Subject: FW: Sharing Information About H1N1

Subject: FW: sharing


I was just informed by my GM whose her daughter has been down for fever think around 1 week. He took his daughter to Gleneagles Dr. Patrick for check-up. Dr. Patrick has gave him a very useful advice and i just wanted to share it with you guys.

When children has fever, the dr will prescribe the fever medicine to consume either in 4 or 6 hours period. I think all of you guys know very well on this. Normally the fever will go down after taken the medicine, and it will come back after 3 or 6 hours. But if it for H1N1 infectious, the fever will not be going down after taking the medicine and it

will consistantly stay at high temperature for hours. And if this condition continous for 48 hrs, then the possibility of H1N1 infectious will be very high. For this case, i mean consistant high fever for 48 hrs, dr will straight away give the patient the H1N1 antiviral treatment, ie Tamiflu treatment for period of 7 days.

Forward from Jennie Loo’s e-mail

Know the Difference between Cold and Swine Flu Symptoms

Symptom Cold Swine Flu

Fever: Fever is rare with a cold. Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.

Coughing: A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold. A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).

Aches: Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold. Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.

Stuffy Nose: Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week. Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.

Chills: Chills are uncommon with a cold. 60% of people who have the flu experience chills.

Tiredness: Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold. Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.

Sneezing: Sneezing is commonly present with a cold. Sneezing is not common with the flu.

Sudden Symptoms: Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days. The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.

Headache: A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold. A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.

Sore Throat: Sore throat is commonly present with a cold. Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu.

Chest Discomfort: Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold. Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu..

Comparison between Influenza and the Common Cold:

Symptom Influenza (Flu) Common Cold

High Fever发高烧 Normally above 38ºC 通常高于38 º ç Low, below 38ºC 低于38 º ç

Severe Fatigue 严重疲劳 lasting up to 2 - 3 weeks持久的2 - 3周 Very mild非常温和

Muscle / Joint Ache肌肉/关节疼痛 Moderate to severe中度至重度 Mild 轻度

Cough咳嗽 Severe, without phlegm in the beginning严重的，没有痰在开始 None / Mild无/轻度

Cold / runny nose 冷/流鼻水 None / Mild 无/轻度 Severe严重

Sneezing打喷嚏 Frequent 密切 Occasionally偶尔

Sore throat喉咙痛 Moderate to severe中度至重度 None/Mild 无/轻度

Headache头痛 Moderate to severe中度至重度 Mild 轻度

Cause原因 Virus influenza A, B or C流感病毒A ， B或C Adenovirus, Rhinovirus, Parainfluenza virus, Corona virus and others腺病毒，鼻病毒，副流感病毒，冠状病毒及其他