A.

General info and finding

Swine flu was first recognized in the 1919 pandemic, and is still prevalent as a seasonal flu virus.
Swine flu is caused by the H1N1 strain of the virus, which begins in pigs. Symptoms include
fever, cough, sore throat, chills, and body aches. General treatment is rest, taking pain relievers
and fluids.
B. Visual illustration

C. Causes and symptoms

 Like the regular flu, swine flu can lead to more serious problems including pneumonia, a lung
infection, and other breathing problems. And it can make an illness like diabetes or asthma
worse. It happens when an infected pig coughs or sneezes and droplets with flu virus in them
spread through the air. If these droplets land in the nose or mouth, or are inhaled, a person can
be infected.
D. Causalities and effect: health social economic etc
World Health Organization (WHO) declared the H1N1 flu to be a pandemic in 2009. That year
the virus caused an estimated 284,400 deaths worldwide. In August 2010, WHO declared the
pandemic over. But the H1N1 flu strain from the pandemic became one of the strains that cause
seasonal flu.
E. Treatment & solution
Most people with flu, including H1N1 flu, need only symptom relief. Supportive care such as
drinking liquids, taking pain relievers for fever and headache, and resting may be helpful. If you
have a chronic respiratory disease, your health care provider may prescribe medications to help
relieve your symptoms. General treatment is rest, taking pain relievers and fluids.
F. 3 surprising information
- It last for a year
- The estimated death is more than 250,000 people
- It is caused by a pig thas influenza, then the pig sneeze which makes the virus spread through
the air and infecting people