Swine Flu Treatment WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Swine Flu Treatment
Swine flu treatment typically involves taking antiviral drugs to reduce the symptoms. Antivirals are most effective if started within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. These drugs may not work to relieve symptoms since the body can develop a resistance to them.1
Fast Facts:
- Swine flu is a respiratory infection caused by a specific strain of influenza A virus.2
- The H1N1 virus that causes swine flu is a derivative of the H1N1 virus that caused the 1918 flu pandemic.3
- The best prevention against spreading swine flu is frequent hand washing, avoiding ill individuals, and staying home when you are ill yourself.2
- In otherwise healthy individuals, swine flu can generally be treated like any other flu.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Swine Flu Treatment and Drugs
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mayo Clinic: Swine Flu
- ↑ New England Journal of Medicine: The Persistent Legacy of the 1918 Influenza Virus (July 16, 2009)
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Treatment of Swine Flue, How to Treat Swine Flu, Treatment for Swine Flu, Treating Swine Flu, How Swine Flu is Treated, Swine Flu Treatments
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
