| This summer they said that because the kids were | | | | Symptom 5: CHILLS & FEVER |
| off school, we would experience a great reduction in | | | | Shivering one minute and roasting hot the next? |
| the number of cases of Swine Flu in the UK. | | | | That's another accompanying symptom of this type |
| However, as the kids across the country go back to | | | | of flu and you should consider calling the doctor. |
| school, there's a high chance that it will once again | | | | Symptom 6: LIMB AND JOINT PAINS |
| sweep across the nation. | | | | Just like when you have the regular flu, your arms |
| So that you know what to look for and don't | | | | and legs and all your joints seem to be heavy and |
| confuse Swine Flu with some other ailment, we've | | | | ache when you move them. It could be swine flu, |
| created a handy list of the 10 symptoms that you | | | | check your temperature with a medical thermometer |
| should look out for, if you want to greatly reduce | | | | Symptom 7: UPSET STOMACH |
| the affect that Swine Flu has on you and your family. | | | | A tender stomach with diarrhea is another sign that |
| These Key Symptoms: | | | | you may need to think about calling the Swine Flu |
| Symptom 1: TEMPERATURE | | | | Hotline. |
| According to the NHS, a sudden but consistently high | | | | Symptom 8: SORE THROAT/RUNNY NOSE |
| body temperature of 38°C/100°F or higher | | | | Whilst a runny nose can be caused by allergic rhinitis |
| is one of the core typical symptoms of swine flu. If | | | | and the common cold, when it's accompanied by a |
| you feel feverish, use a medical thermometerto | | | | painful sore throat, it's time to get the thermometer |
| check your temperature regularly. For this reason, it's | | | | and check your temperature. |
| common sense to have a good thermometer in your | | | | Symptom 9: SNEEZING |
| home. | | | | As we emerge from the hay fever period, this |
| Symptom 2: SUDDEN COUGH | | | | symptom will be easier to spot. However, remember |
| A bad cough that appears as if from nowhere is one | | | | sneezing is commonly caused by dust allergies and |
| of the typical symptoms of the H1N1 Swine Flu. | | | | the common cold too. |
| Always try to cough into a handkerchief and dispose | | | | Symptom 10: LOSS OF APPETITE |
| of it appropriately afterward. | | | | You should notice this one almost immediately. If you |
| Plus Some of These Other Symptoms: | | | | go off your food, it's very important that you keep |
| Symptom 3: HEADACHE | | | | your fluids up, especially if you're experiencing an |
| The kind of headache you get when you have a bad | | | | upset stomach with watery stool. |
| cold or the flu. The type that makes you want to | | | | Remember, it's easier to deal with Swine Flu when it's |
| stay in bed. | | | | caught early on and one of the best ways to spot |
| Symptom 4: TIREDNESS | | | | the symptoms is to look out for consistently high |
| Being unusually tired or fatigued is also a symptom of | | | | temperatures. Get a good working medical |
| common flu, but combined with the key symptoms, | | | | thermometer for your home or school before the |
| this is an indication that you may have swine flu and | | | | Swine Flu bug really takes a bite out of you. |
| it's time to take your temperature. | | | | |