H1N1, How is it transmitted?
Many people today are now scared of eating pork. Because of the news that H1N1 virus come from pigs or other pork products. The truth is eating pork or other pork products are safe just as long it is cook and prepared well, it doesn’t necessarily cause the spread of the said virus but with the direct exposure to pigs.
But the influenza virus can be transmitted from human to human or human to pig. Human infection with pig viruses can occur when people had a close contact with those infected pigs.
Human to human transmission can also occur. Just like an ordinary people having an ordinary influenza. Just by sneezing or coughing of people infected with influenza, you as a person still unaffected with influenza can suddenly get this disease, or just by touching a people infected with it.
See how easy this disease can spread to us, humans? We can’t say that we are immune or we have a strong stamina. Because diseases do not choosing people. We all don’t know when or where they can come to us, the only thing that we can do now is to be careful and have a healthy lifestyle. But the most important thing to do to avoid having disease is by washing our hand.
H1N1 a.k.a. Swine Flu
H1N1 Flu a.k.a. Swine Flu
Another specie of the famous virus nowadays is called N1H1 virus, recently, it caught the attention of the different countries around the world. Different nationalities from different countries are dying due to this extremely hot treath virus. Yesterday, the World Health Organization warned that “all of humanity is under threat”. That sounds extremely dire, indeed.
But when does this high treat specie of influenza actually came from? BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) — Overseas reports labeling China as the origin of the current swine flu outbreak were groundless, China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Wednesday. The press reports alleged some dead pigs found in Fuqing City and Changle City in southeast China’s Fujian Province might be the source of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, said the ministry.
Effects
People without symptoms could be stricken suddenly and within hours be too weak to walk; many died the next day. Symptoms included a blue tint to the face and coughing up blood caused by severe obstruction of the lungs. In some cases, the virus caused an uncontrollable hemorrhaging that filled the lungs, and patients drowned in their body fluids. To others, the flu caused frequent loss of bowel control and the victim would die from losing critical intestinal lining and blood loss.
H1N1, where did it really originate from?
I’ve heard and watched a lot of things from television about this so called H1N1 virus a.k.a Swine flu. But I’m still wondering of where does it really started.. where it was originated??
Some says that it all started in Mexico, when one day a Mexican got retard and high and have had sex with a pig.. What a news…But the fact is the real cause of the virus is still unknown. But the case was first discovered in the USA and some of the fatal cases were found in Mexico less than in the US.
I’m afraid that there will come a time that this virus will spread out to all countries in the world.. Because according to the U.N’s World Health Organization the H1N1 could become a Worldwide Flu Pandemic and announced a Pandemic Alert Level means the degree to which the virus has been able to spread among humans
Actually H1N1 has claimed the lives of many people in the other parts of the world . 60 deaths to be exact in Mexico, 3 deaths in US and many other death cases in different continents of the world. This has raised fears that the virus might migrate to all the countries in the world.
Quit smoking!!! or else…
As the saying goes: “Smokers don’t grow old, ‘Coz they die young.” This, alone is a good reason why should someone need to quit smoking now. Not only the lives of the smokers are cut short whenever they smoke but also the lives of their family members, the second-hand smokers. Therefore quitting is the most important thing you can do for your health and the health of your family members.
Aside from this, there are still more reasons to quit smoking.
- Best reason is for you to live a longer life. Quitting now will decrease your chance of premature death. According to research, smokers die 15 years earlier than those who don’t smoke.
- Quitting will help you protect your family from second hand smoking which causes bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, and cancer. It will help improve the health of the people around you as well.
- Doing so will improving your health. Smoking causes cancer, particularly lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. It is said that the minute you quit smoking, your health will start to get better. You may get rid of breathing discomfort and cough. You may also notice that your skin looks younger and your teeth whiter. Babies of smoker parents are more likely to be born premature.
- Quitting smoking will free you from this kind of addiction. Eventually you could save money too.
Want to Quit Smoking??? YES you can!!!
In some cigarette brands, you can see a very big warning to the public such as: U.S. Surgeon General’s Warning! Cigarette smoking is extremely addictive or Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health.
If I remember it right, I was 10 years old when I first tasted a cigarette stick (though that was’nt actually smoking because I was just trying to immitate my uncles) out of curiousity and peer’s influence. Years after, I was already addicted to cigarettes. I smoke right after I take my breakfast, after lunch and dinner, before I go to bed to sleep, after I wake up, when I feel stressed, nervous, to cut it short, it already became a part of my system. Until I couldnt last a day without having a taste of even a single stick of my favorite brand. My average was 15 pieces per day, and the most was 1 pack.
It took me years to finally quit it, I’ve already tried those Zero-Nicotine, Marijuana-smelling cigarettes which promises to make you quit smoking in just 7 days. I’ve even tried consulting to different friends who managed to quit their vices. I had even gone under prayer over with my pastor whom i consulted my situation.
Perhaps I may say thay I am lucky and blessed enough to realize and find a way to quit smoking. Smoking really is dangerous to our health, it is severely addictive like the government reminds.
