How do you tell the difference between swine flu and regular old flu?
Miss **** McTopheavy asked:
My mom is really sick. She has flu symptoms and a rash. Should I be worried?
She can’t keep anything down, even water comes back up.
The Swine Flu Survivial Guide
this is from wiki:
hope your mom feels better soon
=)
Swine Flu is usually associated with a fever. If she has a fever then doctors (mine told me this when someone I know got it), that if you have a fever then you should ask your doctor about a test for it because that’s a sign of swine flu. If people don’t have that or symptoms to it then a lot wont’ be tested because it’s a waste of time for a common cold. If she’s this sick then take her to the doctor, it won’t hurt too, especially if she has a rash. It could be a bad cold, but better safe than sorry to know that the rash isn’t anything more than a sign of the rhino virus (virus name for the common cold).
Hi Miss **** McTopheavy.
The symptoms of 2009 H1N1 flu virus in people include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea. People may be infected with the flu, including 2009 H1N1 and have respiratory symptoms without a fever. Severe illnesses and deaths have occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.
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What are “emergency warning signs” that should signal anyone to seek medical care urgently?
In children:
• Fast breathing or trouble breathing
• Bluish skin color
• Not drinking enough fluids
• Not waking up or not interacting
• Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
• Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
• Fever with a rash
In adults:
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
• Sudden dizziness
• Confusion
• Severe or persistent vomiting
Take Care. Regards.
Symptoms of swine flu in humans are similar to that of the regular flu, including fever, cough, sore throat, aching body, headache, chills, fatigue, diarrhoea and vomiting. Severe illness including pneumonia and respiratory failure have been reported as being caused by swine flu in people.
U say a Rash..is it Blue..
If it isnt..then rule out swine flu,,but still see a doctor.
If its bluish..get to an ED or ER now
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
(recognised that sentence??..Miss ****.)
Follow it..now
I have no clue. I hope she sees a doctor right away.
*Saying a small prayer for her.*
As of this point in time, if someone has the flu then there is more than a 95% chance that it is actually the swine flu. It isn’t even seasonal human flu season, and swine flu is EVERYWHERE.
i cant tell the difference from swine flu, normal flu and being p i s s e d
they all make me feel the same
H1N1 can be tested for. Typically it is more serious for younger adults so she should be seen and tested, soon. For your sake. Wash your hands often, keep them away from your face and occasionally rinse your mouth with salt water. Blow your nose and/or swab nasal passages using q-tip & salt water. You take care not to catch it! Tell mom, to feel better soon! I hear it lasts a few days longer then the seasonal flu for healthly adults. I worry a little bit more about you. TCBD
H1N1 Vaccine available at Kaider Baldwin Park CA