Is coughing a symptom of the flu

Is coughing an absolute symptom of swine flu??

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No Are you stupid A cough can predict and sign of sickness such as a cold

Can the only symptom of the swine flu be a cough??

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the symptoms are like any other flu, if you feel dizzy, sick , runny nose, bad cough, or anything else, see a doctor for a full check up

Is tiredness, loss of sex drive and increased hunger an early sym…?

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In Vasculitis, tiredness may be the only symptom that presents itself and if the disease is active, the patient is likely to feel more tired than usual. However, tiredness is also occasionally felt when the disease is not active, usually be…

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Is getting dizzy while coughing a symptom of something worse than a cold or flu?

Q: I had the flu about two weeks ago. I feel a bit better but I’m still really run down and the cough seems to be worse. I can barely stand up after coughing. I have a doctor’s appt. later today but I’m just curious if anyone knows anything.

A: If you got some problems with your inner ear, that could cause loss of balance.

What is a symptom that the swine flu gives you its self besides the normal flu symptoms?

Q: I know the swine flu gives the symptoms of sneezing, coughing and fever that a normal flu gives you. But I want to know what symptoms does the swine flu gives you besides those symptoms. Like a symptom that would let you know you have the swine flu.I’m worried I might have it cause I I’ve had a runny nose and been coughing a lot for about a week. Also I just heard the swine flu came around close to where I live too. 🙁

A: There are no particular symptoms that distinguish swine flu from other types of flu. Symtoms like diarrhea and vomiting are also associated with swine flu. Those symptoms can also be caused by many other conditions, and that means that you and your doctor can’t know, just based on your symptoms.There is a similarity between the swine flu epidemic centered in Mexico City and the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918-19. Infants and elderly were spared. It was the young adults with robust immune systems that were the prime victims and the disease took them literally by storm. What happens with young and healthy patients is that their immune systems react so strongly that they can triggers something known as a “cytokine storm”.In response to every infection, the body has a number of ways to fight back against the invading enemy. Cytokines are part of this defense. The name “cytokine storm” basically describes an over-reaction of a healthy immune system that has over-reacted and is damaging the body, causing failure of multiple organ systems. It can be triggered by many things, including viruses, although it’s not common for human influenza A virus strains to cause it. The same thing occurs with new swine flu virus and the body has no defenses built up. When infected the body’s own defensive systems are triggered to a powerful extent and cause havoc to the immune system. It’s something like dropping an H-bomb on a suspected burglar in your back yard. The result is to kill, or needlessly harm, the patientIn children the immune responses are still developing, while the elderly immune function tends to be weaker due to the aging process. Both groups have weak immune system that is why they are vulnerable to complications from the regular flu and tend to get pneumonia and other opportunistic infections after being weakened further by the regular flu. Fortunately, they don’t have systems that react strongly to the flu itself that can generate the cytokine storm. However, the healthy approximately 15 to 60 year old individual the most likely to actually succumb to the swine flu.A cytokine storm can overcome the nervous system and cause breathing and internal organs problems, which is why hospitals put critical flu patients on assisted machines. What really frightens experts in the pandemic field is the fact that most hospitals only have a few of these facilities and they are often in use for surgical or other critical patients. There is simply no way to provide interim support for tens of thousands of pandemic flu victims, even in advanced countries with a strong hospital system. The equipment just doesn’t exist to put them all on breathing machines until their bodies are able to recover naturally.

What are other symptoms of the flu besides nausea and coughing?

Q: I have nausea, I am very very tired, and I have excessive coughing. The coughing just gets worse. I cough like every 5 seconds! I am drinking chocolate milk and orange juice[not together…ew]. When the coughing gets really bad I take a Ricola. Anyway, I’m not sure if I have the flu.And I’m not sure if I want to go to school tomorrow because I recently had strep throat and missed about 5 days of school. But I really don’t feel well. Thanks for your answers.

A: Symptoms: * Fever (usually high) * Headache * Muscle aches * Chills * Extreme tiredness * Dry cough * Runny nose may also occur but is more common in children than adults * Stomach symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, may also occur but are more common in children than adultsAlso, don’t drink milk!! It’s very very hard on the stomach.