What happen if you have Swine Flu?

Answer 1

Luckily, the 2009 "Swine Flu" did not turn out to be as debilitating as was initially feared. The symptoms are relatively mild in most people with a small percentage of high risk groups suffering the majority of complications, hospitalizations, and deaths. The Death Rate is significantly lower than even the seasonal flu. So, unless you are among those at high risk, if you catch the H1N1/09 virus you will probably feel pretty bad for a week to ten days and then recover fully even without any treatment. Usually only over-the-counter medications for the symptoms are needed, such as cough medicine, fever reducers, and analgesics for aches and pains. So, it is likely that all that will happen is you feel the flu symptoms and your body will rid you of it asap.

If you get symptoms of the flu and contact your doctor within the first 48 hours, they may consider prescribing an antiviral medicine like Tamiflu, which can lessen the severity and duration of symptoms. However, it is usually not needed.

If you have an underlying health condition, contact your doctor at first symptoms and always get a seasonal flu vaccination in the fall to prevent the most prevalent flus of that season.

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Answer 2

The type A H1N1 "swine flu" virus is not any more deadly than common influenza. For people with normal immune systems, infection is very, very rarely serious. Left untreated, it will typically subside in a week or two. It is, however, highly contagious, and precautions should be taken to avoid transmission. Additionally, for those with chronic illnesses, particularly autoimmune disease, or otherwise compromised immune systems (the elderly, and the young) should seek treatment for the virus as it can ultimately cause pneumonia and death.

Answer 3

Serious Swine Flu Symptoms More serious symptoms that would indicate that a child with swine flu would need urgent medical attention include: 1. Fast breathing or trouble breathing 2. Bluish or gray skin color 3. Not drinking enough fluids 4. Severe or persistent vomiting 5. Not waking up or not interacting 6. Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held 7. Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough and do take proper precaution for the same Gikson George jickfrnd143@gmail.com

Answer 4

Pneumonia is a serious complication of influenza. It is one of the main reasons why people are needing to be hospitalized with A-H1N1/09 (pandemic swine flu). It can cause the body to have respiratory failure. If you have the flu and get any of the symptoms listed below, it is important to seek urgent medical attention since the symptoms might be an indication of serious complications such as pneumonia:

In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish or gray skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Severe, persistent vomiting
* 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, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness
* Confusion
* Severe or persistent vomiting that doesn't go away
* Flu-like symptoms that improve, but then come back again with a fever or worsening of cough

Answer 5

Thankfully that has not happened. Avian flu is very very rare in humans world wide and H1N1 spread through the entire world and infected millions of people. Usually people are only infected by one flu virus at a time, although why that happens isn't fully understood. The biggest fear of someone having both viruses is that the viruses could "combine" (reassort/become a reassortant) to create a new mutation of the viruses with characteristics of both diseases. H1N1 usually has rather mild symptoms as flu infections go, but it spreads from human to human very easily and quickly. Avian ("Bird") flu does not spread from human to human except in extremely rare conditions, it is ordinarily caught directly from a bird, but it causes a very deadly (50 to 60% of those infected die) infection. If a mutation had the ability to spread rapidly but have the mortality rate of the avian flu, there could be a pandemic with loss of life in proportions not seen before in recorded history.

Answer 6

It might start with a cough and a fever that gets so bad it is like an Asthma attack but worse no antibiotic can treat it. It might stop your lungs, brain, kidney and liver from working

When you get Bird flu your white blood cells try to attack the bird flu. But the Bird flu tricks your white blood cells and your white blood cells attack your lungs and your heart

Answer 7

i have swine flu and basicaly you just feel like you do for any other flu