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This particular strain of influenza is especially easily transmitted from human to human. All it would have required was that one person who had the flu entered the country and it began spreading from there. Since international travel is so common now, there was little that could be done to prevent the world wide spread into a pandemic.
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Does New Zealand have swine flu too?
Yes the entire world has been affected by it
How many people have swine flu in New Zealand?
As of July 6, 2009, there were 1059 confirmed cases and 3 deaths.
What is swine flu?
Swine Flu is a new strain of flu that originates from pigs and can travel to Humans. It started in Mexico
What types of flu create the Swine Flu?
A mixture of the standard Human Flu, Bird Flu and Pig Flu. This creates a new strain of flu called swine flu (Influenza A H1 N1).
How many Swine Flu cases have been reported in New Zealand?
As of April 27 2009 3 cases have been reported (from a total of 11 people returning from a trip to Mexico) Click on the link below for the latest updates on swine flu from the CDC:
Is the Swine Flu in Oregon Salem yet?
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Why is knowing about the Swine Flu important?
Knowing about the swine flu is important because it is a new strain of flu, resistant to most medications. Although the death toll is the same of the normal flu, it needed a new vaccine.
Are the flu and Swine Flu the same?
No, Swine Flu is just one strain of the many flu viruses. Flu is an abbreviation for influenza. So Swine Flu is a type of flu, but all flu is not the swine flu, there are other kinds.
How many cases of swine flu are in New Zealand?
As of 1/12/10 the number of cumulative reported cases in New Zealand is 3198 and the number of deaths reported to have been due to A-H1N1/09 infections is 22.
What are the different types of bird flu?
Swine Flu
What color is the Swine Flu?
The swine flu is PURPLE. :]
Who first had Swine Flu?
It was a swine that got swine flu first.See the related question below for information about the first person with swine flu.
