just found out the first human to human swine flu

[zzxxee]

victim only lives up the road from me and a school about 4 miles away 1 year 7 pupil collapsed with it has it reached where you live yet and i thought it was airbourne and not spread by human to human contact

[pastafreak]

I posted this on another thread last night

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts /virusbacteria.htm

[legend.isgod]

are you in falkirk ?

[zzxxee]

nope the west country just read about the human to human contact on the local news in a place called chipping sodbury

[legend.isgod]

Influenza spreads between humans through coughing or sneezing and people touching something with the virus on it and then touching their own nose or mouth.[44] Swine flu cannot be spread by pork products, since the virus is not transmitted through food.[44] The swine flu in humans is most contagious during the first five days of the illness although some people, most commonly children, can remain contagious for up to ten days. Diagnosis can be made by sending a specimen, collected during the first five days for analysis.[45]

Recommendations to prevent spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.


touching a table or door handle that has the infection on it can cause the spread.

[pastafreak]

I am in west country also...we had one in north devon

[legend.isgod]

first spread was in scotland in falkirk


before the chip sod.

[zzxxee]

i know its a weird name isnt it chipping sodbury lol