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Swine flu, which has identified 20 deaths in Mexico, has generated a trigger alert health authorities who fear a global human pandemic. Here is a list of questions and answers to understand what we really matter. 

What is that the swine flu?
This, according to experts, a respiratory disease of pig farms, an influenza virus type A (influenza A viruses are those that have pandemic potential in contrast to virus type B). It can spread rapidly. However, no case of epizootic (animal outbreak) was officially reported at the same time as influenza in North America today. 
This is why the flu in North America is actually called swine “for now, a human epidemic , “the Director General of World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Bernard Vallat. Is it transmissible to humans? The H1N1 virus has “clearly a potential pandemic to the extent that it affects human beings, “warned WHO. All cases found in Mexico stem from contagion from person to person, highlighted the country’s authorities. The disease “of young adults in good health” according to global health authorities. The symptoms (fever, headache, stiffness) are similar to those of seasonal flu that kills every year worldwide from 250,000 to 500,000 people (mostly over 65 years in developed countries). Is this a new type of swine flu? As in humans, says the WHO, the influenza viruses are continually changing in pigs. Now the pigs in their airways, receptors sensitive to virus influenzae pigs, human and avian. Pigs are “crucibles” that favor the emergence of new influenza virus, through genetic recombination, when they are simultaneously infected by several viruses. The combination of A/H1N1 virus in question is unique, it is a new virus, experts said. Can we catch it from eating pork? not remember Saturday the Ministry of Agriculture. “This flu from pigs in Mexico is not contagious by eating meat, but by air, man to man”. The baking temperature (71 ° Celsius at heart) destroys bacteria and viruses, say the Centers for Disease Control U.S. (CDC). person transmission of the disease is possible? There are cases of inter-human transmission.United States, two deaths were recorded in 1976 and 1988. The U.S. CDC reported on Apr. 17 both involving two young children aged 9 and 10 years who had not been in contact with pigs.What are the countries at the moment? Outside of Mexico and the United States, the health authorities in Peru, Chile and Costa Rica have enabled health surveillance plans. In Canada, no cases have been identified but the Canadian Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq, requested more Canadians vigilance to prevent the spread of the epidemic. France has set up a crisis center to monitor the health situation in Mexico. Paris said Saturday that “France does not import live pigs or pork from Mexico.” Is there a vaccine against this disease? Yes, pigs. Yes, not for humans. According to Mexican authorities citing the WHO, the vaccine is still at an earlier strain of the virus making it less effective. But “vaccine production (is) possible to the extent that the virus is identified” but requires “some time”, said Saturday the WHO.Meanwhile, Tamiflu, oseltamivir-based drug used against bird flu, the virus is effective, it added. The vaccine against seasonal human influenza do not protect against swine flu. Why did WHO sounded the alarm? ”Because there are human cases associated with an animal flu virus, but also because of the geographical extent of different appearances and the age groups with unusual, “said the World Health Organization.