Swine Flu is a Dangerous Pandemic Disease Worldwide: A Review

Pinky .; Madan L Kaushik

doi:10.37591/(rrjops).v10i1.179

Abstract

Swine flu is a pandemic disease which is characterised by fever, sore throat, cough, chills,body aches, fatigue, and sometimes diarrhoea, vomiting, running nose, watering eyes, throatpain, and myalgia. It is caused by orthomyxovirus virus subtype (H1N1). Three majorinfluenza viruses (Influenza A, B and C) are identified. Among these viruses, Influenza A isresponsible for causing swine flu. It was first reported in Mexico, which slowly get invaded tonearby countries. The disease was declared as a pandemic disease by the World HealthOrganization (WHO) in June, 2009. It invaded globally slowly and caused 94,512 deathsacross the world. The antigenic shift and drift are responsible for the production of newsubtype and strain of the virus, respectively. Swine virus is known to be produced from thesame ancestor which caused pandemic in 1918. Nowadays various technologies have beenused for the detection of swine flu. A number of drugs are used for the treatment of swine flusuch as antiviral drugs. Protective measures are necessary to maintain.Keywords: Pandemic, H1N1 virus, antigenic shift and driftCite this ArticlePinky, Kaushik ML. Swine Flu is aDangerous Pandemic Disease Worldwide:A Review. Research & Reviews: A Journalof Pharmaceutical Science. 2019; 10(1):20–27p.