H1N1 Flu

  Vitamin D and H1N1

Although H1N1 flu infections have declined in the Northern Hemisphere, it is difficult to forecast where or when future outbreaks may occur. In March 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the pandemic of H1N1 has not yet peaked. H1N1 virus is a swine-origin influenza virus A and is the mutated form of a previous swine influenza (better known as Spanish flu) virus and other human, avian, and Eurasian swine influenza viruses. The Spanish flu was responsible for the deaths of millions of people in 1918. Clinically, it behaves similarly to seasonal influenza with symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The possibilities of the recurrence of the pandemic due to any further mutations in the virus’ genes cannot be ruled out. read more..

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