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Swine flu claims over 190 lives in January

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 03 2015 | 9:45 AM IST

Swine flu has claimed over 190 lives in the country in January alone this year.

Telangana reported the highest number of cases of people afflicted with the H1N1 virus followed by Delhi.

Five people have already been reported to have died this year due to the disease.

Swine flu is caused by H1N1 virus. H1N1 symptoms are similar to those produced by other influenza viruses - fever, cough, sore throat, body aches and respiratory problems.

Symptoms for swine flu include high fever, headache, muscle pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach pain and internal and external bleeding. It is transmitted to people primarily from ticks and livestock animals with an incubation period of up to nine days. Human-to-human transmission takes up to two weeks.

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First Published: Feb 03 2015 | 9:38 AM IST

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