How does swine influenza spread?
Swine flu viruses can be directly transmitted between pigs and people. Human-to-human transmission is also possible, and appears to be occurring with this outbreak. Spread is mainly through coughing or sneezing. People may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. Who is at risk for swine influenza? Anyone who has contact with an infected person may be exposed to swine flu. Human transmission is thought to occur in the same way as seasonal flu: through aerosolized particles that are released when an infected person coughs or sneezes. However, the New York Health Department has recognized that only those who have been in direct contact with a person that has traveled to Mexico, or have had exposure to those CONFIRMED SWINE FLU INFECTED INDIVIDUALS, are developing Swine Flu. They are recognizing that PEOPLE WITH OUT CONTACT OF KNOW INFECTEES (who are being quarantined in their homes and virtually not out in public) are at almost N
