Swine Flu

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Swine influenza is known by several names such as swineflu, pig flu or pig influenza and hog flu. Swine flu is an infection caused by any one or several types of the swine influenza virus. Swine influenza is a strain of the influenza viruses that is endemic in swine. The virus strains include the influenza C type and the subtypes of influenza A called H1N1, H1N2, H3N2 and H2N3.

Swine flu is basically a respiratory disease that infects the respiratory tract in pigs resulting in nasal secretions, cough, listless behaviour and loss of appetite. These symptoms are just like the symptoms produced in humans due to flu. Humans have developed swineflu infection when they are closely associated with pigs through farming, pork processors etc. Exposure to pigs is known to increase the risk of contracting swineflu.

Symptoms of Swine Flu

Symptoms of swine flu are mostly similar to most influenza infections. Most infected individuals usually have the following symptoms: chills, fever, cough, fatigue, headache, sore throat, muscular pains and nasal secretions. Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting are also experienced by some patients. Patients sometimes develop severe respiratory problems that need respiratory support such as a ventilator. In case of severe infection, patients can develop pneumonia and seizures and can even lead to death. However, the mortality rate for influenza A type is very low at 0.1%.

Tamiflu

Tamiflu is the trade name for Oseltamivir phosphate and is an antiviral oral medication prescribed for treating adults and children over one year for influenza. It is approved by the FDA for treating A type influenza. Tamiflu suppresses and prevents the spread of influenza A and B viruses responsible for swineflu. Tamiflu works by blocking the enzyme neuraminidase produced by the virus that spread from an infected cell to a healthy cell. It is basically a neuraminidase inhibitor. People with symptoms of swine flu are recommended to start taking Tamiflu within 48 hours to drastically reduce the duration of symptoms. The normal recommended dose is one 75mg tablet a day for about 10 days.

You can buy Tamiflu from any local pharmacist only with a doctor’s prescription. Before taking Tamiflu, consult your doctor and make sure to inform your doctor in case of any serious health condition. The Centre for Disease Control recommends that Tamiflu is safe for pregnant women and nursing mothers suffering from flu. You can buy Tamiflu online after completing an online consultation. The package will be dispatched and delivered immediately to your door step. Counterfeit Tamiflu pills have been circulating in the market, so ensure that you buy Tamiflu from a reputed online pharmacy. Tamiflu is available in 30, 45 and 75 mg capsules and as a 12 mg oral suspension for small children who find it difficult to swallow pills.

Tamiflu may interfere with flu vaccine; hence live attenuated vaccine should be avoided within two weeks before or 48 hours after administration of Tamiflu. The most common side effects of Tamiflu are mild to moderate vomiting or nausea. However, patients who are administered Tamiflu should be closely monitored.