Posts Tagged “Swine Influenza”

Influenza FAQ’s

by Nurses Notes on June 15, 2009

 1. Why are annual recommendations for influenza vaccine composition necessary? Why is the flu vaccine needed every year?   The influenza virus in humans is subjected to inner structural changes thus changing their strains from time to time. This explains (…)

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Swine Flu and YOU!

by Nurses Notes on May 1, 2009

  What is swine flu? Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do (…)

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