http://www.kreditarbeitslos.info/swine-flu-pregnancy/ Kredit Article News Article Germany Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.kreditarbeitslos.info/swine-flu-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-3951 Paul Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:04:24 +0000 http://www.kreditarbeitslos.info/swine-flu-pregnancy/#comment-3951 Well, 99.9% of influenza cases occurring at this time are pandemic H1N1, also known as "swine flu". Not everyone gets severe symptoms. In fact you are lucky to have emerged unscathed, since in the hardest hit countries, the mortality (death) rate for pregnant women with pandemic H1N1 was 1 in 3. (33%). The test the nurses had was checking for antibodies to the influenza A virus or possibly they used a specific test for pandemic H1N1. H1N1 is a form of type A influenza. The only difference is that virtually no one has immunity (neither partial nor total immunity) to this virus. A few people born prior to 1957 may have partial immunity (8 to 10 percent of them), but this is even doubtful since antibodies often don't remain in the body after 50 years. You are immune to pandemic H1N1 now, so there is no need to worry. If you don't feel well, get plenty of rest and take it easy. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) was prescribed for you and is most effective if taken within 48 hours of the onset of fever. Since you are over the infection, I don't think it will do anything beneficial. I don't think it is harmful to the baby because it is not Category X, but risk vs. benefit is always considered and any pregnant woman with the early signs of pandemic H1N1 infection would routinely be treated with Tamiflu for a minimum of 5 days. You can still infect people for 8 to 10 days after infection, so take care to use a tissue or cough into your sleeve if you still have a cough. Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. Good luck. I think it is over and you won't get it again. You should look into getting the seasonal influenza vaccine as that too has complications in pregnant women, not only pandemic H1N1. Well, 99.9% of influenza cases occurring at this time are pandemic H1N1, also known as “swine flu”. Not everyone gets severe symptoms. In fact you are lucky to have emerged unscathed, since in the hardest hit countries, the mortality (death) rate for pregnant women with pandemic H1N1 was 1 in 3. (33%).
The test the nurses had was checking for antibodies to the influenza A virus or possibly they used a specific test for pandemic H1N1. H1N1 is a form of type A influenza. The only difference is that virtually no one has immunity (neither partial nor total immunity) to this virus. A few people born prior to 1957 may have partial immunity (8 to 10 percent of them), but this is even doubtful since antibodies often don’t remain in the body after 50 years.
You are immune to pandemic H1N1 now, so there is no need to worry. If you don’t feel well, get plenty of rest and take it easy. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) was prescribed for you and is most effective if taken within 48 hours of the onset of fever. Since you are over the infection, I don’t think it will do anything beneficial. I don’t think it is harmful to the baby because it is not Category X, but risk vs. benefit is always considered and any pregnant woman with the early signs of pandemic H1N1 infection would routinely be treated with Tamiflu for a minimum of 5 days.
You can still infect people for 8 to 10 days after infection, so take care to use a tissue or cough into your sleeve if you still have a cough.
Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. Good luck. I think it is over and you won’t get it again. You should look into getting the seasonal influenza vaccine as that too has complications in pregnant women, not only pandemic H1N1.

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