H1N1--Human to Pigs & back to Human
August 15, 2009 | mumbai, India | Vetting explained
Report by Ketan Tirodkar
The killer flu refereed to more widely as Swine Flu [H1N1] has its origins in North America acredited to the the Wisconsin tobacco fields from where it first got transmitted into the white-tailed deeer population.The agents of transmission were termed chronic wasting disease (CWD).
The strain arising from or generating from the tobacco fields of Wisconsinin the North America region led to the CWD agents travelling from human to deer--white-tailed ones; as the other tyoe of deers were not identified with it. The flue catching other type of deers was of different type.
Factory farming of pork meat was found to be a main cause of generating this killer flu and the most affected age group was in the range of 5 to 24; whereas only one percent were beyond 65 years of age. A possible reason for this odd trend is stated to be that immunity developed among aged persons as they were affected by the same flu during their young age.
The journey of H1N1 to India has raised serous apprehensions of the same travelling back to the United States. U.K., Singapore are the other affected nations. However, the economic miseries of Inida; it being a developing economy, and the unpreparedness and lack of foresight on the part of the medical fraternity are some factors that are heightening the potential of damage.
What we need may be listed as below:-
A] Plenty of testing kits; B] Cleansing fluids for keeping the surrounding intact and healthy. These fluids may range from Dettol to Nilgiris.C] Isolation on the line of Mexico pattern.
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