Swine influenza, Symptom And its Prevention.....

The 2009 flu pandemic is a global outbreak of a new strain of an influenza A virus subtype H1N1, referred to as the "novel H1N1"^[108] first identified in April 2009, and commonly called "Swine flu." It is thought to be a reassortment of four known strains of influenza A virus^[109]: one endemic in (normally infecting) humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). Transmission of the new strain is human-to-human, with cooked pork products safe to eat as the virus cannot be transmitted by eating foods.

In an attempt to slow the spread of the illness, a number of countries, especially in Asia, have quarantined airline passengers with flu symptoms, while some are also pre-screening passengers. WHO does not expect to have a full vaccine before the end of 2009, and vaccines available sooner may be limited and given first to healthcare workers, pregnant women, and other higher risk groups. Two or three injections will be required for maximum immunity from both the swine flu and seasonal flu. There is also concern if the new virus mutates further, it could become more virulent and less susceptible to any new vaccine.

Data taken from :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic_by_country

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 by country Summary of official reports.^‡‡

Country	Indicators					Cases	Deaths
	Spread-Trend/ Intensity/Impact‡					Laboratory confirmed‡‡	Confirmed (Suspected)
ECDC total[1]						251,401	2,545
Reports Total						266,595	2,691
United States^	W	-	*	low	[2][3]	(47,426)[4]	522[5]
Brazil	R	=	*	mod	[6]	5,767[7]	488[8]
Argentina	W	-	**	low	[9]	(7,173)[9]	439[9]
Mexico	W	-	***	mod	[10]	19,712[11]	170[11](77)[12]
Australia						33,228[13]	132[13]
Chile	W	=	*	low	[14]	12,175[14][15]	116(11)[14]
Thailand	W	+	**	mod	[16]	13,019[17]	112[17][18]
Canada	W	-	*		[19]	(11,976)[20]	71[1]
Malaysia						6,182[21]	68[1]
India	R	+	*	mod	[16]	2,669[22]	66[23]
Peru	W	+	*	low	[6][24]	6,121[25]	62[1]
United Kingdom#	W	-	*	mod	[24] [26] [27]	(12,957)[28]	61[1]
Paraguay	W	-	**	mod	[2]	430[29]	41[1]
Uruguay	W	-	*	low	[19]	(343)[30]	32[31]
Costa Rica	W	-	**	mod	[10]	(1,018)[32]	31[1]
Ecuador	W	=	*	mod	[10]	1,136[29]	27[1]
Colombia	W	=	*	low	[10]	367[29]	23[1]
Bolivia	W	+	*	mod	[10]	1,268[29]	19[1]
Venezuela	W	-	*	low	[10]	696[33]	17[1]
Saudi Arabia						2,000[34]	16[1]
New Zealand	W	-	*	low	[6]	3,090[35]	15[1]
Spain	L	=	*		[36]	(1,538)[1]	15[1]
El Salvador	W	-	**	mod	[10]	717[37]	15[1]
Israel	W	+	*		[38]	2,148[39]	13[39]
Singapore						(1,217)[40]	12[1]
Guatemala	W	=	**	mod	[10]	624[29]	10[1]
South Africa						3,485[41]	9[42]
Philippines						(3,207)[43]	8[1]
Honduras	W	+	*	low	[10]	326[29]	7[1]
Panama	W	-	*	low	[2]	647[29]	6[1]
France~	N	=	*		[44]	(1,348)[45]	5[1][46][47]
Dominican Republic	W	-	*	low	[19]	182[29]	5[1]
Mauritius						38[48]	5[1]
Hong Kong (PRC)						9,105[49]	4[1]
Indonesia	R	+		low	[16]	948[50]	4[1]
Oman						(300)[51]	4[1]
Jamaica	W	-	*	low	[52]	80[53]	4[1]
Japan						(5,022)[54]	3[1]
Taiwan						1,730[55]	3[1]
South Korea						2,925[56]	2[1]
Vietnam						1,896[57]	2[1]
Netherlands+	W	+	*		[38]	(1,473)[1]	2[1]
Kuwait						1,072[58]	2[1]
Ireland	L	=	*	mod	[59]	(678)[1]	2[1]
Samoa						100[55]	2[1]
Belgium	L	=	*	low	[59]	2,353 [60]	1[1]
Greece	N	=	*		[36]	1,424[61]	1[1]
Brunei	W	=	*	mod	[6]	971[62]	1[1]
Nicaragua	W				[63]	659[29]	1[1]
Egypt						600[64]	1[1]
Lebanon						500[65]	1[1]
Qatar						350[66]	1[1]
Malta	W	+	**		[67]	(244)[68]	1[1]
Laos						156[55]	1[1]
Hungary	L	=	*	low	[59]	(149)[1]	1[1]
Iraq						136[69]	1[1]
United Arab Emirates						125[55]	1[1]
Palestinian Territories						108[70]	1[1]
Cayman Islands (UK)	na[71]					97[28]	1[1]
Cook Islands (NZ)						38[72]	1[1]
Yemen						16[73]	1[1]
Tonga						9[55]	1[1]
Ghana						6[74]	1[1]
St. Kitts and Nevis	N	=	*	low	[10]	6[29]	1[1]
Other						28,882	0
[show]Countries with no deaths Country Indicators Confirmed cases Deaths Germany N * [38] 13,740[75] 0 China 2,861[76] 0 Portugal R + * low [77] 1,987[1] 0 Italy R [67] 1,517[1] 0 Norway L = * [38] (882)[78] 0 Switzerland N + * low [59] 883[1] 0 Sweden N = * low [59] (672)[1] 0 Macau (PRC) 621[79] 0 Denmark N + * [44] (520)[1] 0 Turkey L = * low [59] 385[80] 0 Cuba R = * mod [10] 306[29] 0 Cyprus na[26] (297)[1] 0 Romania N = * low [59] 278[1] 0 Austria W = * low [59] (270)[1] 0 Iran 250[81] 0 Czech Republic N = * [38] (217)[82] 0 Slovenia N = * [26] 210[1] 0 Finland na[26] (207)[1] 0 Bahrain 180[83] 0 Russia N = * [38] 154[84] 0 Poland N - * low [59] 153[1] 0 Iceland na[38] 152[1] 0 Luxembourg L + * [38] 129[1] 0 Serbia N - * low [59] (127)[85] 0 Slovakia N = * low [59] (108)[1] 0 Trinidad and Tobago W = * low [19] 106[55] 0 Bangladesh L + low [16] 102[86] 0 Jordan 99[70] 0 Fiji W + * mod [6] 97[55] 0 Morocco 84[70] 0 Croatia L = * low [59] 80[87] 0 Kenya 80[88] 0 Sri Lanka L = low [16] 75[89] 0 Bulgaria N + * [36] 57[1] 0 Estonia N = * low [59] 57[1] 0 Barbados W * [2] 47[29] 0 Lithuania L = * low [59] 47[1] 0 Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) 42[28] 0 Macedonia na[38] 40[90] 0 Jersey (UK) na 38[28] 0 Algeria 33[91] 0 Afghanistan 32[70] 0 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) na[71] 31[28] 0 Bahamas R [63] 29[55] 0 Cape Verde na 29[48] 0 Isle of Man (UK) na 29[28] 0 Belize R = * mod [10] 27[55] 0 Marshall Islands 27[55] 0 Cambodia R - * [6] 26[92] 0 Myanmar L = low [16] 24[93] 0 Botswana 23[48] 0 Latvia N + * low [59] 23[1] 0 Namibia 22[94] 0 Tanzania 22[48] 0 Nepal L = low [16] 22[95] 0 Tunisia 19[70] 0 Montenegro N [6] 18[55] 0 Suriname na[52] 18[55] 0 Guernsey (UK) na 17[28] 0 Kazakhstan N = * low [59] 17[55] 0 Syria 16[55] 0 Albania L - * low [59] 13[55] 0 Georgia L = * [38] 13[55] 0 Palau 13[55] 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina L [96] 10[55] 0 Libya 10[70] 0 Uganda 9[48] 0 Bermuda na[71] 8[55] 0 British Virgin Islands (UK) 8[55] 0 Guyana L [63] 8[55] 0 St. Lucia W - * low [10] 8[29] 0 Falkland Islands 7[28] 0 Nauru na 7[55] 0 Bhutan N = low [16] 6[97] 0 Madagascar 6[48] 0 Tuvalu 6[98] 0 Haiti L + na low [52] 5[29] 0 Liechtenstein na[26] 5[1] 0 Papua New Guinea 5[55] 0 Zambia 5[48] 0 Zimbabwe 5[99] 0 Antigua and Barbuda R = * low [52] 4[55] 0 Belarus na[71] 4[100] 0 Cameroon 4[48] 0 Ethiopia 4[48] 0 Timor-Leste N = low [16] 4[101] 0 Gibraltar 3[28] 0 Grenada L = * low [2] 3[29] 0 Kiribati 3[55] 0 Seychelles 3[48] 0 Solomon Islands 3[55] 0 Vanuatu 3[55] 0 Azerbaijan N - * mod [59] 2[55] 0 Côte d'Ivoire 2[48] 0 Kosovo 2[55] 0 Maldives N = low [16] 2[102] 0 Moldova na[38] 2[55] 0 Pakistan 2[103] 0 Sudan 2[70] 0 Swaziland 2[48] 0 Andorra 1[55] 0 Anguilla na[71] 1[28] 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1[48] 0 Dominica N = * low [10] 1[29] 0 Gabon 1[48] 0 Micronesia 1[55] 0 Monaco 1[55] 0 Mozambique 1[48] 0 St. Vincent and the Grenadines L = [63] 1[29] 0 Ukraine N = * low [59] 1[55] 0 [show]Graph of confirmed cases Semi-logarithmic plot of laboratory-confirmed A(H1N1) influenza cases in 2009 according to WHO reports.[104] ‡Qualitative indicators as defined by WHO[105]. Parameter values: Geographic spread Trend Intensity Impact on health care services W(idespread) *** (very high) sev(ere) R(egional) + (Increasing) ** (high) mod(erate) L(ocal) = (Unchanged) * (low - moderate) N(o activity) - (Decreasing)   (low) low ‡‡Many countries are not recommending laboratory tests for all suspect cases. As far as known, the affected numbers have been put in brackets. Comparisons in time or between these countries should not be made. The number of confirmed cases is lower than the total number of cases,[106] and may grossly underestimate the true infection rate.[107] ^Includes Puerto Rico (258 cases, 19 deaths), U.S. Virgin Islands (49 cases), American Samoa (8 cases), and Guam (16 cases, 1 death). #Does not include Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies. ~Includes Réunion (143 cases), Mayotte (4 cases), New Caledonia (311 cases, 3 deaths), French Polynesia (53 cases, 1 death), Wallis and Futuna (8 cases), Martinique (19 cases), Guadeloupe (5 cases), Saint-Martin (12 cases), French Guiana (10 cases). +Includes Aruba (13 cases) and the Netherlands Antilles (94 cases).