In 2009-10, the H1N1 swine flu pandemic spread from central Mexico to 74 other countries including India, killing an estimated 2,84,000 people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital confirmed three swine flu deaths and 233 positive cases. A senior doctor at Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh also informed of two swine flu deaths of swine flu this season. Some of the same antiviral drugs that are used to treat seasonal flu also work against H1N1 swine flu. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), peramivir (Rapivab), and zanamivir (Relenza) seem to work best, although some kinds of swine flu don't respond to oseltamivir, say experts.

Source: India Today September 02, 2017 22:18 UTC