Aryanews- The number of patients suffering from Swine flue has risen to 328 according to the statement of the Iranian Health Ministry's Disease Control Center.
60% of the patients with positive results to A/H1N1 virus tests have returned from Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
The disease control center blames close contacts, including face to face encounters, for the spreading of the A/H1N1virus.
The head of the Iranian Health Ministry's Disease Control Center, underlined the necessity of taking strict measures to prevent the A/H1N1 swine flu virus from making further inroads
Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs.
In pigs influenza infection produces fever, lethargy, sneezing, coughing, difficulty breathing and decreased appetite. In some cases the infection can cause abortion. Although mortality is usually low (around 1-4%), the virus can produce weight loss and poor growth.
Direct transmission of a swine flu virus from pigs to humans is occasionally possible (called zoonotic swine flu). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of the 2009 "swine flu" H1N1 virus are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting. The 2009 H1N1 virus is not zoonotic swine flu, as it is not transmitted from pigs to humans, but from person to person.
