As we heard from news and tabloids, Swine flu is deadly than we thought it would. Lots and lots of people are scared to death to catch some of these deadly disease, we are very much afraid even though we don't know what it is...What is Swine flue? What are the symptoms and how can we avoid it and how can we cure it?<p>Swine flue or Ah1n1 is an acute viral infection from pigs and some small mammals which is cause by type A influenza virus. Take note that Swine flu and type A influenza virus is different from each other. This is highly contagious specially to people who has a direct exposure to pigs like people who have their own pig farms. As early as 1950's this disease has been know to infect human,so beware.<p>How do we know if we have one?<p>There are several symptoms if you have been infected by this disease. Fever, respiratory symptoms like difficulty in breathing and sometimes diarrhea. There can be also severe complication that can also occur not only to weak bodied individual but to also healthy humans as i have read in some sites.<p>Can other humans infect other people?<p>Yes, But the percentage of transfer from one human to another is very low thus making human to human infection very rare.<p>From food?<p>No. Once a pork is cooked the disease is gone. But there is a certain temperature to cook a pork just to make sure you have removed the disease completely.