Top Swine Flu Myths

1.Infection from the swine flu can only happen if you have direct contact with a pig.

2.If you have flu symptoms, then you have swine flu.

This is unlikely. But if you have severe flu symptoms, such as shortness of breath, coughing, you should contact your health care provider right away.

3.Eating pork products puts you at risk for swine flu infection.

4.Your seasonal flu vaccination will protect you from this outbreak of swine flu.
It may offer a small degree of protection. Note that this swine flu virus is a never-before-seen combination of swine, avian and human influenza, and therefore nobody is fully protected against it.
5.You should avoid public events and locations until the virus is contained.

6.This is the first outbreak of swine flu in the U.S. This is incorrect. There have been a few incidences of swine flu outbreak in the United States over the years.
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