| The Human Swine H1N1 Type A influenza (also called | | | | more serious problem. Some of these signs are a |
| swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) epidemic worldwide and | | | | sick-to-your-stomach feeling, vomiting, high fever, |
| confirmed across the globe. Seems it is not easy to | | | | shaking, chills, chest pain, or coughing with thick, |
| avoid it. Once if you got flu symptoms, how can you | | | | yellow-green mucus. Some Patients do seem to be |
| know you got affected Swine flu or not? | | | | reporting diarrhea and vomiting more often with |
| Symptoms of swine and seasonal flu include fever, | | | | swine flu than is the case for "normal" flu. |
| cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills, and | | | | In another way, Dr. Bermal of Manila (Philippines) |
| fatigue. Both symptoms are almost the same. Dr. Ng | | | | explains that flu viruses commonly circulate in the |
| Hee Liang (M.B., B.S. Singapore) mention that, even | | | | human and animal environment. Seasonal flu is caused |
| the symptoms is similar, you can still identify if | | | | by flu viruses that change to spread in humans; |
| affected within 2-3 days. | | | | whereas swine flu is caused by those that affect |
| If you got common flu or seasonal flu, it can be | | | | pigs. She notes that the mixing of human and animal |
| recovered within first 2-3 days. Take Prescription | | | | flu viruses can lead to the development of new |
| medicine is a common way to cure. You don't need | | | | viruses in which the human population has little or no |
| to worry about if there is no more symptoms in 4-5 | | | | immunity against. |
| days. | | | | Finally, unless you have access to a virology |
| However, the chance of affect Swine Flu is high if | | | | laboratory, you probably can't distinguish the two |
| your symptoms get worse over 4 days or last long | | | | viruses in exact way. In practice the two forms are |
| time (even take prescription medicine). In some | | | | probably indistinguishable. |
| cases, after feeling a little better, it show signs of a | | | | |