INFLUENZA A (H1N1) IN INDIA – CHANGING EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS (2019 STUDY)

Aug. 30, 2019

In the National Medical Journal of India, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) researchers recently published a study titled ‘Influenza A (H1N1) in India – changing epidemiology and its implications’.

Key Findings:

In April 2009, the first case of influenza A H1N1 was reported in Mexico. Later the infection spread and a total of 214 countries were affected by the pandemic worldwide.
In India, the past decade (2009-2019) saw as many as 1.58 lakh persons being infected by the virus and over 10,000 succumbing to it.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases (33,284) and deaths (3,637) since pandemic influenza struck in 2009.

H1N1 Flu Virus (Swine Flu):

Swine flu is an infection caused by type A influenza viruses.
Who are infected? It's named for a virus that pigs can get. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. In 2009 a strain of swine flu called H1N1 infected many people around the world. The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human.
Symptoms: Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.

Source : Indian Express