Key Facts about Human Infections with Variant Viruses | CDC - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

• What is swine flu?
• What is a variant flu virus?
• How do people get infected with variant flu and who is at increased risk of getting variant flu?
• Can variant flu viruses spread from person to person?
• Can people catch variant flu from eating properly handled and prepared pork?
• What signs and symptoms do people have when they are infected with variant flu viruses?
• How common is it for people to be infected with variant flu?
• Why did the number of reported variant flu infections increased after 2012?
• Who is at higher risk of serious variant flu illness?
• Why are human infections with variant viruses of concern?
• Does getting a seasonal flu vaccine protect people against variant flu?
• How can human infections with variant flu viruses be diagnosed?
• What medications are available to treat variant flu infections in people?
• How did the H3N2v virus emerge and when did the largest outbreaks of H3N2v occur?

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