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• Swine flu or the H1N1 virus is highly contagious and can be contracted through coughing, sneezing or even talking to someone infected. • H1N1 is most severe in children, pregnant women and elderly, along with people with underlying chronic conditions. • Since January 2022 around 10,000 people were screened for H1N1 virus in India. • It was declared as a pandemic from April 2009 to 2010 and an estimated 61 million people were infected worldwide, with around 3,00,000 hospitalizations and 15,000 deaths over the course of 1 year.The H1N1 virus or the more commonly known as “swine flu”, is a relatively new strain of the influenza virus, predominantly causing respiratory illness. It originated in pigs but primarily spread from person to person. The symptoms of swine flu