FLU H1N1

Name: Julián David Cifuentes

Martínez
course: Religión
Activity: N°5
Grade: 7-1
Teacher: Deicy Johana Cubides T.
School: Institución Educativa
Técnica Chicamocha
NOMBRE: Julián David Cifuentes Martínez
Grado: 7-1

Flu H1N1

Symptoms
CONSISTS
The signs and symptoms of influenza caused by the
H1N1 flu, generally known as swine flu it is a type of
H1N1 virus are similar to those of infections caused
influenza A virus and is one of a variety of strains of
by other strains of the flu and may include:
the influenza virus that can cause seasonal flu.
Symptoms for H1N1 flu are the same as for seasonal
Fever, but not always
flu.
-Shaking chills
In the spring of 2009, scientists recognized a
-Cough
particular strain of the flu virus known as H1N1. This
-Throat pain
virus is a combination of pig, bird, and human viruses
-Stuffy or runny nose
that makes humans sick. During the 2009-2010 flu
-Red and watery eyes
season, the H1N1 strain caused a respiratory infection
-Body aches
in humans, commonly referred to as swine flu. Given
-Headache
the large number of people who became ill around the
-Fatigue
world, in 2009, the World Health Organization
-Diarrhea
(WHO) declared influenza caused by the H1N1 strain
-Nausea and vomiting
to be a pandemic.
Flu symptoms develop between one and three days
after exposure to the virus.
NOMBRE: Julián David Cifuentes Martínez
Grado: 7-1

TRATMENT Habits to protect yourself from the virus

Supportive care, such as drinking fluids, pain relievers -Stay home if you are sick.
for fever and headaches, and rest can be helpful. If -Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
you have a chronic respiratory disease, your doctor -Cover your nose and mouth.
may prescribe additional medications to help relieve -Wash your hands.
symptoms. -Avoid touch your eyes, nose or mouth.