How does the swine flu differ from the regular seasonal flu

How does swine flu differ from the ‘regular’ seasonal flu?

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The swine flu virus currently circulating is a new virus, which means it is not likely that many people are immune. The WHO says that if the virus establishes strong enough transmission between humans, the risk for a pandemic increases. And…

What is the Difference Between Regular Seasonal Flu and H1N1 (Swi…?

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The difference between seasonal flu and H1N1 (Swine) Flu is that no one in the world had been exposed to this new strain of H1N1 (Swine) flu before the first cases were identified in Mexico in April 2009. Because this virus is new, most pe…

Can you tell the difference between swine flu and “regular” flu o…?

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The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta has facilities set up to “subtype” flu and has trained 140 labs around the country to do the same. Until that test is conclusive, there is no way of knowing for sure what kind of flu you might have…

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Swine Flu vs. Seasonal Flu … symptom differences?

Q: How does swine flu differ from seasonal flu?in terms of SYMPTOMS, how do Swine & regular flu differ? Any idea from the following symptoms?I had a sore throat Friday, got worse Saturday, then Sunday I was sweating, shaking, had a diabolical headache, joint pain and pain in the big muscles of my legs. Did I say headache? I could not believe the pain from my head, the front and top of my head. If I weren’t so lethargic I’d have taken a cab to the hospital, but by that time I wanted to die anyway. Oh, and for fun I felt nauseous… and had a bit of diarrhea. Oh, and postnasal drip, and the coughing started in earnest on Monday. Monday was a national holiday, thankfully. Tuesday, I dragged myself to work (how I don’t know) as boss is jerk. Tuesday, amongst the other agonies and coughing, I was sitting at my desk when suddenly had this growing sense of pressure in my head and I could hear my pulse throbbing. It was like someone turned up my blood pressure 30 or so notches. Then it subsided just as quickly – I was worried it would cause a stroke.Bless him, my boss let me have yesterday after 3pm off (but I had to work lunch) to go to the doctor, now everyone at work is sick). Anyway- Doctor took a culture… stuffed a q tip up my nose it hurt like hell. He was taking great care not to get breathed on and a sample went to the lab to be tested for swine flu. So what do these symptoms sound like to anyone with the background to know?

A: Swine flu has stronger symptoms than seasonal flu and the only difference is that is more powerful than the seasonal flu. In your case I’d pray for the best and expect the worst. good luck.