H1N2 Swine flu

• The K. detected its first human case of the flu strain A(H1N2)v, which is similar to flu viruses circulating in pigs, though the case was “mild” and the patient recovered, according to an alert released by the U.K.

ABOUT INFLUENZA VIRUS

• Influenza A(H1) viruses are found in pigs in most regions of the world, according to the World Health Organization.
• When these viruses are found in humans, they’re called variant influenza viruses, and the most common ones that infect humans are H1N1, H1N2, and H3N2.
• These viruses are often transmitted to people who come in contact with pigs via agricultural fairs, work, or through pigs they own.
• People can also become infected by touching contaminated surfaces, then touching their mouth or nose. There have been no known cases of people contracting the virus from eating properly handled pork. Though most cases of swine flu don’t spread person-to-person, there have been documented cases of person-to-person transmission.
• Symptoms include – Sore throat, Muscle ache, Headache, Runny nose, Fever, Cough etc.
• The strain that caused the 2009 pandemic – H1N1 – now circulates in humans seasonally and is different from the viruses circulating in pigs today.
• There have been 50 human cases of H1N2 reported globally since 2005.