{draw:frame} SWINE FLU
Do you take pride in the marvels of medical tools potent antibiotics and novel vaccines used to fight deadly infections rightly yes but it is a time tested fact that human ingenuity is helplessly humbled each time a wily new bug mysteriously surfaces and takes large human populations under its grip causing diseases never heard of before it happened before earlier when the disease like SARS which is severs acute respiratory syndrome and bird flu shook humankind out of the blue and now the infamous new human killer is the swine flu a virus known to cause a respiratory diseases of pigs that today has more than hundred countries reeling under its grip.
It was in April 2009 that raised a ugly head in the developed countries where timely and efficient medical care facilities helped to control the diseases. As the limited world with limited and poor and limited resources and poor health conditions came under the grip of h1n1 influenza virus alarm bells began to ring. In no time the diseases assumed pandemic proportions as it rapidly spread to all parts of the world killing moiré than 4000 people in a span of just six months.
Flu-an ancient human scourge
All of us invariably have been under the grip of influenza virus commonly called flu that affects mainly the nose throat bronchi and sometimes even the lungs. It is characterized by sudden onset of high fever sore throat aching muscles headache and fatigue. Although a bout of flu lasts for about a week the infection may become serious in children, elderly and sick people suffering from asthma diabetes and autoimmune diseases and cardiovascular diseases as they can develop life threatening complications of pneumonia. Seasonal influenza epidemics occur yearly in autumn and winter months in temperate regions. In tropical regions influenza virus circulate throughout the year with one or two peaks in the rainy season. Worldwide seasonal influenza kills about 2.5 to 5.0 lakh people each...