Symptoms of Swine Flu
Symptoms: Cold vs. Flu vs. Swine Flu
From my corner of the world, it feels like the flu season is striking early this year. The swine flu never really went away and other viruses are lurking out there too. When you start feeling symptomatic, you want to know what you dealing with: a common cold, the flu, or the swine flu.
Symptoms: Cold vs. Flu vs. Swine Flu
fitsugar.comWhen you start feeling the symptoms of the illness going around your office, you want to know if it's a common cold, the flu, or the swine flu. Here's a side-by-side listing of the different symptoms associated with each bug.
Colds and the flu
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- Complications
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- On September 28, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new brand of inactivated influenza ("flu") vaccine, Alfuria, for adults aged 18 years or older. This vaccine is given by injection.
- On September 19, 2007, the FDA approved the use of the live flu vaccine (FluMist) in healthy children as young as 2 years of age.
How to Avoid Catching the Swine Flu
We're pretty familiar with how to prevent catching a regular cold or the flu, but the swine flu seems like a whole new ball of wax (or phlegm, in this case). Since swine flu seems to be spreading quickly, you want to do whatever you can to keep from catching the H1N1 virus. Here are some precautions you can take.
The Scoop: First H1N1 Cat Case Confirmed by AVMA
Following last week's case in Oregon where vets confirmed the first H1N1 transmission between a human and a pet ferret, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has confirmed that a 13-year-old, indoor-only cat in Iowa in fact has swine flu.
While it's uncommon for flu viruses (like the H3N8 for dogs) to jump between species, doctors at Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine performed two sets of tests to find the feline was in fact infected. According to her owners, they had been sick with flu-like symptoms before noticing the cat was ill and, until recently, there was no reason to think cats could catch the 2009 swine flu.
US Declares Swine Flu a Public Health Emergency
For the last few years we have been hearing about the upcoming bird flu epidemic, but today, April 26, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared a public health emergency due to the swine flu.
Here is part of Napolitano's statement from the White House briefing room:
"The first thing I want to announce today is that the Department of Health and Human Services will declare today a public health emergency in the United States. That sounds more severe than really it is.
Influenza vaccine
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Sugababes' Amelle and Heidi in Quarantine With Swine Flu
Amelle Berrabah and Heidi Range of the Sugababes are in quarantine after developing symptoms of swine flu. Their bandmate Keisha Buchanan said: "I definitely don't have swine flu, but the other girls are ill with it. We've had to cancel all our events for the next week or so while the girls get better.
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Overview- Definition
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- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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- Support Groups
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
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