SWINE FLU - Is it Fine?

I would like to know is there any trails for developing a vaccine for Swine flu ?

what is the origin source of viruses.
previously it was present or this is a new type of viruse.

mechanism of viruse can u tell me sir,,

i have a general doubt,,,,,With the swine flu spreading enormously in several countries,,,why the people from US are travelling to other countries??

Sirisha Pingali

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India based drug maker, HETERO Drugs, got license from ROCHE to produce TAMIFLU (oseltamivir) to overcome the outbreak of Swine Flu.

Already Hetero Drugs is on the edge of receiving order for millions of doses from various countries including Indian Govt.

For details on Tamiflu plz visit

TAMIFLU

 
For Guidence given by CDC, plz visit:

Interim
Guidance

Regards

eswar :-)

Sweden and Poland reported their first cases Wednesday.

_U.S. health officials say it took only 2 weeks to identify the genetic characteristics of the strain, and they are in good position to quickly produce a vaccine.

_Canadian scientists have genetically sequenced the virus, a breakthrough they hope will help identify the origins of the virus and reveal how it spreads and mutates.

_WHO calls a meeting of flu experts next week to discuss whether drug companies should switch their production from regular flu vaccine to pandemic vaccine.

Dear All,
This Swine Flu is not a recent one, it was reported long back in 1910's. Then later various outbreaks were faced wth lot numer of deaths....
Regards
eswar :-)

>> Confirmed sickened worldwide, 2,055: 1,112 in Mexico; 653 in U.S.; 165 in Canada; 57 in Spain; 27 in Britain

>> Deaths: 42 in Mexico and two in the U.S., both in Texas. One of the U.S. deaths was announced Tuesday

The number of confirmed swine flu cases worldwide has increased to 1,490 with 30 deaths, most of them in Mexico per e World Health Organization

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USA

403 confirmed cases in the US; 36 states

CDC expects that more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths from this outbreak will occur over the coming days and weeks.

CDC Guidance on Identifying and Caring for Patients
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/identifyingpatients.htm

Oh its very glad to see nice discussion that went on....
The purpose of the blog was made travel on the right path by all of you my dear friends....
Its appreciable....
Regards
eswar :-)

Thank u for providing me somewat idea about the deadful disease swineflu...
hope il recieve some more new topics from ur blog....

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Hello sir,
that is a very nice and usefull inofrmation u shared with us.
Flu funda is very much fatal and common in all the countries whether it is bird flu, swine flu or other.Hereby i wanted to ask that What are measures suggested for the common man for the prevention of it? and what would be the duty of a pharmacist during such period.

As i think that's not only the government who has to take necessary measures for the prevention we people should be aware of everything.

Regards:
Vibhor Kumar Jain
M.Pharm (Pharmaceutical chemistry)
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Dear sir,
The information provided by is really good and useful. I heard in the news that this viruses will not survey at temperature at or above 40 degrees centigrades.
As india is having summer with varying temperatures between 35 to 52 degrees centigrades. with an average of 43.5 its not favourable conditions for this viruses.

Regards
Kranthi  
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Dear sir ,

i don't know anthing abt this topic thank u for providing information so that i have an idea now .The chart of pandemic phases gave inf at a glance...its nice.

You said that virus is friendly but deadly .i understood that it is deadly but pls tell in wat way it is friendly.

Thank you ,

Aishwarya