Recently there's an outbreak of human Swine influenza and had claimed many lives in Mexico. It is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by Type A influenza virus. A number of confirmed human cases infected with the new strain of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus have been identified.

Human infection with flu viruses with infected pigs are most likely to occur when humans are in close contact with infected pigs. The spread of swine flu is believed to spread the same way as seasonal flu, commonly by coughing and sneezing. Swine Flu infection is contagious.

The signs & symptons are almost the same as seasonal flu. Signs and symptoms of swine flu may include the following:

If you really don't feel well, please consult a doctor and remember to wear a mask along. This can prevent transmission by human-human along the way. =)

1 of the way to protect against swine flu infection is to prevent it from spreading. Since the illness occurs through direct contact with infectious material and respiratory secretions, it is important to practise good personal hygiene. Remember what we did during SARS? That would be the same.

Prevent the spread of infection, we all have a part to play. =)

[For Influenza A (H1N1) updates: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html]