Swine flu symptoms

Swine flu symptoms are roughly the same as the regular flu, and will be more severe and cause more serious complications.

Typical symptoms are:

* Sudden onset of fever,
* Cough suddenly.

Other symptoms may include:

* Headache,
* Fatigue,
* Chills,
* Aching muscles,
* Pain in limbs and joints,
* Stomach upset and diarrhea,
* Sore throat,
* Runny nose,
* Sneezing,
* Loss of appetite.

Most people who are in contact with swine flu will recover within a week, even without the prescription of antiviral drugs.

However, from experts' point of views, this is a new specie, people should not predict of any certainty.

The normal flu is different from the swine flu, it causes most serious illness in young age groups, like all three influenza pandemics of the century.

The doctor is facing symptomatic problem of distinguishing seasonal flu from swine flu and could only find a small percentage who may be more seriously ill or are facing the disease.

Therefore, antiviral drugs, in the UK, all swine flu, and are subject to the discretion of a doctor.

High risk group

For several groups of people who are in high risk group should take antiviral medicine immediately when the illness is confirmed.

Scientists are still learning more of this virus and calculating risk profile, the commonly known high risk group of people are as follow:

People with:
- Chronic lung disease,
- Chronic heart disease,
- Chronic renal disease,
- Chronic liver disease,
- A chronic neurological disease (eg, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease),
- Immune suppression (whether caused by
Disease or treatment) and
- Diabetes,
The drug treatment of patients *
Asthma within the past three years,
* Pregnant women,
* Elderly people aged 65 and older
* Children under 5.

It is vital that the high risk group who are affected by swine flu are to be prescribed with antiviral medicine as soon as possible.

Complications

In most people, effects are mild and self-limiting. People of all ages can catch swine flu, but it is confirmed to date the infection in the elderly is lower.

The minority who has a serious viral illness. Instead of all the underlying risk factors, these cases have been identified that have contributed to the severity of the condition.

There is only 0.4% of the laboratory has confirmed death cases to the World Health Organization (WHO), this report has to match the death rate was observed in the flu season. However, the number of cases of swine influenza is significant compared to 0.4% real people and, therefore, is likely to overestimate the high mortality rate could be reported in the figure.

And some complications occur, often caused by a virus affecting the lungs. Can develop an infection such as pneumonia.

Check symtoms

If flu-like symptoms and are concerned about the swine flu:

* To read the symptoms of swine flu, NHS Checker uses direct swine flu symptoms.
* If you are still worried, call the GP to stay at home.
* GP's confirmed case of swine flu and the phone number to see a voucher entitling the antiviral drug.
Refer this number to healthy friends and relatives to retrive medicine from the local collection center.