What you need to know about swine flu?

Find out what exactly swine flu is. Know how it affects you and can it do any harm to you. How does it spread and what happens then. Is here any treatment for swine flu affected people and how long does it take to recover. Find what are the signs and symptoms of swine flu and what can be the possible precautions.

Swine influenza or Swine flu is a respiratory disease commonly found in pigs which is caused by type A influenza virus - it causes high levels of illness in pigs but low death rates and while swine flu viruses may circulate among swine throughout the year, most outbreaks occur during the autumn and winter months similar to flu outbreaks in humans.