What are symptoms of the swine flu and the regular flu

How is the swine flu diagnosed? What are the symptoms and how are…?

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The symptoms are the same as seasonal flu.  It can only be diagnosed with a complex laboratory test available at state health departments and the CDC.

What is the Difference in Symptoms between Regular Flu and Swine …?

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The initial symptoms appear to be the same: Coughing, sneezing, fever, aches and pains and general fatigue. Some people also develop vomiting and diarrhea. However, with H1N1 (2009 Swine Flu), within five days it is possible to have the ons…

How are the symptoms of swine flu different than regular flu??

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The symptoms are very similar, at least initially. The most concerning thing that makes Swine Flu potentially more serious is its tendency to infect lower airways, often progressing to pneumonia and difficulty breathing.

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Swine flu symptoms? How do you know if you have that or regular flu?

Q: I am coming down with the flu fast – hot/cold flushes, extremely exhausted, bad headache, aching all over really badly, running nose, getting a sore throat. I have been in touch with heaps of people – I travel on buses every day so you never know who has what! I also know I have been in touch with someone who had it but that was a week or so ago.Am I over reacting?

A: I would get a mask and go to the doctors to be safe. And try not to get in populated areas. THats what i would do.

What is the difference between swine flu symptoms and the regular flu’s symptoms?

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A: The typical symptoms of swine flu are:a sudden fever (a high body temperature of 38°C/100.4°F or above), anda sudden cough.You may also have:headache,tiredness, chills,aching muscles,limb or joint pain,diarrhea or stomach upset,sore throat,runny nose,sneezing, orloss of appetite.You won’t be able to tell whether you or someone you know has Swine Flu or regular seasonal flu from the symptoms. Neither can a doctor. You have to have a special test to determine whether it is Swine Flu.

If swine flu has similar symptoms to regular flu, couldn’t a lot of people have the swine flu and not know?

Q: since the swine flu has similar symptoms to the regular flu couldn’t a lot of people have been infected and recovered thinking that they just had the regular flu but indeed had the swine flu?

A: that is one of the reasons so many in Mexico have died, they waited too long to get medical help thinking they just had the common human flu. If you develop flu symptoms, do not wait, see a doctor.