The H1N1 virus or the swine flu virus has become a global scare today and almost everybody is concerned about whether they can catch it or not. It’s getting to a point when you’re near somebody with a mild case of the common cold that now you can become susceptible to the swine flu. The fact is that this virus is not a deadly killer like most people are expecting it to be. Much of the problem has come from the hype created by media about the deaths due to H1N1, when the fact is that the common cold claims far more lives than this does. The prognosis for swine flu is still quite undecided by expert health care professionals but the bottom line is that the chances of dying from swine flu are not high at all.

The main demographics at risk of dying from H1N1 are those under the age of 5 years of age and elderly people above the age of 55 years. They are the most susceptible to death because of the effects of the flu. This is because when H1N1 kills people it causes its victims breathing troubles and tightness in the chest which in turn severely compromises the body. However, most times the swine flu causes the body ache and nausea. Recovery happens within a week of the disease showing symptoms and can take slightly longer than the common cold. Apart from them, pregnant women seem to be the other demographic that has contracted the H1N1 virus among all other patients. H1N1 can be very difficult on their unborn child and causes many other complications for the mothers as well. Patients with chronic liver and kidney disease are seen to suffer as well, with their suppressed immune systems.

Unless you are in one of these demographics, the chances of dying from H1N1 are close to negligible. The chances of catching this virus are even lower if you are a healthy adult with no previous prolonged illnesses. Till now, swine flu has only claimed some 9,000 lives all over the world with the maximum death toll happening in Mexico where the virus is supposed to have started.

Mortality rates for H1N1 are not at all high and do not show signs of increasing as well. Most health care workers, small children and elderly people have been vaccinated against swine flu already and are now safe. If you have been vaccinated and have access to medicines and tablets, your chances of dying from swine flu are marginal. Chances are that swine flu will die out soon enough with only a few random cases showing up now and again till vaccination has fully happened. So if you are cautious, hygienic and maintaining stringent precautions with you and your family, you will not have to worry at all.

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