Hey everyone,
I’m going to England tomorrow -don’t have much of a choice as it’s organized by our school. According to my mother and classmates, it’s one of the countries which are the most affected by the H1N1 virus (formerly known as swine influenza). I’ve read that the symptoms are: fever, runny or stuffy nose, cough, body aches, sore throat, headaches, etc… But where does it ache exactly (legs, back, stomach?)? I know how you catch it, but why do some people die of it and to others, it’s simply benign?
Tags: H1N1, Information, Symptoms
There are about 60 million people in the UK, as far as I am aware there are around 1000 confirmed cases of H1N1 infection. You can work the maths out, the risk is miniscule.
You know the symptoms, aching can occur all over your body. Some people have weakened immune systems due to old age, illness etc and in such cases sadly people don’t respond to the standard anti-viral treatments.
Its a very rare illness, go on your trip and enjoy yourself.
I have the flu right now (don’t know if it’s H1N1), so it’s the perfect time to describe the symptoms. It started with a slight sore throat that felt almost swollen on the inside. By the following morning it was a very severe sore throat along with a headache, cough, fever, chills, nausea and pains in my joints (especially upper legs/hips). I was extremely tired and disoriented.
It’s been 2 days since then and I think I’m starting to get better, although the cough is still really severe. I’m taking Tamiflu and it might be helping, although it’s making me nauseous and dizzy. If this is swine flu it feels just like the “regular” flu.
In the great scheme of things there are not that many cases. Yes the symptoms are as you’ve said but it is only specifically if you have been in contact with people with swine flu and they would have symptoms if they had it as nobody has immunity to it. Some people die from it as the countries in which they live cannot treat it properly or they are not treated at all. Don’t panic and don’t over react!
More people die from the regular flu each month than the swine flu. The swine flu is soooo over rated. yes it is bad but there are so many worse things. The fever and flu are so much worse than the swine flu. It has spread pretty fast but it seems all the people who are dieing from it are old people with medical conditions or babies or kids with problems.
LOL,,,tigerlil your doctor knows about that.But i guess you already experienced that kind of flu before.Then obeserve it what are the differences with what you got this time.If you think its different then you got it -SWINE FLU.
This time i got sore throat and cough just like before.Does it mean i got one also? lol
It can hurt anywhere. And some people die from it because they have other underlying medical conditions or are very old or a baby
Fist of all relax. You are more likely to get into a car accident or catch the normal seasonal flu than catch swine flu. There really are not many cases and the lethality of the disease is less than 1%.
The symptoms are that of the regular flu: headache, stuffy nose, fever, coughing, sore throat and many patients have reported vomiting and diarrhea. The aches that you are describing are usually through out the whole body. You feel very week and your body aches to do simple activities.
Those who have died from the disease usually have an underlying health condition. A normal healthy adult can fight off of the infection (and many have) with out medical treatment. Patients that have a underlying condition (immunocompromised from HIV, heart conditions, lung conditions etc) have a harder time fighting off the virus because their immune system isn’t as great as that of a normal healthy adult.
If you do happen to contract swine flu (which i doubt you will), get plenty of rest, stay home for a week or until you are symptom free for 2 days (which ever is longer), drink plenty of water, and eat right. Don’t risk yourself and others by going to an emergency room unless you are having trouble breathing, or have other severe symptoms. Otherwise just relax at home.
Enjoy your trip.