Other #SwineFluSymptoms To Watch Out For
I’ve had some version of what my dad used to call “The Dread Mahocus” for several days know. Given the mass hysteria over H1N1 Swine Flu, I figured I’d take a look at the symptoms just to see what they are. Here’s what the CDC says:
You may have the flu if you have some or all of these symptoms:
- fever *
- cough
- sore throat
- runny or stuffy nose
- body aches
- headache
- chills
- fatigue
- sometimes diarrhea and vomiting
*It’s important to note that not everyone with flu will have a fever.
Very helpful. If you sometimes get fever, but not always, and you sometimes get diarrhea and vomiting, but not always, that leaves:
- cough
- sore throat
- runny or stuffy nose
- body aches
- headache
- chills
- fatigue
In other words, the Swine Flu could look just like any other non-specific illness. That’s not terribly helpful at all. Maybe the CDC should provide more of a narrative description:
On Day One, you will notice giant red spots on your forehead. Those will grow into huge sweaty red welts. The coughing will be uncontrollable, and you’ll wish you were dead. Then the real fun will start….
At least then I’d know what to look out for. Instead, I have non-specific symptoms and no real way of knowing whether I have the Swine Flu without a tedious trip to the doctor.
So I did a little digging and found some more useful information. I dug through blog post after blog post and compiled these actual, specific symptoms from first hand accounts. If you have any of these, seek medical attention immediately
Swine Flu Symptoms
- An urge to watch Babe and Charlotte’s Web over and over again.
- An overwhelming sense of cannibalism from eating bacon.
- Smelling like Des Moines, IA.
- Random snort and oinking sounds (separate and distinct from your normal Tourette’s).
- Developing a random stutter.
- Falling in love with frogs (or general inter-species romance).
- A tendency toward Stalinism.
So there you have it. An actual, helpful list of warning signs. Now you can consider yourself prepared.
P.S. (For those who missed them, the stutter joke is a reference to Porky Pig and the Stalinism crack is a reference to Animal Farm.)
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