H1N1 refers to a respiratory disease among pigs. This is caused by influenza virus A and is the most common reason for influenza in pigs. Though earlier it was believed that H1N1 virus does not affect humans, now there are cases where humans are also being diagnosed with the H1N1 flu.

It is very easy to overlook the H1N1 virus because the symptoms of this condition are the same as in any kind of flu. The patient complains of high fever, of more than 100 degrees, accompanied with cough and sore throat. More...

How Is H1n1 Virus Spread From One Person To Another ?

Earlier it was believed that swine flu, or the H1N1 virus as it is now referred to, could generally not affect humans and it could not spread from one person to another, but the current outbreak of the H1N1 flu has proved that wrong. When humans may come in direct contact with the infected pigs, the virus spreads to the humans. It is reported the H1N1 is currently seen spreading from one person to another, in the same way that seasonal flu spreads.

The main way in which H1N1 spreads from one person to another is through touch, coughing, and sneezing.More...

Was H1n1 A Manmade Virus ?

There is lot of talk about H1N1 being transmitted by pigs and that it is a new strain of virus, which has strains of pig and birds and humans. But there is also one view that the H1N1 virus is manmade. So, the question arises was H1N1 a manmade virus.

What is a man made virus? When virus is collected for vaccine production, there could have been a mistake which has led to the birth of this virus.More...