected with this swine flu virus, and therefore no one has any immunity to it, providing an environment for the virus to flourish.
This was the case with the swine flu outbreak in Mexico. This flu virus is a member of the H1N1 family, with H1 and N1 representing the two main surface proteins. In addition to the Mexican swine flu virus, there are other "milder" members of the H1N1 family that can spread among people like the regular flu virus. The swine H1 protein is different from the others, and it's not clear whether people with human H1N1 influenza can develop immunity to this swine flu virus.
The 1918 flu outbreak was caused by an H1N1 virus, and there is evidence that early human H1 infections were immune to it.
The 1918 virus was different from today's viruses for a reason: its H-surface protein came from birds.
What should I do to prepare?
While it is not known whether this time there will be a pandemic, it is clearly essential to take steps to prevent it. Specific recommendations include covering your mouth when coughing and sneezing, washing your hands frequently, not reducing your body's ability to fight off infectious diseases, and eating a good diet while paying close attention.
Some scientists recommend that people take the drug statin, which has been shown to reduce the death rate of flu cases in normal years.
The public should take whatever steps are necessary to deal with a possible disaster. Stock up on canned and dried food, water, small amounts of cash, and commonly used medications - supply lines can be disrupted during a flu outbreak.
On top of that, people should have a hand-cranked or battery-operated radio, flashlights and other lighting equipment at home, as well as spare batteries. (Source: Sina.com)
Swine flu, bird flu and SARS
Humanity's fight against disease is eternal, as we all want to see the world tomorrow. However, in recent years no one may have expected the flu to give us such a headache, from the SARS that made us panic to the dreaded bird flu, and today we are extremely reluctant to encounter the swine flu, what's wrong with the world?
Human beings and diseases reflect the harmony of man and nature, this harmony is the laws of nature, the disease is the correction of the imbalance.
The cause of swine flu, bird flu and SARS are all viruses, and while we are eliminating them, they are also fighting tenaciously to stay in the world where they belong.
Are there any similarities and differences between the three diseases before us?
First of all, the source of disease are viruses, but different types of viruses. SARS (contagious atypical pneumonia, the full name of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) by the coronavirus triggered the disease; avian influenza is caused by influenza virus A H5N1 subtype disease; swine influenza is currently believed to be the cause of the cause of the influenza virus A H1N1 subtype. Influenza viruses belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family of RNA viruses, and are divided into three types: A, B, and C. Influenza A viruses are the most common. Among them, influenza A viruses are mostly found in poultry, and some subtypes can also infect various mammals such as pigs, horses, seals and whales, as well as human beings; influenza B and C viruses are found in seals and pigs, respectively, in the infection.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on April 24 that two Southern California children were infected with swine flu on April 17 and isolated influenza virus subtype A (H1N1), which is not a new virus, but new fragments were found in the sequencing of the virus's genes, suggesting that the virus is likely to have mutated, and that if this is the case, humans may not have the ability to protect themselves against swine flu or may be extremely vulnerable to it. flu at all or very little defense against it.
The cause of death is the same, with all three diseases presenting with similar symptoms of influenza, including coughing, sore throat, runny nose, fever and more, and severe cases of pneumonia, which eventually leads to intractable respiratory failure and death.
Transmission pathways are different, bird flu has not yet been found to be transmitted between humans, but only from birds to humans; SARS has been confirmed to exist between humans; swine flu now seems highly likely that there are two ways of spreading, that is, pigs infected to people, and further spread between people.
The lack of an effective treatment is also a ****similarity between the three.
The means of prevention is the same, do not contact with sick animals and sick birds, wash your hands regularly, patients with flu symptoms should go to the hospital for examination, reduce the number of times to public **** place during the epidemic period, etc..