SeekingJana
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This pig farmer is about to go psycho paranoid!!![]()
Hi,
If you are really worried, it might help you to read this from a basic Q and A:
Q.What is it?
A.Swine influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs first isolated in swine in 1930, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms of infected pigs include fever, depression, coughing (barking), sneezing, difficulty breathing, red or inflamed eyes, lack of appetite and discharge from the nose or eyes.
Um, I'm not sure what a " depressed pig" looks like, but the other signs should be evident if your pigs are sick. If they are sick, call the vet you use for swine stuff as soon as you can.
With Avian flu, the infected birds have to be killed by people wearing bio-hazard suits and disposed of in a special way. I do not know if this is true of pigs if the H1N1 virus is detected through lab testing.
The other Q and A section does say that initial transmission is from swine to humans, then from human to human.
Use good handwashing, try not to linger in their pens longer than you have to, and see if any are sick or " depressed". ( That part really kills me- a pig on Prozac?)
Good luck, and try not to worry. The only advisory regarding the consumption of pork is the usual- Make certain it is cooked thoroughly and clean all kitchen surfaces the raw meat contacted.
Maria