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If I had Swine Flu last week and I'm still coughing am I contageous?
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Yes, recent studies have indicated that the A-H1N1/09 influenza can still be spread from one person to another as long as you continue to cough.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report from 9/19/09 indicates that the period of infectivity of A-H1N1/09 is longer than originally believed, and longer than that of the seasonal flu.
Studies on how long a person remains contagious back up the previously reported CDC guidelines that one should be suspected to be capable of spreading the Novel Swine Flu for one full week after the symptoms start or until 24 hours after the fever subsides [while taking no fever reducers] which ever is longer, rather than the most recent CDC guidelines that waiting for 24 hours after fever subsides without taking fever reducers is long enough.
In fact, the best determination can probably be made by how long the cough lasts.
The studies show that in some cases the virus remains in the nasal passages of patients for up to 16 days after symptoms begin. Below are some excerpts from the report:
When the coughing stops is probably a better sign of when a swine flu patient is no longer contagious, experts said after seeing new research that suggests the virus can still spread many days after a fever goes away.
Using a very sensitive test to detect virus in the nose or throat, [the study] found that 80 percent had it five days after symptoms began, and 40 percent seven days after. Some still harbored virus as long as 16 days later. How soon they started on antiviral medicines such as Tamiflu made a difference in how much virus was found, but not whether virus was present at all. . .
Doctors know that people can spread ordinary seasonal flu for a couple of days before and after symptoms start by studying virus that patients shed in mucus. The first such studies of swine flu are just coming out now, and they imply a longer contagious period for the novel bug."
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Should you go to school if you have Swine Flu?
NO. Swine Flu is highly contageous in all but the last day or so of infection. SO NO.
Is this the same Swine Flu as the last time?
No. It was proved to be a different strand of Swine flu.
What is pplo in swine?
It seems to be "plop" you read swine by putting the last letter of the word (in English) at the front. Therefore, pplo is "plop"
How long are the symptoms of swine flu present within the body?
A week, Its like the common cold. Though swine fllu is deadly & may last longer.
How long does a stuffy nose an coughing last if you use nasal spray an cough syrup everyday?
Unfortunately, there is no exact time frame a person can have a stuffy nose or coughing. Even with medicines, the symptoms could last up to two weeks.
Can Swine Flu last 2 weeks?
Swine flu can last up to three months if a serious case. my friend was out of school for eight weeks. when she came back she was so far behind she now has to go to an after school class to catch up
How does Ronnie's dad tell her that he has cancer in the last song?
He has a coughing fit and ends up in the hospital
Where was Swine Flu last reported?
They don't record it anymore, now a flu is just a flu.
How Swine Flu attack human beings?
The so-called "swine flu", more correctly called an H1N1 Flu, causes influenza in humans. The H1N1 flu seems to severely affect more people between the ages of 4 and 30, and fewer of the over-60 group, than does the seasonal flu. It also seems to come less often with a fever, and perhaps to last a bit longer. But basically it is influenza.
How long does brochitis last?
Bronchitis is an inflammation of the airways in the lungs. Symptoms include coughing, fever, and nasal congestion. Symptoms usually last about two weeks.
What kind of cancer does the dad have in The Last Song?
i think it started as stomach cancer, and spread to his lungs, hence his coughing fits.
Where was the last case of Swine Flu?
There isn't yet a "last case"since there are still outbreaks in some locations even though the pandemic has been declared over. It is unlikely that a last case will ever be identified, especially since the WHO, CDC, and most nations are no longer keeping counts or tracking the virus separately from all other types of influenza cases.
