What are signs and symptoms of Swine Flu?
The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions. How does Swine Flu spread?, Spread of this swine influenza A[H1N1] virus is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing and / or sneezing of people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with live flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. How are human infections with swine flu diagnosed? To diagnose swine flu a infection, a respiratory specimen would generally need to be collected within t
