Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu

Avian walking scaring the world came strong in Brazil scaring large urban centers and the health minister. 

Known as the pig flu, later named as influenza type A virus H1N1 and now, the new epidemic of Brazil is all news. So I took the Secretary of Health of Sao Paulo, a guide about bird to solve some questions, and also to remedy some crap they read, see or hear out there. 

Let the questions. 

1 .- How long does the virus live pig in a knob or smooth? 
Up to 10 hours. 

2 .- How helpful is the alcohol gel to clean up their hands? 
The virus becomes inactive and the forest. 

3 .- What is the form of more efficient infection of this virus? 
The air is not the most effective for the transmission of the virus, the most important factor for them to install the virus is damp, (lining of the nose, mouth and eyes) the virus does not fly and does not reach over a meter away . 

4 .- It is easy to be spread on airplanes? 
No, are not very conducive to being infected. 

5 .- How can I avoid infecting me? 
Do not move your hands in the face, eyes, nose and mouth. Not be with sick people. Wash hands more than 10 times per day. 

6 .- What is the incubation period of the virus?
On average 5 to 7 days and symptoms appear almost immediately. 

7 .- When to start taking the medicine? 
Within 72 hours the prognosis is very good, the improvement is 100% 

8 .- How the virus enters the body? 
Please contact to shake hands or kiss on the face and nose, mouth and eyes. 

9 .- The virus is deadly? 
No, what caused the death is a complication of the disease caused by viruses, which is pneumonia. 

10 .- What risks are relatives of people who died? 
Can be carriers and form a network of transmission. 

11 .- The water tanks or water towers transmit the virus? 
Not because it contains chemicals and is chlorinated 

12 .- What does the virus when it causes death? 
A series of reactions such as respiratory failure, severe pneumonia is what caused the death. 

13 .- When the contagion begins before symptoms or even put up? 
Since he has the virus before symptoms. 

14 .- What is the probability of relapse with the same disease? 
0%, because one is immune to the virus pig. 

15 .- Where is the virus in the environment? 
When a disabled person sneezes or coughs, the virus can stay on the smooth surfaces like doorknobs, money, paper, documents, where there is moisture. Since there will be sterilized environment is strongly recommend to hand hygiene. 

17 .- The virus attacks more people with asthma?
Yes, patients are more susceptible, but this is a new seed we are all equally susceptible. 

18 .- What is the population that is attacking this virus? 
From 20 to 50 years of age. 

19 .- It is useful to mask to cover his mouth? 
There are some higher quality than others, but if you're not sick is worse, because the virus by their size the cross as if it did not exist and using the mask is created in the area between the nose and mouth a humid microclimate own viral development: but if you are already infected use it to not infect the others, although it is relatively effective. 

20 .- Can I exercise outdoors? 
Yes, the virus is in the air and has no wings. 

21 .- Serve something to take Vitamin C? 
Not for nothing to prevent the contagion of the virus, but it helps to resist his attack. 

22 .- Who is safe from this disease or who is less susceptible? 
Safely not this one, which helps the hygiene within the home, offices, kitchen and not go to public places. 

23 .- The virus moves? 
No, the virus has neither legs nor wings, the person is who puts it into the body. 

24 .- The mascots contagious virus? 
This virus is not, probably another type of infecting virus. 

25 .- If I go to the funeral of someone who died of the virus can infect me? 
No. 

26 .- What is the risk of pregnant women with this virus? 
Pregnant women have the same risk but two, can take antivirals but in the case of contagion and strict medical control. 

27 .- The fetus may have injuries to a pregnant woman becomes infected with this virus? 
We do not know who can do damage in the process, since it is a new virus. 

28 .- Can I take acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)?
It is not recommended, can cause other diseases, unless you have prescription for coronary events, in this case follow taken. 

29 .- It is good to take something before antiviral symptoms? 
Not for nothing. 

30 .- People with AIDS, diabetes, cancer, etc.., May have more complications than a healthy person becomes infected with the virus? 
YES. 

31 .- A strong conventional flu could become influenza? 
NO. 

32 .- What kills the virus? 
The sun, more than 5 days in the environment, soap, viral, alcohol gel. 

33 .- What they do in hospitals to prevent contagion to other patients who do not have the virus? 
Isolation. 

34 .- The alcohol gel is effective? 
YES, very effective. 

35 .- If I'm vaccinated against seasonal influenza'm safe this virus? 
Not for nothing, there is no vaccine for this virus. 

36 .- This virus is under control? 
Not entirely, but are taking aggressive measures of restraint. 

37 .- What is going from 4 to alert warning 5? 
Stage 4 does not do things different in Stage 5, then the virus spread from person to person by more than 2 countries, and stage 6 which is spread over 3 countries. 

38 .- One who is infected and this virus has cured, is immune? 
YES. 

39 .- Children with cough and flu have influenza? 
It is unlikely, because children are little affected .. 

40 .- Measures that people who work should take?
Wash your hands many times a day. 

41 .- Can I infect outdoors? 
If there are people infected and tosam and / or sneeze near it can happen, but the air is just a means of contagion. 

42 .- You can eat pork? 
SIM can and there is no risk of contagion. 


43 .- What is the determining factor to know that the virus is already controlled? 
Even if control the epidemic now in the northern hemisphere winter (northern hemisphere) can come back and still there will be a vaccine. 


Source: State of Sao Paulo