September 23, 2009
Updated H1N1 posts/symptoms/vaccine
CDC: H1N1 vaccine priority
Common sense re: H1N1
Here’s the CDC’s Dr Joe Bresee re: symptoms of H1N1. A couple of days later it was no longer “swine flu”. Folks actually thought you could get it from eating pork. H1N1 virus = swine & avian viruses. And no matter what they say it’s manmade.
Fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, head ache, chills, fatigue – sometimes diarrhea/vomiting
Symptoms in need of emergency care
Children: fast or troubled breathing, bluish skin color, not drinking enough fluids, trouble waking up/interacting, too irritable to be held, fever with rash and flu-like symptoms that improve and then return with fever or worse cough.
Adults: Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath pain/pressure in chest/abdomen, sudden dizziness, confusion, severe or persistent vomiting.
Could be contagious as long as they are symptomatic and possibly up to seven days following the onset of illness – younger children may be contagious longer.
Anti-viral drugs (Tamiflu, Relenza) work best within 2 days.
