Posted by cactus on June 6, 2009, at 17:01:07
In reply to Re: Swine Flu Not Out Of Pic All Eyes On Australia, posted by Sigismund on June 6, 2009, at 15:43:53
Most people are saying it's like a nasty head cold, annoying and miserable, fever, headaches and mild body aches. Not enough for most people to keep them home or from functioning, I think that's why it's spreading so quickly. Most people don't feel sick enough to stay home. One of my co-workers had seasonal flu and he got very sick with it, shivers and shakes, high fever, sore back and aching bones with a splitting headache, bed ridden for a couple of days. He'd been in contact with a swine flu person days earlier.
He was quarantined because his wife is pregnant and they thought it was swine flu, he finally got his test back and was told it's just seasonal flu, you're clear to go home now. What's up with that!!
It seems it's not as severe as seasonal flu YET, seasonal flu puts most people in bed for a few days, where as swine flu doesn't seem to be doing that on a large scale down here so far, and most people in general are recovering very quickly from it.
> I am impressed to see an Asian country regard Australia as a health risk.
> A bit more of that might be good for our national character.
>
> But how bad is this swine flu? Flu itself can be pretty awful.
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