H1N1 SWINE FLU

Introduction

Disease in the News: H1N1 Influenza AH1N1 influenza (Swine flu) has become a major anxiety in the United States today. The Center for infection command has announced since June 25, 2009, there have been 27,717 occurrences of H1N1 Swine flu verified in the U S (CDC, 2009). Swine influenza is characterised as a virus that determinants illness in people, much like that of the regular cyclic influenza viruses. (Webster 79) The World Health Organization's (WHO) centered concentration is strengthening and carrying wellbeing care scheme desires in detecting, treatment, and avoidance of a pandemic disperse in nations with less resources than those whose assets are gladly available. The news article chosen for this critical appraisal is titled, H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu), by Michael Stuart Bronze, MD.

Discussion

Michael Stuart Bronze, MD, is a professor for the Department of Medicine for the University of Oklahoma specializing in infectious diseases and is a Stewart G Wolf chair in Internal Medicine. Dr. Bronze is an affiliate of many medical organizations, including The American College of Physicians, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Medical Association, American Society for Microbiology, and The Infectious Diseases Society of America(Reeth 60). Dr. Michael Bronze claims to have no affiliation or financial relationship with this article and wants to inform colleagues of signs and symptoms, along with prevention of the Swine flu. Because Dr. Michael Bronze's specialty is in infectious diseases there would appear to be a vested interest in the Swine flu and a worldwide pandemic of this strain of influenza.

Type of ArticleThe article that appears on Medscape, a web resource for both physicians and other health care associates, is peer reviewed. The article is a customized version for the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Medline database. This database network consists of 5,600 institutions which include medical libraries, resource libraries, hospital, and clinical libraries(Reeth 60). The NLM is the largest medical library of electronic information services, which delivers millions of articles to users every day. This article's use is for informing health care professionals on the H1N1 Influenza and of treatment options available.

H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)H1N1 influenza, better known as Swine flu, is a highly contagious respiratory disease which is passed on from human to human through coughing or sneezing and not from eating or handling pork products. The first recorded occurrences of H1N1 Swine flu were reported in Mexico in the spring of 2009. Occurrences of H1N1 Swine flu have been documented throughout world communities causing the WHO to call for a Phase 6 pandemic alert, demonstrating a global pandemic(Lipatov 8951). The Swine ininfluenzaenza can alter in severity from mild to severe. Symptoms of Swine flu are much like the symptoms seen in seasonal flu which are: fevers, sneezing coughing, sore throat, vomiting, body aches, and headaches, and in some cases diarrhea. Pregnant woman, small children, and older adults are most at risk for this disease. Some signs of severe symptoms of Swine flu include apnea, tachypenea, dyspnea, altered mental status, extreme petulance, and dehydration (Bronze, ...