UPDATED FACTS ABOUT THE H1N1 AND THE SEASONAL FLU (INFLUENZA
What is Influenza and H1N1?
Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, including your nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs.
If you’re generally healthy and you catch...
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UPDATED FACTS ABOUT THE H1N1 AND THE SEASONAL FLU (INFLUENZA
What is Influenza and H1N1?
Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, including your nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs.
If you’re generally healthy and you catch influenza –commonly called the fluyou’re likely to feel rotten for a few days, but you probably won’t develop complications or need hospital care.
If you have a weakened immune system or chronic illness, though, influenza can be fatal.
If
you fit that category of people you should contact your providers office.
Novel H1N1 flu or swine flu is a respiratory infection caused by a specific Influenza A virus.
The outbreak of what is popularly called swine flu involves a new H1N1 type A influenza strain that’s a genetic combination of swine, avian and human influenza viruses.
It can spread from human to human.
Influenza is unpredictable, but this flu season could be worse than recent years because of the H1N1
virus.
CDC is preparing
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