Archive for the ‘Infectious Diseases’ Category

How long does it take for researchers to find out if the new H1N1 Influenza causes cytokine storms?

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

julia n asked: I have read about it, and this sems to be the biggest factor for my concern.H1N1 Symptoms

What is the difference between the regular flu and Swine flu?

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Memorable. asked: there's no vaccine to either. people die from both. not everyone who has gotten swine flu has died. most people who have died from the disease lived in impoverished areas, were very young or very old and their bodies weren't strong enough to fight off the disease, didn't ...

Question about H1N1 virus?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Mitchiru A asked: hi just to ask if my mom has H1N1 virus. Two day After She came back from a cruise(she visited thailand,singapore and malaysia) She felt she was going to have a fever so she drank some medicine.She stated "i feel the heat is escaping though my eyes".She also ...

What happens when swine flu is raised to phase 6?

Friday, June 26th, 2009

kaitlyn[eastcoast] asked: Swine flu was classified as phase 5 April 29, 2009. Thats the second highest phase related to Swine Flu, apparently. I've heard many different things when it comes to phase 6. I live in Central New York, and recently a couple schools were closed down for a week or so for ...

H1N1.?

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

needingsummer asked: Ughh im freaking out. I live in Seattle, and my mom just got over a cold, and now i have a little cough, tired, feel like i have a fever, but i dont. is this H1N1?Symptoms of H1N1

What is the mortality rate for H1N1 influenza?

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

who cares asked: Since the CDC reports only 26 confirmed cases with 8 deaths in Mexico, that would be a mortality rate much higher than the H1N1 influenza outbreak of 1918, which killed tens of millions. Why are the mortality rates in Mexico so much higher than the rest of ...

What prevents a pharmaceutical type company from creating the H1N1 Swine flu in a lab to sell a cure later?

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Dawn asked: While H5N1 doesn't easily infect people, H3N2 viruses do. If someone exposed to a mixture of the two had been simultaneously infected with both strains, he or she could have served as an incubator for a hybrid virus able to transmit easily to and among people. That mixing process, ...

Medicine for Swine Flu/H1N1?

Friday, June 12th, 2009

scott d asked: I know that H1N1 is a mutated flu and that we have no vaccine and all that jazz but are there any medicines i can take to make getting the flu or something less likely or even that just decreases the symptoms? Ive heard about N-Acetyl-Cysteine, that seems ...

How is Swine Flu different from regular flu?

Monday, June 8th, 2009

João Silva asked: Seasonal Flu (regular flu) infects millions of people every year. It's fair to say it's a common ailment, just like a cold. Regular flu also kills thousands of people each year... Of all the swine flu cases I heard about, most people are getting better, just like ...

Swine Flu/H1N1 please answer?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

snakeman asked: does anyone have a list of states with people infecteted with the Swine Flu/H1N1 flu or know where I can look at one?Vaccine for H1N1