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HOW TO SUSPECT SWINE FLU

A person can be suspected to have swine flu if there is fever
• Within 7 days of close contact with a person who is a confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, or
• Within 7 days of travel to community where there are one or more confirmed novel influenza A(H1N1) cases, or
• Resides in a community where there is one or more confirmed novel influenza cases.

Clinical features of swine flu

Important clinical features of swine influenza include fever, and upper respiratory symptoms such as cough and sore throat. Head ache, body ache, fatigue diarrhea and vomiting have also been observed. Complications such as sinusitis, otitis media, croup, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, status asthmaticus, myocarditis, pericarditis, myositis, encephalitis, seizures, and secondary bacterial pneumonia should be watched for.

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