by wildcherry on Monday, July 13th, 2009 | Health, Life

As fears of swine flu rise, and it’s confirmed as a global pandemic, children are amongst those most worried about the illness. It’s the little things they catch from the news which worry them, or the headlines in the newspaper (yes, it’s good they can read, but it also opens up a scary world).

The video below will explains about Swine Flu to your children.

Swine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza, according to the CDC. It does not normally inflect humans, but cases have occurred among people, especially those who have had direct exposure to pigs. There have also been cases in the past of one person spreading swine flu to other people, the CDC said.

The most common swine flu symptoms include:

* Cough
* Congestion
* Nasal Congestion
* Body aches
* Joint Pains
* Fevers
* Sore throat
* Headaches
* Fatigue
* Decreased energy
* Rarely death

Transmission

The viral infection is transmitted to humans who are in contact with swine, although there are several cases of swine flu in people who had no known exposure to either infected people or pigs. Once the species barrier is crossed, human to human transmission can occur with casual contact or airborne transmission, like when one sneezes or coughs. Eating pork products will not cause one to develop the swine flu.

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