HOW DO YOU KNOW.....

Maria5117 Posted: Oct 28, 2009 07:27 PM

HOW DO YOU KNOW.....

If you have the swine flu????? I have a sore throat, runny nose, and i'm sneezing alot.... feels like a bad cold.... is it the swine??????

<--- self professed hypochondriac here

halfbaked Posted: Oct 28, 2009 07:31 PM

Re: HOW DO YOU KNOW.....

Chances are it's not. Swine flu (or any flu for that matter) is more achy, nauseous, fever kinda symptoms. You probably have a bad cold. Go to the doctor anyway before it turns into a throat/sinus infection.

runnerbride1023 Posted: Oct 28, 2009 07:32 PM

Re: HOW DO YOU KNOW.....

I think you have the same symptoms as the regular flu. Have you checked webMD?

halfbaked Posted: Oct 28, 2009 07:41 PM

Re: HOW DO YOU KNOW.....

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

unusual tiredness,
headache,
runny nose,
sore throat,
shortness of breath or cough,
loss of appetite,
aching muscles,
diarrhoea or vomiting

The biggest symptom is raised temperature.