2,000 students at Washington State University report flu symptoms

Re:2,000 students at Washington State University report flu ... by iamelgringo on Monday September 07, 2009 @03:44AM (#808772)

I wouldn't be surprised if you have it. The classic symptoms are fever, cough, copious mucous, body aches, with vomiting and diarrhea. But, I'm pretty sure I had it for a couple of days, and I just had a little fever, runny nose and body aches. My wife had a runny nose, a cough and aches for 3 weeks.

A few weeks ago Santa Clara County Department of Health told us that 99% of all flu like symptoms in the area are H1N1. There just aren't too many other bugs going around right now, at least in Silicon Valley.

That being said, getting swabbed really doesn't do much for you. It lets you tell your friends, "I had swine flu", but not much else. Tamiflu helps a little bit, but only if you take it in the first 2 days of symptoms. So, you're pretty much screwed. Sorry.

If you start to cough up colored goo, or have a hard time breathing by all means go to see the Bone Saw again.

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Re:2,000 students at Washington State University report flu ... by rjurney on Tuesday September 08, 2009 @08:54AM (#810828)

I had green and bloody goo. I had a hard time breathing. I got through it. I did have some body aches.

I did not have ANY GI symptoms, though. Or high fever, so they weren't too concerned.

There is a hacking virus thing going around here that isn't H1N1, and I think I had that.

In any case, I'm rapidly improving now. Even getting some hearing back in my right ear.

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