The H1N1 Flu is expected to appear on many campuses this Fall.
Predicting the severity or duration
of an outbreak will be difficult.
In
this instance, preparation is key.
What are symptoms of H1N1?
The symptoms of the H1N1 flu are
similar to seasonal...
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The H1N1 Flu is expected to appear on many campuses this Fall.
Predicting the severity or duration
of an outbreak will be difficult.
In
this instance, preparation is key.
What are symptoms of H1N1?
The symptoms of the H1N1 flu are
similar to seasonal flu:
•headache
fever—usually over 100 F
•fatigue
•cough
•sore throat
•runny or stuffy nose
•muscle aches
•nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
(for some people)•
Most people who have caught the
virus have had a mild illness and
have recovered without medical
treatment.
But flu viruses are constantly changing, and little is certain
about this new virus.
The H1N1
virus could cause a number of illnesses and deaths during this flu
season.
What makes H1N1 special?
It’s new, so humans have no resistance to it.
H1N1:A Little History
The H1N1 virus originally was referred to as ―swine flu‖ because
early lab tests showed many of the
genes in this virus were similar to
those that infect pigs.
It turns out
that while the H1N1 strain has two
genes fr
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