The swine flu virus, sometimes known as the pork flu virus, is a human-transmitted virus that is endemic in pig herds. It is a member of the Orthomyxoviridae virus family. A survey of adult swine flu awareness was done in Navalur, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu, India. The goal of the study was to examine adult knowledge of swine flu and to link knowledge of swine flu with select demographic characteristics between the ages of 18 and 65. (18 years to 60 years).A total of 50 adults were included in the study. This study's tool was a structured questionnaire. It was discovered that 47 percent of people had insufficient understanding, whereas percent had moderately adequate knowledge There is a substantial relationship between demographic factors, with a chi square value of 20.9862 (P>0.05).S*, We discovered that there is a lack of awareness among the adult population.

Keywords : swine flu, knowledge, virus, adult disease