[MrFurious]

The wife is home sick, she is a school teacher and was sent home yesterday, she has a flu symtoms, high temp, cough and stiff neck and headache, today one of her collegues rang her to say she has just been diagnosed with swine flu

Is this highly contagious as i dont want it at all( and neither does my budgie)
Down here there are hardly no cases of swine flu but the local GP told us not to come down to the surgery.

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by MrFurious

today one of her collegues rang her to say she has just been diagnosed with swine flu

And this was diagnosed how?

[MrFurious]

she went to a local clinic

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by MrFurious

she went to a local clinic

Where they took a blood sample and had it analysed?

[MrFurious]

Originally Posted by xit2050

Where they took a blood sample and had it analysed?

no idea, just know that my wife is now very sick, vomitting, high temp, and our gp has told us not to come down to the clinic and they will bring the meds out to the house.

[BamBamMickey]

Originally Posted by MrFurious

Is this highly contagious as i dont want it at all( and neither does my budgie)
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Maybe the school is being over cautious and don't want to take the risk that she has the Swine Flu.
From what i have read there can be mild & severe symptoms, everyone is different.
If the GP has diagnosed her over the phone then he/she must believe it is H1N1.

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by MrFurious

no idea, just know that my wife is now very sick, vomitting, high temp, and our gp has told us not to come down to the clinic and they will bring the meds out to the house.

Without blood analysis impossible to tell whether it is seasonal flu or H1N1...

[MrFurious]

all i care is that my wife is really sick and she gets the medical treatment, tamiflu or whatever its called is on its way

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by MrFurious

tamiflu or whatever its called is on its way

Just my point, what if it is seasonal flu?

There are already indications that seasonal flu viruses aren’t responding to Tamiflu.

Tamiflu: a beginner's guide - Times Online

[MrFurious]

Originally Posted by xit2050

Just my point, what if it is seasonal flu?

ive never in the 15 years ive been with her seen my wife get the flu and vomit like this with it

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by MrFurious

ive never in the 15 years ive been with her seen my wife get the flu and vomit like this with it

I hope she gets better very soon.

I just can't understand why medically trained persons can be so simplistic in their reasoning that everyone with flu-like symptoms automatically can be diagnosed with H1N1.

[lloyders123]

Hi, I work for the NHS on the Swine flu helpline and if you had called us we NEVER diagnose you with H1N1 as you say we can't because we have not medically treated them with test/swabs. So when they ask us we can only say you may have swine flu or it may be seasonal...

[fahad89k]

Who's at High Risk From Swine Flu?



In Mexico, the virus appears to be targeting those aged 20 to 40. This is not unusual – the same occurred during the worst pandemic of the last century, in 1918, when 20 to 40 million people died. Young healthy people with strong immune systems react most powerfully to the virus but the very strength of their reaction produces inflammation and secretions in the lungs which can be overwhelming. In the US, the virus appears to be targeting children who are suffering only mild illness. The difference in the two countries is so far unexplained. One hypothesis is that a second virus may be circulating in Mexico which is interacting with the swine flu virus to produce more severe symptoms.