Tips & Advice About Health

Tips & Advice About Health

Beware of Different Types of Flu

During this time, many people who consider the flu or influenza is trivial disease. Stay flu medication or rest, the disease disappeared and all was well. But lately, since the popular outbreak of bird flu and swine flu, people became aware that the flu can not be underestimated. Evidently, the victim died from bird flu and swine flu is hardly a small amount. This reminds us of the deadly flu that has ever happened in the late 1800s in Russia and around the early 1900s in Spain. That said, due to flu in two countries, the victim reaches millions of people.
So, what should we be aware of the flu? Actually, in general, viruses are divided into three, ie Type A, B and C.

Type A virus is a virus belonging to the most frequent casualties. Besides can infect humans, this virus can infect horses, pigs, whales, and various other animals. But, generally, an outbreak of this virus from wild birds usually begins. Type A virus has many sub types. Based on the type of protein on its surface, Type A viruses are divided so Hemaglutinin (HA) and Neuroaminidase (NA). Combination of both types of these proteins produces various types of viruses, such as H1N1, H3N2, H7N7, to several other types. A new type of flu known and could cause panic across the world, adalahH1N1 known as swine flu and avian flu called H5N1.
However, not all Type A deadly virus. Some variant, H7N7, H9N2, H10N7, H7N2, and H7N3, was also a lot happening. Because not to cause casualties, then the type of the virus being less popular.

Special Type B and C, slightly different from Type A viruses because they are not classified. Type B and C do not have the various sub-types. The second type of virus is also not as dangerous as type A.
B virus is commonly found in humans. Although it can cause a wide spread of the disease (pandemic), but Type B virus does not cause the victim (epidemic) like virus type A.
Type C while more moderate levels of A and B because they can not cause epidemics and pandemics (infectious but not widespread). Type C viruses only cause mild illness in humans.

That's some kind of flu virus that can occur in humans. So as not infected, healthy lifestyles must continue to do. Enough to eat and rest, and regular exercise will be a perfect solution to stay healthy.