Swine Flu

[Perdita]

I think if you have the flu symptoms you ring the doctor they come round and test you and tell you if its swine or normal flu..

I certainly did not get tested when I had flu symptoms back in April by my doctor. Guess he was right though, had a viral infection in the end. But what if it happens to me again?

[di marco]

on the link my uni sent us it says:

The symptoms of this swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human seasonal flu and include fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, coughing, sore throat, pain in muscles and joints, headache and chills. Some people with swine flu have also reported vomiting and diarrhoea.

If you have recently visited one of the countries or areas where human cases of swine flu have been identified, or been in close contact with someone who has confirmed or suspected swine flu, it is important for you to monitor your health closely for seven days after your visit or contact.

There is no need for you to isolate yourself from other people as long as you remain well.

If you develop flu-like symptoms, you should stay at home and phone your family doctor or NHS Direct (0845 4647). If a health professional decides that you need to have tests, you should avoid contact with other people as much as possible until you receive the results.

[Chloe O'brien]

When the swine flu virus first arrived in Scotland one of the lecturers in the office was tested for it as he had flu like symtoms but it turned out to be a viral infection.


An elderly man who was suffering from swine flu has died, health officials have confirmed. The 73-year old was being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley at the time. He died late on Saturday.
A spokesman for the Scottish Government said he was suffering from underlying health complications.
The pensioner, from Inverclyde, passed away late on Saturday night. He is the second person in the UK who was suffering from swine flu to die.
The first death, earlier this month, was a 38-year-old woman who gave birth prematurely while being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. She also had underlying health conditions.
Her death was the first connected to swine flu outside the Americas.
The pensioner who died had been in intensive care for 15 days.
Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the patient at this tragic and very sad time. The family have asked for the patient's identity to be kept private.

Although it is concerning that the patient had swine flu, we are aware that the patient had very serious underlying health issues.
"It's important to remember that the vast majority of those who have H1N1 are suffering from relatively mild symptoms.
A family spokesperson said: "Our beloved relative was private in life and we would ask that his privacy continues to be respected as we try to come to terms with our loss."
Dr Harry Burns, Scotland's chief medical officer, said the death was a "tragedy" but also underlined that it was only the second death from swine flu in well over 4,000 cases in the UK.
Flu pandemic
He told the BBC: "It's a tragedy, but it doesn't change our view that this is no more serious than winter flu.
"In fact this is the second case in about four and a half thousand cases that we've seen in the UK and that makes it a lot less severe, much less aggressive than we would normally see with a winter flu virus.
"What happens with winter flu is there is no publicity," he added.
According to the latest available figures, there were more than 4,200 laboratory confirmed cases in the UK.
Of these, 3,364 cases are in England, 922 in Scotland and 24 in Northern Ireland.
Four new cases were confirmed in Wales on Sunday bringing the total to 17.
60,000 cases
It also emerged on Saturday that three people attending the Glastonbury Festival have been diagnosed with suspected swine flu.
Two students and a 10-year-old child from a family of four showed symptoms of the illness when examined by festival medical staff.
The students, from Exeter and Edinburgh universities, and the family were moved off the festival site and into an isolation facility.
They have since returned home.
The H1N1 virus first emerged in April in Mexico, which has recorded 116 deaths and 8,279 cases, according to the World Health Organisation.
On 11 June, the WHO declared a global flu pandemic, meaning that swine flu virus was spreading in at least two regions of the world.
Officials stressed that this did not mean the virus was causing more severe illness or more deaths.
According to the latest figures from the WHO, there have been 263 deaths and nearly 60,000 cases in some 100 countries and territories

[Trinity]

I now have flu like symptoms and diarrhea.

I am so fed up catching every bug that is going about.

I missed the Jeff Beck concert last night because of this, my younger son went with my husband instead.

[Perdita]

I hope it is nothing serious, hope you are feeling fit again real soon. Shame about the concert but at least your son went instead. Did he enjoy it? I like Jeff Beck.

[Trinity]

He loved it.

Said that the base player was 'awesome' and so was the drummer. He plays base himself.

My hubby has been waiting 20 years to see Jeff Beck so he loved it too.

[Perdita]

Good news, did they bring you back some goodies at least?

[Trinity]

Good news, did they bring you back some goodies at least?

Nope.

Although my hubby did bring me a lemsip before he left for the airport this morning. He comes back on saturday...

It is just as well i have no appetite.

I just got up for another lemsip - I have been sleeping a lot and feel very sorry for myself.

He got the shopping yesterday and forgot to get milk - and I don't have any cash to send the boys for some, I don't want to give them my cash card.

I hate being ill - I worry about stupid things.

[Perdita]

No milkman doing the rounds anymore to buy a pint or two? They can be life savers imo. I tend to worry about silly things too when I am unwell, and a couple of my friends have admitted to this too. Not an uncommon thing by the look of it. Hope the lemsips do the trick

[di marco]

I now have flu like symptoms and diarrhea.

I am so fed up catching every bug that is going about.

I missed the Jeff Beck concert last night because of this, my younger son went with my husband instead.

hope you feel better soon trinity