Similar to seasonal flu swine flu is also infectious respiratory disease which attacks a person’s lungs, nose and throat. Several people take one to two weeks to recover from common seasonal flu and a few of them can even develop serious complications such as pneumonia. The attacks of swine flu are sudden and individual can feel headache, fever, sore throat, tiredness, body ache, runny noses, coughing and sneezing. Every year about 2000 people die because of seasonal flu in North
Carolina. In the year 2009 many people got ill due to attacks of swine flu virus but except a few all either recovered or is recovering. Only some patients died due to swine flu. Rutherford County is situated in North Carolina in USA with a population of about 62899. Like rest of the country swine flu Rutherford county nc reported one confirmed case of swine flu in the beginning of the flu epidemics. The number of swine flu cases in the North Carolina rose up to 12 with that one case, these included seven cases in Craven county, one in Onslow county and one in Carteret county.
As there was high probability of increment in this graph so the health officials came into action to help the people with medicines and treatments. Most of the schools were closed in the Rutherford County until the situation was under control. Any student suffering with even seasonal flu or symptoms of swine flu like headache, runny nose, sore throat, coughing, sneezing, fever etc. was given leave after formal treatment and was asked to stay at home until fully cured. The visitors coming to Rutherford County and those going from here to different places and returning back were also checked on the airport. If any one found positive were given medical treatment and were kept in isolation. This was done to restrict the spread of disease in Rutherford County as there is no other way to stop the swine flu virus from spreading. Antiviral medicines were distributed in bulk in Rutherford County together with medical treatment. Various preventive suggestions were given to protect inhabitants of Rutherford country from the dangerous attacks of swine flu virus. The pregnant ladies, young individuals, kids between six months to three years, people dealing with any chronicle disease were asked to be more attentive as they are at high risk of getting infected. Although there is no certainty, who can get infected with swine flu but all are asked for vaccination as precaution from swine flu virus.
At present swine flu and its dangerous effects are not hitting the headlines but still many people are suffering from the disease. We all need to join our hands and do everything possible to kick this dreadful virus away from the world. In the past the world has controlled dreaded diseases like polio, cholera and plague from the world. I think the time has again come when cumulative efforts are once again required.
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