Can someone die from swine flu

Did someone die of swine flu in sacramento county today??

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stop asking that kind of question on yahoo i think you should watch the news on tv or read the newspaper

Can my dog die if someone with swine flu infect her??

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There isn’t an absolute answer, as viruses change, but historically there are no known dog/cat to human (or vice-versa) influenza transmissions. “Well, according to the AVMA, there is no evidence that pets are susceptible to the swine …

What are the chances of someone dying of swine flu?

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Untreated, extrememly high. Treated, very low. The hysteria is due to the idea that if this spreads like wildfire then there will not be enough drugs/medical personal to treat it. Think plauge. The best defense? WASH YOUR HANDS. Alot. Us…

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How does someone die from the flu, specifically swine flu?

Q: What actually causes death from H1N1 or the swine flu. How does someone die? What exactly happens?So how does someone die from the common cold or common flu?

A: It breaks down your immune system and leads to other diseases.Swine Flu can kill all ages though.

What are the characteristics of someone who dies from Swine Flu?

Q: Do people who die from Swine Flu have weak immune systems? Do they have preexisting medical problems and take medication for those problems? Is Swine Flu similar to the 1918 Bird Flu strain that killed one out of every fifty people who became infected with the strain? How worried should americans be about Swine Flu?

A: You can get it by skin-to-skin contact, so make sure you wash your hands frequently. It has a lower possibility for air contact, like coughing and things, but it is still possible. It has killed many people so far.According to the Washington Post:”MEXICO CITY, April 27 — The suspected death toll from the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico rose Monday to 149 people as health authorities cancelled all schools across the country until May 6. Mexican cabinet officials led by Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova gave a press conference today in Mexico City with the latest information they have gathered about the outbreak of a deadly new strain of swine flu that has halted many aspects of public life here and appears to continue to be spreading. Since the first case of swine flu was reported, 1,995 people have been hospitalized with serious cases of pneumonia, said Cordova, and 1,070 of these people have been released. He said 20 of the deaths so far have been confirmed as swine flu, but that just two laboratories in the country, one in Mexico City and one in the state of Veracruz, are able to confirm this new strain.”(full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042702017.html)Supposively it is more dangerous than the Bird Flu,here is an article comparing the two:’Swine flu more dangerous than bird flu’ Melbourne (PTI): Swine flu, which has killed more than 100 people in Mexico is more dangerous than bird flu as it “rapidly spreads”, an expert has said even as Australia took series of steps including ‘flight screening’ for passengers coming from America to protect itself from the outbreak. Swine flu is more worrying to humans than bird flu because it has the potential to spread to more people, Paul Kelly from Australian National University said. Mr. Kelly said while swine flu had claimed many lives in Mexico, there had been no deaths elsewhere. Those killed have been generally young and otherwise healthy. “It’s not the typical people that are at greatest risk during a normal flu season,” he was quoted as saying by media reports. Meanwhile, Australian experts said that existing vaccines are unlikely to be effective against an outbreak of swine flu, but anti-viral drugs can help to combat it. Health officials have given advice about the outbreak to GPs and hospital emergency departments and want any suspected cases to be reported to authorities.” To know more about this disease, click here:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_fluorhttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1894029,00.htmlRemeber to stay clean and healthy and wash your hands consistintly. I hope I helped,stay safe,Hunny Bridge

How many people in an average year die from swine flu?

Q: This is for a class project. i don’t care how many people have died in 2009. I’ve been trying to find out in an average year, with out any pandemics or anything like that, how many people die from swine flu?

A: I think you have a misunderstanding about the question of the class project. There’s no average year for this Influenza A “swine” flu because it’s new. Your project might ask about average influenza deaths per year and those are up to 500 000 per year worldwide.Regarding “yarpa darpa”‘s long answer: It’s amazing that you quote and wrote so much and yet could get it so wrong.The designation H1N1 has nothing to do with “the first virus of the year”. The designations have to do with the proteins that are part of the influenza virus and the different genes it has to express these.The reason why it was called “swine flu” first was that the strand was 2 parts swine influenza, 1 part human influenza, and 1 part avian influenza, so it caught on like that. However, when all this confusion arose about pigs and pork and several countries rushed to kill thousands of healthy pigs they decided to change the name, because it’s an inaccurate name that leads plenty of people to the wrong conclusions. Nevertheless, this swine/human/avian Influenza A H1N1 IS a new influenza virus.On the contrary the seasonal influenza this year is human influenza A (H1), A (H3), and B.