Swine flu: Complete coverage
The swine flu H1N1 virus is the second known triple-hybrid swine pathogen in history, a concoction of swine, human and bird genetic components to which people have no immunity. It is also the first triple-hybrid to make the leap from pigs to humans.
Unlike with avian flu, which people can get only through close contact with a sick bird or feces, this strain of swine flu has learned the trick of seasonal influenza and can be passed person-to-person easily.
Photo credit: AP | Charlie Houley, 8, receives a shot of a trial vaccine for the swine flu from a nurse in Annapolis, Md. (Aug. 27, 2009)
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PHOTOS: Swine Flu
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article Nassau 8/7/09 New guidelines say don't close schools for swine flu New federal guidelines discourage school closures for H1N1 pandemic flu this fall and emphasize that ... Read More »
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article Nassau 7/29/09 Young, pregnant advised to get first flu shots Pregnant women, children, young adults and anyone - except the elderly - with medical conditions ... Read More »
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article Suffolk 7/24/09 Seasonal flu vaccines urged for school-age children Federal health officials Friday strongly urged parents to have school-age children vaccinated against seasonal flu ... Read More »
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article News 6/11/09 Amid swine flu pandemic, doubts about vaccine As the World Health Organization declared a global flu pandemic Thursday, raising the alert to ... Read More »
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article Health 7/9/09 At swine flu summit, school nurse touts cell phone use BETHESDA, Md. - Cell phones, the bane of many a school administrator, turned out to ... Read More »
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article News 5/20/09 Nassau officials: We didn't ask for school flu closures As two Nassau districts close several schools in the wake of new swine flu cases ... Read More »
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article News 5/18/09 School districts will stay open Five Long Island school districts that have had confirmed ... Read More »
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article News 4/26/09 THE SCIENCE: Experts working to stem spread Warning that influenza viruses are exceptionally ... Read More »
