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Swine influenza is caused by the strains of the Swine Influenza Virus (SIV). Swine flu is also called as hog flu and pig flu. As the name suggest it infects pigs primarily. this influenza is most common in Mexico, South America, Canada, Europe, Kenya China, Taiwan, Japan and some parts of the Eastern Asia also.
Transmission of the Swine flu from pigs to human is not a common phenomenon. When the Swine flu is transmitted from pigs to humans it may cause a Human influenza the signs of the influenza in humans cannot be seen it can be detected in a laboratory tests and when the Swine flu causes a human influenza it is called as Zoonotic swine flu. The transmission of the Swine Flu from human to human is very rare to observe
The symptoms of the this Swine flu is as normal to the other general influenza they are chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort.