9280 people have died due to Swine flu as per reports from CDC. There have also been 213000 hospitalized cases and 43 million cases of infection floating around

Swine flu caused by same viral strain cannot be visible in the same person twice. This can happen only when you have had a test that has resulted in false positive. The other scenario is when you have had a viral infection due to strain 1 and you get another flu due to strain 2

Rapid influenza diagnostic tests are the most common tests that are done to diagnose flu. Others include immunoflurescence, PCR, viral culture and rapid antigen testing. Your doctor can help you with this in case of test results

Flu is contagious from 1 day preceding the visibility of signs to 5-7 days after the infection is seen. However this can be longer for people with reduced body resistance.

Pets can get swine flu. Turkeys, cheetah, ferrets and domestic cats have already fallen prey to this infection. They get it from their closely associated human counterparts

Adults can get them at the nearby pharmacy, clinic or a doctor in US. State health departments offer swine flu vaccines for children. Flu locators in the CDC site can help you a lot with this

Scientific name is H1N1 2009 Novel virus. A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)v-like virus is the name of virus that is used to prepare vaccinations for the pandemic A h1n1/09 flu. H and N refer to proteins present on their surface. H is haemagluttinin and N refers to Neuraminidase

Swine flu signs are same as the regular seasonal flu. Diarrhea, omit and nausea might also be there. Rashes and pink eye are rare but possible symptoms of swine flu.

Flu shots contain live attenuated or dead viral strains which in turn help in production of antibodies which would help in battling against the disease. So, when you get the shot for a strain, it is likely that you can stay away from the viral infection for life. This is not the case in people with reduced body immunity and those with COPD or pre medical illnesses

The number of deaths between April to November 14 2009 is 9280. The number of hospitalizations is around 213000 and number of infections is around 43 million