The UN has cautioned that the unearthing of the H1N1 virus in avian species in Chile is bound to escalate the proliferation of the virus. In the past week, the swine flu virus was detected in turkeys in two poultry farms located close to the Valparaiso harbour. The UN is currently apprehensive about its spread to poultry farms globally. Researchers are anxious about the imminent, grim, hypothetical scenario wherein the virus might merge with more lethal strains, with a menacing track record of earlier infecting pigs after humans. Yet, the severity of swine flu continues to remain no bigger than in comparison with the seasonal flu. The provisional-head veterinary official, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Dr. Juan Lubroth has stated that the ailing birds are not posing a significant risk to the food chain and after they have recuperated, the normalization of secure producing and processing could ensue. The authorities in Chile have created a makeshift quarantine for the sick  [...]

The alarm bells are becoming increasingly shrilling and apparent in regards to the swine flu epidemic with the World Health Organisation (WHO) having signalled the Phase 6 alert-the maximum ever for any zymotic or contagious disease ever which signals the swiftness of its reach that might not essentially mean escalating deaths or infirmity. The swine flu virus( H1N1) is infecting humans who haven’t be necessarily exposed to the diseased pigs, indicating that the mode of transfer is from person-to-person through air-borne route, or being exposed to infected surroundings. Many practitioners prescribe Relenza and Tamiflu if the viral infection is reported with 2 days of its onset. The 1918 Flu pandemic was known to be effectively treated with the duo Homeopathic remedies of Gelsemium and Bryonia. The swine flu bears significant resemblance to the normal flu with added symptoms of high fever, chills, vomiting, nauseous feeling and diarrhoea. There are a huge population of people who  [...]