swine flu symptoms checker

swine flu symptoms checker

Swine flu news is abundant in the media. As health authorities are asking the families and individuals to prepare for the upcoming flu season let's take a quick looks at a swine flu symptoms checker to see what signs and symptoms to watch for.

Great Britain's NHS, which is one of the largest publicly funded health services agency in the world has published a Swine Flu Symptoms Checker writes that good hygiene is the "single most effective way to slow the spread of diseases such as swine flu." Washing hands, cleaning surfaces, using tissues to cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze and putting the tissue in the bin as soon as you use it are the key factors of preventing swine flu.

Below are the swine flu symptoms checker published by NSH, however, according to BBC "those with children under five are specifically advised not to use the symptom checker on the NHS Direct website and contact the service directly."

While the sine flu (H1N1) symptoms are the same as the regular symptoms they may or may not cause more severe complications, according to NHS. Swine flu is different from seasonal flu in that most serious illnesses have been in younger age groups, as happened in all three 20th-century influenza pandemics.

cdc.gov

cdc.gov

"We are working very hard to get ahead of this virus," said Governor Bobby Jindal.

With swine flu now confirmed and suspected in five states including our neighbor Texas, Governor Jindal is taking action. GOHSEP activating their crisis action team monitoring national trends and any reported cases in Louisiana.

"We're also tracking hospital admissions at select hospitals across the state. We're working with the Louisiana Hospital Association and Louisiana pharmacies to access the availability of the anti-flu drug as well as there capacity in terms of in patient capacity," said Gov. Jindal.

As of now, the state has a stockpile of adult and pediatric anti-viral doses, including more than 377,000 Tamiflu treatments and 94.000 Relenza treatments.