What do people get from Swine Flu?

Answer 1

Most important is fever, if there´s no fever it´s not the flu. Other symptoms can be : muscular aches, breathing difficulties, throat pain, headache. From what I´ve heard if there are 3 or more of these symptoms there´s a high probabilty of Swine Flu, but there MUST be fever present.

Answer 2

Swine flu is a strain of one of the Type A influenza viruses in the subtype of H1N1. When you have it, you have a viral infection in your lungs and respiratory system which is known as the flu (influenza). You can get symptoms with it that are as mild as a common cold or you can get very severe complications, like pneumonia, and need hospital care. H1N1/09 Swine Flu is slightly less severe in its current state than are the regular seasonal flu strains. This has been good news since it was rapidly spreading and quickly became a pandemic. It is easily spread person to person and epidemiologists are continuing to monitor it closely. Hopefully it will not have any further waves of spread, and we will see it die out as the flu season in the Northern Hemisphere comes to a close.

See the related questions below for more information about swine flu and the discussion area for anecdotal information from those who had the flu.

Answer 3

Hi,

The effects from swine flu can vary but are generally very similar to that of the regular flu. Fever, chills, sore throat, coughing, and a plethora of other flu-like symptoms can be the result of swine flu. If not treated promptly, swine flu MAY cause serious bodily harm, including death.

Answer 4

Originally there was fear and panic because there were so many unknown factors with a brand new virus. Eventually it became clear that it had a lower mortality rate than other influenza strains, and then, once a vaccine was developed, the fears and paranoia reduced significantly.