Symptoms of H1N1 aka Swine Flu

Source: Beth Ann Ditkoff, MD

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Symptoms of H1N1 flu include fever/chills, sore throat, nasal congestion, body aches, headache and fatigue. A minority of people will also experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea.

For more information, check out these websites: www.cdc.gov (Centers for Disease Control) and www.nih.gov (National Institutes of Health).

Researched by Beth Ann Ditkoff, MD, author of Why Don't Your Eyelashes Grow? Curious Questions Kids Ask About the Human Body (Avery 2008)

For more information read Preventing H1N1 (Swine) Flu in Middle School Children.