Swine flu
Symptoms
Initial symptoms have been similar to seasonal flu such as fever, body aches, headache, runny nose, sore throat and cough. A number of people have also vomited and had diarrhea.
Some people had severe illness. Those patients quickly got worse, in about five days.
Infectious period
The infectious period is not completely understood yet. Right now, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) considers it from:
- Starts one day before the person shows symptoms (gets sick)
- Lasts seven days after the symptoms appear
If infected people are still sick after seven days, they should be considered potentially contagious until symptoms have resolved. Children may potentially be contagious for longer.
